Smith - Lower Gorge

I spent last weekend out at Smith and checked out the Lower Gorge for the first time. Climbing on the basalt columns was a nice change from the tweaky welded tuff that Smith is renowned for, and the lack of crowds was an added bonus. With the quality and quantity of the routes it was quite a surprise to pass the overflowing (!) parking at the main area and find the columns to be relatively quiet. The climbing, setting, and lack of crowds are so much different it's hard to believe you're actually at Smith!


Bob Graham 'Cry of the Poor' (5.11a)

Frogtown

Ryan Palo redpointing 'Hell Comes to Frogtown' (5.13d) at the VRG.

Frogtown from Kristofer Taylor on Vimeo.

Spring Break - St. George

On the road

The Cathedral

Matt on the 12b "warmup"

Did we really drive all the way to Utah to climb in cold north facing caves?

At the Black and Tan

Darren on a super steep 11d called 'Banana Dance' at the Turtle Wall

Kelton doing his best Stallone impression at the Turtle Wall

Andy on Banana Dance

Outdoor gym climbing at it's finest!

Chuckwalla



Here's a sequence of Kelton on the crux of a route called 'Capt'n Rehab' at Chuckwalla Wall.









Rest day in Zion



The infamous leg-thread on 'Mentor' at the VRG.

Gotta love the view!

Ryan destroying 'Hell Comes to Frogtown'

Getting revenge on a ten year old project

Darren roping up for some boulder problems at the Gorilla Cliffs ('The Present' (14a) is the route on the right)

The Snakepit

A route called 'Treebeard' at the Wailing Wall