Photos by girldrifter

Here is an amazing vista of a secret beach and cliffs, spotted on the loooong approach to La Candelle.

This is the view from Lou Spigaou, nothing to hear but laughter from the beach and the strum of the waves... is it heaven?

Contemplating the starting move on Romper los Huesos... for shorties, the heel hook to start requires a deep breath and a bit of faith. Photo by Paolo75.

This is a beautiful little area at the Totana edge of Sierra Espuña. Wonderful rock and a great view of the valley below.

I worship granite just as much as the next guy, but this Spanish conglomerate cannot be described as anything other than pure happiness!

A little technical route, ripe for the plucking in El Berro. I can't wait to get back there next week!

Corson enters the crux of Pelotilla Colgandera, a highly sandbagged 7a in Sierra Espuña.

View of the alps from the 3rd belay station of Cochise. What a perfect sky!!

A view of the waterfall and Camino del Rey at El Chorro. I don't think I'd belay from something that rickety. Like most postcards, the enormous electrical facility to the right has been left out of the photo. Bring earplugs to get any sleep while you're there!

The early morning sun plays with the mists rising from the Gorges du Verdon. Picture taken from the porch of the refugio.

Light splits the mist from another angle through Les Gorges du Verdon. A lifetime of climbing couldn't exhaust the beauty of this place!

My little trail mutt Scapi, on a break from chasing pad-people, stopped to get some loves from her mom.

Heiko's brain projects images of death and dismemberment while he climbs this Sass Remenno route post-vino ...

This is Heiko following up the 3rd pitch of Cochise. That exposure is even scarier when you are double-smeared and clinging to crystals with your fingernails!!

A second photo of Heiko following up the 3rd pitch of Cochise. Again, incredible exposure on a science friction slab.

Praying and swearing my way up the fourth pitch of Cochise. Photo courtesy of Paolo75.

Paolo75 pulls through the third draw on a route at Sass Remenno.

Huffing up the second pitch of Alba del Nirvana, a beautiful route in Val di Mello with two parallel gear-eating cracks on the last pitch. Photo by Pietrorago.

Adding some nice Val Di Mello scenery pictures for the Database, so people can get a feel for the magic of that area.

Adding some nice Val Di Mello scenery pictures for the Database, so people can get a feel for the magic of that area. This is the Fourth.

Adding some nice Val Di Mello scenery pictures for the Database, so people can get a feel for the magic of that area. This is the Fifth.

Adding some nice Val Di Mello scenery pictures for the Database, so people can get a feel for the magic of that area. This is the last one!

Mmmmmmmwwwaaaaaaahhhhhh! Hello ladies, from Heiko and Paolo75! Doesn't it make you want to... nevermind.

An unknown climber in Belgium creeps up quietly on his prey. Shhhh. Be very quiet...

Heiko makes the most bomber placement of his life from a really really scary ledge high up in the Belgian Alps.