Begehungen in New Mexico als Hang dog

Excellent route.

Very reachy. Crux is the first 20 feet.

Need two ropes to rap.

Spent too long hanging in the steep crack trying to figure out how to clip the last bolt. It should probably be skipped, it's too far out of the way.

Cool move.

This one escaped me for awhile: finally sent it.

All of us were hanging off the rope or getting tension on the crux. Joe did the best job of climbing it.

Thrashed around a lot at the crux. Oh well, at least four of us climbed it and only one didn't thrash. I did psych out the beta for Neil, who led it.

Took a bit to get over the crux.

Route was a little rough. Did some hanging on this one.

Had to aid one spot

crux is high. or low. 2 falls, 2 takes.

climbed it with screwed up ankle, so Fritz gave me a little tension over crux. Taking a week off to heal.

Fun route.

Classic hard basalt climb. Amazing. TR'd the route with a couple of takes.

My first attempt at leading a sport route out doors. Made it to the anchors with a couple of takes.

Loved this climb, although I peeled off a few times. Lots

A nicely varied climb with lots of pinch moves and opportunity to use lots of different moves. I peeled off a few times on the way up.

It was better than I expected. I was going to do the 5.9 unknown, which is all stemming and layback on a crack in a corner, but I wound up instead using more face than corner.

Fritz's toe was sore; so only I climbed it, twice. But it was just what I needed. Then storms threatened.

Fritz and I had to rap down and climb out to do this one. A little unnerving considering it had some loose, formed a steep gully and protecting yourself on belay slightly iffy.

I had a had time with this climb. I started it and backed down, but on my second attempt I made it but it wasn't pretty. It's definitly worth another try.

I followed Jim up the first pitch, the 5.8 layback. At the top of the crux (but not over the crux) I rested on the rope to remove some pro and to straighten out the equipment troubles (I almost lost my sunglasses. We got off route at the top of the 5.8 layback (see the climb “Kermit the Frog”; but, we climbed the second pitch by lowering down from the top (top rope).

According to the guide this climb is the crack in the middle of the wall. We set a top rope with slings at the top to the rock. There were bolted routes with anchors about 2/3rds up the rock to the left and right. I would rate the climb up the crack much harder, maybe 5.9 at least 5.8+. I tried twice and failed, Jim tried twice and failed, and then I tried again and made it but hung on the rope 3 or 4 times. The crux was definitely at the 2nd, 4th, and 5th moves.

kicked my ass I will redpoint it soon though

The crus (5.8+) is above the last bolt. I slipped off the 1st try but made it the 2nd try.