Photos by hasbeen

could be, but i'll have to come back. didn't exactly put a big dent in the place. (note to self: go when it's cold)

flourescent snapper, sounds like a good sign. the zissou and scriptgirl ann-marie watch ned take in the world from 112 feet.

all's well after and broken ankle at dusk necessitated a long cold winter rescue. Now just a a one-hour piggy back ride from the beer.

During a completely botched attempt to repeat Hijacked, I'm about to fall off from laughing too hard. Photo: Kristin Piljay http://www.jestress.com/

Headin' up towards the Hat and one of the best summits with the shortest climbs in the States. Thought about freeing that thing but it was silly enough without adding to it.

or Borgo. Here Xavier and I do our best to fit in with the locals as we practice the art of political discussion in the center of town. Certainly, we must be off for a coffee soon. Work? Perhaps, later...

Thank God the climbs are short. Lunch is always at a brewery. It has to be. I mean, it's the best beer in the world, bar none. After this trip it was hard to drink at the pubs in England! Somehow, you can still redpoint hard if the routes are short and the alcohol deadens the pain in your fingers.

Of this ultra classic. Climbing here is hard and insanely sustained. It's also some of the best sport climbing on the planet.

For a day at the crags, French style. Hangin' here is sorta like So. Cal would be if we had thousands of huge limestone walls to choose from.

Wolfgang and Guernot with the lady that runs the "climbing shop". We couldn't understand much of what each other said but she happily had me and my friends in for wine whilst we shopped for chalk.

At this fun little crag. Great rock with fun moves no approach. No destination but if you're down that way it's certainly worth a stop. Don't remember much about this route except that I didn't flash it.

Not named because the rocks look like teeth, but rather that each hold has little teeth that saw into your fingers. A week in Josh might have your ready... just maybe.

sportclimbing with a view of the Grand Teton.

Hans Florine and I establishing a new route in a canyon in Mexico, near Guadalajara.

Great climbing on insanely sharp rock. This is some V7 traverse.

Don't remember what the place is called but it was great if you like power climbing. Like the Frankenjura with perfect weather.

Sort of the classic Verdon shot. I don't remember the route name or anything else.

Hondo on Le Fissure King, I think. photo: Jason Houston

Phil Requist on the 7 Year Plan, probably the best (unscary)problem at Red Rock. photo: Jason Houston

I have no response to that... photo: The Big Daddy

Watchin' all the girls go by. Kristin Collins saunters past. Brother I don't mind sayin' what I'm thinkin,... photo: Deano "Don't think. Drink."

Bill Dolworth hits tags the sloper on The Dancin' Outlaw, one of Santa Barabara's finest. vidcap: Rico Fardan

Torgo, The Rogue, on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. photo: Jason Houston

Folks were lining up, day one, once Louie redpointed this insta-classic, Buddha Belly 12b. I was fortunately enough to grab the second, right after taking a fall from this point on my first try. photo: Louie Anderson

Forget the name of this short, but very cool, problem. Who is that, Normal Guy? photo: Emmanuel Overdrive

Reputed Mack of the Year, Stainless, and world-renouned apline climber/author Greg Crouch discuss the possibility of freeing the Polish route on Fitz Carroldo. umm, right... photo: Belt Potter

Bob Banks on The Tempest, in the ampitheatre. The first hold has reportedly broken, and now's there are probalby 6 5.13 projects in this area. Where is everybody? photo; Jason Houston

Schatzi Sovich on Caveman, an excellent 12a at Potter's Point. photo: Jason Houston

The west face of the Kryptor (Green Dome) has a handful of excellent steep routes from 11c to 13c. photo: Jason Houston

Which one of these amigos has been biking a lot? The one who's properly attired. That tan line's a dead giveaway. A plethora of classic moderate problems make Pine Mt the perfect place for endurobouldering, sport of the future... photo: Deb Merlo

Dave Tidwell on an early ascent of Misguided, back when the crux dyno was off a mono (now perhaps not the crux). Still one of the better sport climbs in SoCal. photo: Steve Edwards

Sam Owings on a nice exposed 5.9. photo: Steve Edwards

When I first saw this I thought it was the perfect boulder problem. I still do. Kevin getting ready for teh big moe. Amazing! photo: Steve Edwards

Once this problem was sorta hard. Now it's the warm-up for all the stuff around it. Mike Flood in the cave. photo: Steve Edwards

Kind on old hat these days, but The Drifter is still classic. Kevin Thaw on the famous sloper. photo: Steve Edwards

The left to right low traverse across the short north face of the Trojan boulder features powerful crimps to heinous slopers. Randy Judycki works the beginning. photo: Steve Edwards

Tuco snarls are the terrible fall that temps his boudering pals, Steve and Bob, on The Undertaker. Photo: Jonathan Kingston

Ratso enthusiastically asks for a rock to be thrown as Bob steps up to Gyroscope, "the best bouder problem in the world." photo: Steve Edwards

Hmmm, for a short cliff Jeff Brown makes it look pretty exposed, or perhaps it's just due to the size of the holds. photo: Steve Edwards

Andy Murtomaki goes bolt testing at Otay. photo: Steve Edwards

Tuco the Rat at his favorite spot on the planet, chasing rocks at the Teri Polo boulder, one of the single best boulders near Santa Barbara. photo: Steve Edwards

Sporting some sorta Curt Smith early-90's do, Wolfie warms up his tendons. photo: Steve Edwards

Canary Island Heli-Tour leader Wolfgang Leeb strolls up Epic Garuda. photo: Steve Edwards

Victoria "Torgo" St. Clair on some 5.8. photo: Steve Edwards

Kevin Thaw about to do the dance... photo: Steve Edwards

"China is here." What does that mean? I don't even know what that means. photo: Steve Edwards

Phil Requist on his route, Buddhist Palm. If you move off the actual Buddhist Palm hold, your arm goes numb for 3 days, hence the route has seen no mortal redpoints. photo: Steve Edwards

Penny at the MST3K, back when television was great. photo: Steve Edwards

Penny on Dues Servomachina photo: Steve Edwards

"First you control their minds," were words of wisdom from Reed "Bubba" Bartlett (right), who later left his gig at Five Ten to to pursue the liesure life full-time. In spite of Mustang Requist's proclomations, this year's prize was a toss up between he, Bubba, and Emmanuel Overdrive (left). photo: Truck Turner