Photos by sheehan_kat

one of the first pitches after the traverses to the nose. I think this may have been scanned backwards, but you get the idea.

if you haven't ever seen yosemite in the winter- its terrible. ugly. horrible light. dont ever come in the winter. uh, and its crowded...

yarrow fewless scurries back to the rim on this famous and terrifying line. I got gripped shooting this.

Matthes Crest- This is an amazing, beautiful, fun climb. If you're in Tuolumne, make sure to do it. South to north's the way to go.

The rest of me cleans up ok but my feet- well, they're hopeless. Chacos rule.

The Maiden- A highball 5.7 solo, monkeys can't resist this fun beautiful line which packs a little punch. Shorties beware- there's a reach at the top.

This guy is about 5'2" so don't expect to be able to shove yourself in there like him until the very top. Is this a funny photo?

This winter at the Hueco Rock Ranch, many bouderers had to take extra rest days to recover from the wild and sometimes violent foosball tournaments which raged into the night.

yes, and this was on my lunch break from work. For y'all non-cali climbers, that's Yosemite Falls in the background.

a sunset topout on "no one gets out alive" hueco tanks, TX. Don't linger for the sunset too long- the rangers'll lock you in!

The colors and patterns in the red juggy rock at hueco makes for some beautifully photogenic problems.

A fun morning on mammoth terraces, This was after my first night spent on the big stone. The fixed lines at the time were creaky and caterpillar-like, I was joining some friends up there just to see the view and learn all about jugging.

Strangely calm for A5, Dan Oppenheim places a rivet hanger while summer controlled burns choke the valley below. Dan led this pitch so fast, I had to ask how he managed to move like that on such difficult rock. He replied- " Well, I just wanted to get the hell off every piece asap." nice.

Ben Barney gazes up into the heaven that is the Cookie Cliff. Outer Limits is a 10c classic testpiece situated among a string of fine shorter crack climbs along highway 140. Small folk (like Ben and I) may find the climb to not quite be a handcrack after all.

Justin Romanowitz finds dry rock on a rainy day at Chapel Wall. This sheltered area is shady and cooler than many other crags in the valley, making it good for motivated climbers who won't let rain get in their way. WARNING- Bring Deet.

The West face of the leaning tower is one of the most overhanging big walls in the world. Well bolted, it is often easier to lead than jumar. The start is already 400 feet up and very overhung, making it a bit spooky. Any unfortunate third (aka me) is looking at quite a lot of free-hanging crazyness. www.katiesheehanphoto.com

Late summer season, a number of lines of varying lengths were set up at the top of the rostrum. Kids camped out and worked on psyching themselves up for this terrifying, humbling version of a slackline.

This was after my first (successful) wall on which I led, Skull Queen. We were only planning on a long day, but thanks to the dark and my beginner-paced leading it took a bit longer, so we ran out of water. Hence my red, red face!