Photos by krustyklimber

This is a picture ~T~ took of me, at the Smith Rock gathering I was really havin' a great day! I can't wait to get back there. Photo by Nikegirl

I took this photo of Wes/smithclimber just before we took of up the South Face of Washington Column... The hotest sickest wall I have ever been on, not long after this I was pukin' all over the route and had to be lowered off.

This is the third of these shots of this sweet problem in the Curry Village/Glacier Point Boulderfield, a wonderful shady place where we found cool air and solotude, in the worlds most crowded climbing area.

This is the second in a sequence of three photos I took of Wes/sminthclimber when we were taking an easy day, we didn't ever really rest on our trip, but we got full value out of it!

Wes/Smithclimber really had to work hard on this problem, I just didn't have it in me though... I had a good time just watchin'. We had a nice morning in the shade.

I was running around like a nut in the woods climbing from one vantage point to another, searching for enough light, and trying to hold as still as I could becauase I had to use such a long exposure.

This is ~T~ and Brody's first camping trip to go climbing and I was so glad I was there to share it with them... I hope it was just the first of many trips we will go on together!

This is Smithclimber throwing out a pretty cool boulder problem. I didn't know where we were headed when he said "grab your camera and shoes" so when we got back in the shade and all I had was 200 film, I just pushed it to 400 and went for it... The developing was hella expensive!

The third day of the gathering at Smith Brody finally got into it, and was bouldering pretty hard, he was also getting used to me always pointing my camera at someone, and stopped "posing" for pics.

Here's the last drawing I should need to submit for my portaledge article. it is a little big but I wanted to make sure you can read the text.

OK, now I am gettin' it. I have another drawing for the article, this one I was able to draw myself on paint, save to Picture It to size it for the web, and converted it from a big bitmap to a jpeg at under 14k.

This is another drawing for the krustyledge article, I hope it is a jpeg. I am not having a lot of luck drawing this stuff, but I am doing my best.

This is the frame dimensions for the article on "how to build a krustyledge" I think this is how I am supposed to do it.

~T~ was sqeeling so loud while she swung on wyoclimbers rope! It was so funny I could hardly stand still to take the pics. Next time we're gonna do the Scarface Swing!

Picasso Wall as seen from the last turn off before the parking area (or drop off point). This is all I have right now, I will try to update this as soon as possible. I have one other but it's really blurry.

~T~ cranked out Ring of Fire like she climbed this kind of stuff all the time, I can't wait 'til she tells me she lead it! She's got it in her I know it, she has an unbelievable amount of natural talent for this climbing stuff! ~T's~ love of climbing is like a ring of fire, it burns strongly!

is ~T~ painting wyoclimbers toenails, or I should say repainting, he still was sportin' an old wearing out coat from the Utah Gathering! Maybe all the feet was what made ~T~ sick?

This shows the bottom of the Krustyledge well, and highlights the suspension "triangles" and the krossbrace. It also shows where the fabric of the main bed sheet was folded back to form a doubled perimeter.

Here is the long awaited pic of the krossbrace on the Krustyledge. I hope this clears up most of the confusion about the ledge. It is the whole key to being able to use the PVC for a frame, and the size of it is critical.

This was Brody and me refusing to "look this way and smile" when ~T~ had my camera. It turned out to be a really great photo! I will keep the print on my wall with all my other kids, and friends, and kids friends. Submitted as low even though Brody is bouldering.

I thought the way the shadows and colors was so cool when I panned up to see what wyoclimber was doing. I am starting to appreciate Smith more and more each time I go.

Bill, wyoclimber, does not like to toprope he likes to keep it real and lead, he don't care if the draws are on or not, he just wants to pay for it when he climbs. PS Mod, I will add the link to data base tomorrow, I forgot, thanks

This is Rickoldschool and ~T~ just chillin' under the edge of the Rope a Dope Block during a brief thunderstorm. You can see from Rick's smile his spirit is never dampened.

Ring of Fire is the hardest thing ~T~ ever has done! And she did it really good, with two short hangs, and nice footwork. ~T~ uses her eyes and feet really well together!

Got gear? I hope so, now you are gonna have to team up with another guy/girl who also has a lot of gear, and then you have enough for a big wall. This is Smithclimber after a big day on Washington Column.

This is the Slabs as it was originally called, mob scene eh? the fingers crack in the middle of the photo is the testpiece Pisces is one of the hardest cracks I ever climbed. I wish I still had it in me... maybe I do!

Sam as in Sammantha! This Brit chick was a big wall hottie! And the sweetest girl ever! We let her and her ultra resourceful partner Justin pass, as Smithclimber and I were in no hurry. They left us a note and two liters of water at the base, which we needed ever so badly.

This is the New Century Walls Complex, the trail up there is unmarked and lies in an ORV area, finding the right one without me would be very problematic, I hope to finish marking it one day.

On the left in this picture is Expressway a wonderful Owens Classic, it kicked my butt, it is early on my list the next time... while I am still fresh.

This is the view you see from the Wawona tunnel viewpoint, we were famous when a tourbus guide decided to make us part of the tour!

This is Smithclimber on the beginning of Pitch 5 of the Leaning Tower, this place is beautiful in the morning light. Photo by Krustylimber.

This is a picture of Smithclimber on the summit of Tenaya Peak, I have never seen a guy so happy to be out in the bright sun! It was chilly climbing the north side. Photo by Krustyklimber *Mod Please move to smithclimbers pic page*

This is a pic of my solo tag rack, the only modification I have made is to now run the blue main cord through the "stock webbing" on the fifi hook so if the eye of the hook breaks I won't loose my rack. And for redundancy added a 5mm keeper cord from the main cord to the 'biner.

Apparently I had this picture wrong... It is not Wallbanger but is indeed Book of Bones corner, and the climber on the right and higher in the pic is on Bone Up. Thanks go out to Greg Barnes for sorting this out for me

This is a close-up of the clip-in point on the Krustyledge. It has two extra loops for gear... Thanks Metolius! This also shows the pull-up bar well.

Please switch this over to Krustyklimber.

Thanks, Pete.

Krusty made this swell homemade ledge. Looks pretty bitchin', eh?

This is a photo of the right hand side of the wall, taken from the "tounge" (a small flat area) at the base of the watercourse. My brother and I had an epic day slogging up here in the snow!

The route follows the buttress that runs from the middle of the photo from lower left to upper right. And starts on the ledge with the dark trees. The descent follows the large amphitheater that is left of the route around it's rim and them carefully down ledges to the boulder field inside the bowl and back to the start of the route, which can just about be anywhere you want. Don't forget your camera, the summit views of the valley and Mathes Crest are incredible!