"Thank God" there is a ledge! High up on half dome there is the infamous "thank god ledge". This is not your every day walk in the park. You can crawl along it or even better stand up lean with your back into the wall and start walking… 2000 feet of air below you will take care of pure excitement. My partner and I climbed the regular northwest face of Halfdome in a little under 11 hours which totally matched with our expectations. The beauty is that there is room for a more cleaner ascent than this. We got off route twice – just for a short moment – we needed to take a bathroom stop and we could have handled cleaner transitions at the belay stations. But who cares when it is really about the fun and the enjoyment of climbing such a classic traditional route with such an exciting first ascent history! This is certainly one of the better routes I have climbed in the past 20 years. I can't wait for more adventures and I want to encourage everybody to follow their dreams and do what feels right… Thank god for climbing ;)

"Thank God" there is a ledge! High up on half dome there is the infamous "thank god ledge". This is not your every day walk in the park. You can crawl along it or even better stand up lean with your back into the wall and start walking... 2000 feet of air below you will take care of pure excitement. My partner and I climbed the regular northwest face of Halfdome in a little under 11 hours which totally matched with our expectations. The beauty is that there is room for a more cleaner ascent than this. We got off route twice - just for a short moment - we needed to take a bathroom stop and we could have handled cleaner transitions at the belay stations. But who cares when it is really about the fun and the enjoyment of climbing such a classic traditional route with such an exciting first ascent history! This is certainly one of the better routes I have climbed in the past 20 years. I can't wait for more adventures and I want to encourage everybody to follow their dreams and do what feels right... Thank god for climbing ;)

Germany sandstone… This one is a unique form of sandstone rock in Germany's low mountain range "Eifel". The town of "Nideggen" has a collection of numerous sandstone cliffs that have a high concentration of river rocks baked into the sandstone. Since many of the climbing sections are made up of more river rocks than actually sandstone – the look and style of climbing is unique. Germany's rock climbing icon "Wolfgang Güllich" in his earlier career once visited "Nideggen" and he compared the rock to climbing a vertical potato field ("vertikaler Kartoffelacker"). That description seems to be just right. Here on some good summer times Germany with first time rock climbers Peter, Thomas and Klemens. On belay!#rockclimbing #klettern #klimmen #eifel #nideggen #sandstein #sandstone #climbingpicture #climbingguide #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #wolfgangguellich #vertikalerkartoffelacker #germany #deutschland #grimper @chillino_rock_climbing

Germany sandstone... This one is a unique form of sandstone rock in Germany's low mountain range "Eifel". The town of "Nideggen" has a collection of numerous sandstone cliffs that have a high concentration of river rocks baked into the sandstone. Since many of the climbing sections are made up of more river rocks than actually sandstone - the look and style of climbing is unique. Germany's rock climbing icon "Wolfgang Güllich" in his earlier career once visited "Nideggen" and he compared the rock to climbing a vertical potato field ("vertikaler Kartoffelacker"). That description seems to be just right. Here on some good summer times Germany with first time rock climbers Peter, Thomas and Klemens. On belay!#rockclimbing #klettern #klimmen #eifel #nideggen #sandstein #sandstone #climbingpicture #climbingguide #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #wolfgangguellich #vertikalerkartoffelacker #germany #deutschland #grimper @chillino_rock_climbing

Lead climbing in Joshua Tree National Park. This one is called "girdle crossing (5.10d). It is located in the "wonderland of rocks" area on the iconic formation named "freakdome brothers" – 3 with each other connected domes that stick out the beautiful desert landscape. Girdle crossing partially uses bolts of a more famous route called "I can't believe it's a girdle (5.10a). This one is unique in its appearance as it traverses for 3 long pitches along a "Dike" from left to right. Foot intense smearing along the rim of the roof is much characteristic for climbing in Joshua Tree. Season is almost over but this coming weekend we will still have great temps in the lower 70's. Get your climb on and see you out there.

Lead climbing in Joshua Tree National Park. This one is called "girdle crossing (5.10d). It is located in the "wonderland of rocks" area on the iconic formation named "freakdome brothers" - 3 with each other connected domes that stick out the beautiful desert landscape. Girdle crossing partially uses bolts of a more famous route called "I can't believe it's a girdle (5.10a). This one is unique in its appearance as it traverses for 3 long pitches along a "Dike" from left to right. Foot intense smearing along the rim of the roof is much characteristic for climbing in Joshua Tree. Season is almost over but this coming weekend we will still have great temps in the lower 70's. Get your climb on and see you out there.

Tahquitz season is in full effect. When temperatures get hot in most other SoCal areas… The San Jacinto Mountains remain core with fresh mountain breezes. Enjoy long moderate routes that are well suitable for climbers with little experience who are in great shape. It is an unbelievable feeling to lift up that far off the ground while enjoying easy to moderate routes such as the "trough, 4-5. pitches, 5.6" or "white maidens walkway, 7 pitches 5.4.Learn the process of multi pitch climbing and be guided by AMGA certified guides. Climb on

Tahquitz season is in full effect. When temperatures get hot in most other SoCal areas... The San Jacinto Mountains remain core with fresh mountain breezes. Enjoy long moderate routes that are well suitable for climbers with little experience who are in great shape. It is an unbelievable feeling to lift up that far off the ground while enjoying easy to moderate routes such as the "trough, 4-5. pitches, 5.6" or "white maidens walkway, 7 pitches 5.4.Learn the process of multi pitch climbing and be guided by AMGA certified guides. Climb on

Rappelling in J Tree! Most of the rock formations in Joshua Tree National Park can be descended via "walk off", which in most cases is a scramble off the backside of the rock on the easiest path down. When the easiest way is hard enough that's when you have to rappel. Let gravity take you down and "rap off". Most rock formations have rappel anchors with rappel rings. This type of equipment is permanently fixed through bolts and meant for many years of use – a great way to not have to leave your personal gear on the rock when rappelling. Here Emily enjoying her special way down

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Rappelling in J Tree! Most of the rock formations in Joshua Tree National Park can be descended via "walk off", which in most cases is a scramble off the backside of the rock on the easiest path down. When the easiest way is hard enough that's when you have to rappel. Let gravity take you down and "rap off". Most rock formations have rappel anchors with rappel rings. This type of equipment is permanently fixed through bolts and meant for many years of use - a great way to not have to leave your personal gear on the rock when rappelling. Here Emily enjoying her special way down