I took this as I got to the top of Igor Unchained, a really bitchin' 5.9 at the Needles. All the climbs here look really intimidating. Lots of fun! photo Tom Slater slatervision.com

I don't know how many of you have been here, but you all can attest to awe that this place brings.

Xavier belays Brad from the end of the first long pitch. Brad is just passing the overhang at the bottom of photo. Superb climb, I wish I had finished up Spooky instead of the original line. It looked great. Sonso45 took on nikon digital 062505.

fancy free follows the spitter crack that is in the middle of the formation. It seemed to me that i was doing a desert climb on granite. Nice.

Michael Reardon running a lap on the two-pitch classic "Spooky" (5.9) at the Needles, CA. It was October and though there were spots of snow on the trail, the day ended up being perfect temperatures for Michael to run a circuit while I got to lead a handful of pitches as well. Right after this picture was taken, I got on a rope and led it which gave me a different perspective of just how committing this solo is! (Photo by: Damon Corso)

Hristo Badakov cruising through the fingercrack section of Fancy Free, 5.10- at Needles