Photos by getoutmore

Winter time rappel in the Elkhorn Mountains.

A bouldering dream - The City of Rocks just outside a little gem in the desert, Deming, NM.

Boulders are a plenty at the City of Rocks outside Deming, NM.

Andrew cruising up California Dreamin' (5.10b/c). This route is one I must go back and get clean. Great moves/sequences.

Me enjoying the easy finish on a great climb, Rope Snatcher (5.10a/b). Good rock and hold placement throughout.

Me trying to get my head about me (possibly literally) after making it to the easy, blocky finish of Rope Snatcher (5.10a/b).

Simply a photo to show two routes at Blue Cloud. Crack Attack to the left and Gruntfest to the right. Two great routes with a roof.

Difficult problem stuck first try. Turned a crappy winter day of rope climbing into a good day of climbing.

Fuzzy photo, but shows the beginning of the climb.

Howard topping out on Stegosaurus (sport, 5.9). Very exposed and fun route.

Howard topping out on Purgatory (trad, 5.10a). A tough crack climb with a difficult tree to go around.

A better look at Purgatory (trad, 5.10a).

Howard cruising up Fatal Attraction, Pitch 1 (sport, 5.8). A short, fun climb along the West Gate Wall. Fairly easy climbing once you get past the crux at the very beginning.

Me not climbing

Maybe 1/3 of the Hellgate Gulch area is shown in this picture with the Winter Wall on the far left of the picture.

Howard 1/2 way up and leading the way on Road Show (sport, 5.10a/b).

Ali finding her way up the 100' long Road Show (sport, 5.10a/b).

Me enjoying the 10 minutes of sunshine, but tired and stuck on the wall (sport, 5.9+/10a).

Me enjoying a sun-filled, but cold day of winter bouldering at Sheeps.

Howard getting in one last boulder problem at Sheeps.

This was my hardest lead to date on Rope Snatcher. Really fun route with no real crux. The route goes then lets off, goes then lets off. Edit - definitely a crux 5-10' below blocky ledge. Hold may have broke.

Felt the cold coming on so took a sick day to get some climbing in before the cold took over. This is one of my favorite routes, Log Dogger at Avalanche Gulch. Great route and great scenery. Only two of us so had to lead it and then come back and top rope solo it for this shot.

Another perspective of the route (Log Dogger at Avalanche Gulch).