Photos by mmckinney

Richard is getting ready to pull the 5.9 move onto the face and to the belay at the top of pitch 6. It was amazing to see this much rock still towering above us. On this day we got to the top of pitch eight. Our goal was to get a feel for the free climbing down low and to learn what we would need to do to climb this route without a giant hall bag. I am looking forward to returning and commiting to the top.

this is a shot taken by Michael Chaffin on a "beta burn" warm up... i rested and the next go i sent the route..."Its Good....Its Killer!!!" good friends, hard climbing and some intense training. all the best of sport climbing. good job Rory!

this is the hardest sport climb that i have ever gotten. this shot was taken by Michael Chaffin, thanks for the catches...

this Brian leading up the mountain... it was cold in the shade and we kept looking up... seeing this picture.

this is Richard and myself after sleeping on the summit of washingtons column... our first "big wall" success. Man i was tired and hungry, and looking forward to the decent ahead...lol.

Glen following me up this classic Joshua Tree 5.9. definately worth the nice walk in the desert.

Mid spring assent of the east face of whitney... covered in snow... great fun, cold day.

a fun self portrait at sun up in Joshua Tree... just one of my favorite places to wake up

this is a shot of my great friend Boyle... seconding in the belly of a fantastic climb in red rocks...