I was stoked to hit the crack after the 2 bolt face. Seemed a little runout to me, pretty cool.

View of Gardner's Wall from the parking area. That is a lot of granite to look at all at once.

Nicole seconding pitch one of Hanging Gardens. Picture taken by me from second belay.

As more and more land gets eaten up in Phoenix area, the birds have less habitat. Consequently many areas that used to not have bird sh*t now have signs of the excrement. The last bolt on Fearless Leader is surrounded by a substance other than chalk. Perhaps these areas will be subject to seasonal closure in the future to preserve bird habitat (like Cochise Stronghold, The Summit Crags, and Granite Mountain).

Jeff gets ready to put in his first piece. Photo by me.

Jeff moving left after getting in his first pieces.

Jeff looks back for a pic while leading the first pitch.

Foograbingstone follows Jeff to the belay while I wait to get started.

Foograbingstone follows Jeff to the belay while I wait to get started.

Foograbingstone at the start of the second pitch.

Foograbingstone after leading the second pitch realizing what a great view there is from the top. This is a great climb.

Foograbingstone and Jumaringjeff atop Gardners Wall after we climbed Hanging Garden. A great view from a great climb.

Myself and Foograbingstone atop Gardners Wall after we climbed Hanging Garden. A great view from a great climb.

Well the title says it all really. A beautiful day and a great route.

Classic route in the McDowell Mountains. The first pitch consists of face climbing, a dihedral, a roof, and a crack. The second pitch is an easy face climb. This is a picture of Dale on the first pitch taken by Sheryl.