Photos by peterpan

...what a crack for the entire second pitch!

This climb was easy going and all the way wonderful

That's how you see El Cap from Middle Cathedral Rock every pitch up its way. You'll love it. The view can't be beat.

Surprisingly sporty move for a 5.7 rating. You better be solid three degrees higher to enjoy it.

What a great first pitch, getting better yard by yard.

...images of a lifetime before climbing steep Middle Cathedral Rock

This is a fun sport climb above the Bai He River, with a great mountain environment. Beware of ticks and wasps.

Slide Mountain is the highest mountain in the Catskills, NY. It is a moderate ascent/descent. More challenging and of isolated adventure is to link it up all the way to Mount Wittenberg and ski down to the north into Woodland Valley. It requires various alpine skills and endurance.

The Kosterlitz climb is a combination of layback, finger and foot tip jamming. About 5 degrees overhanging.

This is an amazing sequence of extremely difficult moves up to 5.12c. Side holds, slopy holds, counter pull holds, very thin foot holds, high stepping. All techniques are required.

This is the center variation of the PHONE BOOTH climb. Around 5.10c/d. Wildly overhanging all the way. If you fall you'll swing far away and need to restart from ground.

Leading up the pleasure climb Madame Gunnebaum

Hard to believe it's Nov 25, baking in mild sun.

Me on the second pitch, once more an exposed and demanding 5.9, a top level Gunks classic.