A basic topo of the Rock of Ages... From left to right, Cave Rock (5.7-) Evolution (5.10b) West Face (5.9) Old Bolt Route (5.11+)

The picture was taken about a third of the way up Amazing Face.

Canon XTI 24-105mm. @24 mm. 1/250 at f/6.7

This is a topo of the problem 'Stoned Wheat Thin' at the top of Pine Canyon

A silhouette cast on the classic Cave Route taken by me as I was topping out on the first accent of the Unsung War.

This is a photo of me climbing the first pitch of The Pillar. The Anchors are about 20 feet above my head.

Working the business pitch on the Unsung war. Notice the rope, "yeah" its overhanging a bit. The only (though slightly) overhanging leadable crack in the Bay Area that I know of. A little bird poo poo to contend with, but other than that, a relatively flawless line.

A side shot of the Unsung War in Pine Canyon. You can't see the hand/finger cracks inside the chimmney but it gives perspective of the route. This route is the most adventurous trad route I have ever climbed in the Bay Area.

this is ian walters leading up peridontal fracture at the teeth, in pine canyon on mount diablo

this is a picture of me leading the cave route taken buy ian walters

Exciting climb on top rope or lead if you like sand stone

A shot of flintstone and castle rock from down the hill a bit. Flintstone rock has one of the best routes in the canyon. Castle rock is the one to the left thats pitted with holes.

Pine Canyon, so much rock, so much potential, so much neglect. This is the most overlooked crag in the bay area. It has about five times the rock as near by Boy Scout Rocks and with a fraction of the traffic. I say, let them have there "Boy Scout Rocks".

The adventure leading up to this moment in the photo is by far more interesting. We walked around aimlessly for 3 hours looking for Pine Canyon at Mt. Diablo. We stopped three people on the way for directions. The first, a jogger, pointed us in the general right direction... he was the most trustworthy, being that he was a climber himself... but we still managed to stay lost. The second was a cyclist who, because of his nifty spandex outfit, probably thought he needed to sound well-informed and savvy on the area, when in fact, he was even more lost than we were. The third, a man in black jeans, combat boots, dark shades, w/ a leather canteen, who I firmly believe was some former military personnel that got booted out of sniper school, seemed pretty knowledgeable of the area, but at this point I was more concerned about my life than our destination as he seemed to find it appropriate to mention the fact that the last murder in Pine Canyon took place three years ago. He was careful to mention he wasn't around at the time.... but has been in this area for 10 years. Somehow the math didn't add up, and when we finally found a rock to climb I was more preoccupied with finding the reflecting glint of metal from a rifle from some perch in an oak tree down below than finding the next hold to grab on the crumbly sandstone wall. Despite the rough start in our day, here I am, climbing on mud, somewhat determined to figure out which holds will hold, but more determined to get the hell out and head to Ben N Nicks for a burger.

Karl took this picture of me top roping Amazing Face in Mt.Diablo. One of the best climbs in its level in Bay area.

If you climb the route a little further to the right of the bolts, it becomes slighty difficult.

This is the awkward but easy 5.7 to get on top of the rock to set up toproping. it's a lot harder downclimbing, that's for sure.

This is the awkward but easy 5.7 to get on top of the rock to set up toproping. it's a lot harder downclimbing, that's for sure.

Typical bolt on the Cave Route, Pine Canyon, Mt Diablo. All the bolts on the Cave Route are about like this. Except for the last one, which I think is worse. They're hard to clip too--you might need small biners.

Davidji climbing through the roof on the short 2nd pitch of the Cave Route, Pine Canyon, Mt Diablo.

This pic is for my profile. This is me in March '03 screwing around on Diablo with my running shoes on. Gotta love moss on sandstone ::biting sarcasm::

Just an overview shot I took from the rock above the road. You can not see too many routes from this shot, but it sure sports the beauty of Mt Diablo!

This one really freaked my mom out. I was just having fun after school and didn't bring up gear. But I am still alive!

How does that kid do all this stuff without climbing shoes! What a monkey!!!!

Awesome lead climb. A little run-out at the top. Can't miss if you're in the area. 10A, 11 bolt climb. Bring extra webbing for toprope.