Didn't get the redpoint this time but it was probably like 38 degrees and I couldn't feel my hands or my feet. Photo by Catherine W.

Another pic of me on that very very cold day. Photo by Catherine W.

me having a go at the Yuppie with a gun

Warming up at the Gallery.

Chuck McGibbon on Earthbound Misfit

Bobs early attempt on one of the great So Ill classics.

Group Therapy is one of the more popular routes at Jackson Falls. It is slightly overhanging the whole way, with a couple of bulging roofs to contend with up high. The holds are generally good, but a climber can get pumped from the overhang, and from trying to select from what looks like a lot of good holds to choose from. Can be a quick fun run, and a good workout; a good introduction to the grade at Jackson Falls.

Psychotherapy is a fairly burly route, right on the rounded arete as the main cliffline makes a 90 degree turn. Like Group Therapy, directly to the left, it is slightly overhanging almost the whole way. There seem to be a lot of holds, but finding the holds that work for you without pumping out is one of the challenges. Other challenges come along up higher, as you may need to slap for an unseen (hoped for) hold, and negotiate your way over the typical southern Illinois bulges on small, reachy, or rounded holds. More sustained 10c than some others at the same grade at Jackson Falls.

This is my first ever outdoor climb.

This "W" shaped branch is on a tree directly behind The Minstrel 5.10c

Adam Beck onsighting the classic Group Therapy on his first visit to Jackson Falls.

Jon Richard redpointing the classic Group Therapy.