Headstone SW Corner, Joshua Trees National Monument, California
At the age of 64 I took up rock climbing. This was a surprise and a great blessing. My son Alex, who lives in Wales, took me to a climbing gym there and I was moved by the grace and beauty of the climbers on the walls.
I returned home to Santa Cruz and joined the local climbing gym, Pacific Edge, and began to develop the strength and skills to achieve what I had seen in Wales. With the guidance of new-found friends at the gym my skills grew and eventually I began to climb outdoors.
Now, some fifteen years later, I climb at the gym three times a week and have completed over 200 outdoor climbs. The climbing community has given me many friends with whom I share the joys of this activity.
Here are some photos of climbing trips.
Corrogation Corner
Gunks 2004
Gunks 2005
Lover's Leap
Pywiack Dome
Wales and France
Coyote Ugly
Boulder
Lee Vining
I returned home to Santa Cruz and joined the local climbing gym, Pacific Edge, and began to develop the strength and skills to achieve what I had seen in Wales. With the guidance of new-found friends at the gym my skills grew and eventually I began to climb outdoors.
Now, some fifteen years later, I climb at the gym three times a week and have completed over 200 outdoor climbs. The climbing community has given me many friends with whom I share the joys of this activity.
Here are some photos of climbing trips.
Corrogation Corner
Gunks 2004
Gunks 2005
Lover's Leap
Pywiack Dome
Wales and France
Coyote Ugly
Boulder
Lee Vining