Photos by seabee

Man, that place is flat!! At least I got an occasional pump climbing the underside of the staircase. V0+.

Kent on an unknown .10a. Perfect day to climb in New England!

And a Swiss seat. Heath improvises to do some climbing in Northern Iraq.

Monster huecos through the lower end of the climb, then you hit the crux. Great to be climbing in Iraq, though! We attracted quite a crowd.

Rachel is having fun at this point; it gets a little tougher. Absolutely beautiful climbing area in Northern Iraq.

I broke away from the group of Kurds that brought us up to the mountains, and had a great time bouldering. The whole area has HUGE potential to be the Yosemite of the Middle East. I'm lucky to have the opportunity to be the first Westerner to climb a lot of this stuff.

Spent most of the day bushwhacking and setting top ropes, but we got a few climbs in! Easy, but an intersting climb - huecos on the bottom, slabby on top.

My daughter, EJ, on Chockstone Dome (5.3) at Pinnacles National Monument. Her first time on real rock!