Photos by hstewart

View from the summit of Mount Elbert, highest peak in the Rocky Mountains at 14,433 feet

Best route we climbed all day...despite the fact that I whined the ENTIRE way up. Photo credit: nthusiastj

fun route if you're into crystalline slab that makes your toes bleed. which i am. seriously. photo credit: wanderinfree

Took this shot with a disposable camera. Not too shabby.

I think this is my favorite 5.9 at the Monastery. Yep, definitely.

mmmmmmm....slab. photo credit: wanderinfree

yes, my belayer does indeed have a gri gri...you just can't see it. sheesh. photo credit: wanderinfree

...oh i love climbing on chossy sandstone. don't remember the name of the route, but given the number of holds the crumbled off during my ascent, i'm pretty sure it will be about two grades harder for the next person who climbs it. photo credit: wanderinfree

On the summit of the First Flatiron. I swear this isn't as obscene as it looks.

Relaxing with my girl Allie after a grueling day on the Barber Wall - Women's Rock Day - North Conway, NH 2003

A short but stellar 5.9 finger crack - Recollections of Pacifica - affords this amazing view off Mount Desert Island.

This wall can only be toproped, but the amazing sea-side setting makes it well worth checking out. A nice mellow route...but tends to get a little wet from sea spray.

Don't remember the name of the route, but definitely remember that sketchy flake.

hstewart on second pitch of the Beast Flake, Cathedral Ledge, New Hampshire

This is the view from the top of Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park.

Yes, I enjoy coiling rope....who doesn't?

Steller day at Shorty's super secret crag that shall not be named.

First warm-up at Wild Iris.

One of the newer climbs on the Zorro wall, right of Gaucho -- 10b if you climb the arete/face. Apparently more like a .9 if you stem the gully.

Somewhere on OK Corral. Route is a weird mix of jamming and thin smears. Which is just not OK when you're expecting pockets.

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