
Joshua Tree
Description: Joshua tree has been a training ground for many of the hard men of climbing since the 1950s. I learned trad in the summer of 2008 and came later that winter. I was quickly indocrinated to the challenging style of trad they have here and it has become my favorite winter climbing destination. I know it for its old school style of crack climbing, though it also has world class sport climbing mixed in as well. If I can comfortable climb a grade at Joshua Tree than I feel pretty good about tackling that grade at just about all other climbing areas.
My Recommended Routes:
5.7:
Overhang Bypass
Toe Jam
White Lightening
Swift
5.8
Dappled Mare
Fun Stuff
Eff Eight - If you like the sadistic full on crack battle
The Gem
Double Cross
Sail Away
5.9
Count on Your Fingers
Invisibility Lessons
Overseer
Touch and Go
North Overhang
![]() Gabe Aeschlamin on an unknown sport route at Split Rocks | ![]() Gabe Aeschlamin on Pincher 5.9+ | ![]() Jesse Bommarito on White Lightening 5.7+ |
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![]() Sunny Doucette on P1 of Overhang Bypass 5.7 | ![]() P2 of Overhang Bypass : Photo by Mike Chamberlain | ![]() Jesse Bommarito on Sail Away 5.8 |
![]() Fun Stuff 5.8 Photo: Jesse Bommarito | ![]() Sunny Doucette Leading P2 of Dappled Mare | ![]() Clare Brown on P2 of Dappled Mare |
![]() Jesse Bommarito in a Battle with Eff Eight 5.8 | ![]() Jesse Bommarito on Double Cross 5.8 | ![]() Gabe Aeschlamin on the Gem 5.8 |
![]() Gabe Aeschlamin on Invisibility Lessons 5.9 | ![]() Gabe Aeschlamin on Touch and Go 5.9 | ![]() |
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