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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