Photos by sierraclimber1

Ross Cowan gunning for his send on Eagles Gift aka Va Va Voom couldn't find the clipping hold. Exhausted from searching for a stance and pumped from the gear dihedral and roof below all he could do was stare at the bolt as he melted off.

Ross Cowan going for it on Eagles Gift aka Va Va Voom. After placing gear up a dihedral and over a roof this technical face and the crux above await.

Ross Cowan gunning for Eagles Gift aka Va Va Voom at High Eagle, Shuteye Ridge. Mixed route with good gear over roof and killer bolted face climbing.

Milking the last rays of sun and a little more energy for another try. Brent Webster takes a rest while working his project.

Brent Webster enjoying the last rays of sun while working his new steep project on the mud. Its actually better rock quality than it looks.;-)

Kevin cranking the powerfull finish of "Cedar Left Right" v5

Ben flying on the 4 foot 4 inch throw of "Dyno Might" V5

Grahm working his way out the multi roof system of "Swing Town" 13a on the Aerie formation. After this move a knee bar can be slammed in on the left side followed by a short horribly slopey undercling traverse. At the end of the traverse a huge crux toss off the underclings to a jug await. Then charge out another roof system to a steep headwall.

Mike is barely visible on the right side of the dome on his new route "Gravity Pool" 12b. He is leaning back with both hands in the air so you can see him. Luckily the white cloud rolled into to frame his silhouette. This new 50 meter sport line climbs the 2 roofs on the right side and then up an amazing 5 foot wide arete to the anchor.

Chris onsighting "Raptor" 5.11a the Talon formation. This great route has fun steep climbing with 2 cruxy sections making for a tough onsight.

Grahm high balling on "Tail Of The Talon" on the Talon formation. High Eagles famous exfoliating granite is in the background. Shuteye Ridge.

Brent Webster going for a first ascent try on Sky Clad. After an easy approach pitch the business kicks in straight up the headwall for 35 meters. This climb has unrelenting hard moves with poor feet and almost no rests. Keep at it Brent! Mike Matheson belaying.

Tom Murphy getting the second ascent after barely letting the holds cool after the FA. Shape Shifter 12c - 50m - 17 bolts plus Ring and chain anchor - Clip the first bolt from the top of the boulder using a locker to minimize fall potential.. Scramble back down and climb out the roof and then past the first bolt. An attentive belayer can keep you safe going for the second bolt. Powerful and tricky moves lead to excellent and ever changing climbing terrain above.

Leo heads up his new route "All Along The Watch Tower". A fun romp up an arete on classic shuteye flakes. This ones on the new Watch Tower crag above Central Camp.

Jeremy sending Desperate Measures. A huge toss from a low undercling makes this one a low percentage stick. Unless your Jeremy who can do it on command anytime sans pads.

FA photo of the night send on "Incapasitator". Another great night time bouldering session with lanterns and headlamps. This one is tall with the crux at the top and a horrible pit below the problem waiting to swallow you up. Lots of pads helped but falling is not an option.

A long slippery traverse that gets steadily harder the higher you get. Justin slipped off just after this shot. Luckily the deepest part of the water is directly below the boulder. You still gently touch the bottom after splash down though. What do you all think? If you touch the bottom on a water solo should it be called a DWS "Deep Water Solo" or a SWS "Shallow Water Solo"...

Justin on "Pebble Wrastlin". This short power problem works every muscle in your body. Slippery feet and slopey holds makes for tons of body tension.

A classic steep, long and tall arete. Bad feet force the climber to paste their left foot on the arete over and over as dicy ever higher throws spice up this high ball.

Brandon sending the classic "Cedar Wright Left". A big toss to the lip after a rail traverse using heel hooks makes this one a crowd pleaser.

Jeremy sending the improbable "Black Out". A huge toss from here to the lip over a scetchy landing zone didn't stop Jeremy from nabbing the FA on this one.

Grahm on the super pumpy and insecure 40 foot long lip traverse that is "Mega Ohm". A slip off the lip before this move sent me flying off for a bad fall into the pit. Luckily a spotter willing to throw himself in the way kept me from cracking my head open. Thanks Justin!

Jeremy trying hard on his unrepeated crimp fest "Torque Convertor".

Can you see the climber and two spotters on the mega line "Mega Ohm"?

Justin Ross attempting the intimidating "Squaw Leap". After discovering this beautie I quickly decided it was too dangerous for me as the murky water only allowed 2 feet of visibility to check for submerged boulders. Also January temps make for COLD water! Justin sacked up and went for it after removing his wallet and extra clothes in case he didn't make it. After scetching up the off hands crack he maxed out on a slopey knob high off the water and just below the top. We all screamed for him to hang in there but a split second after the photo he was falling toward an unknown fate. After 20 feet of air he disappeared into the river for awhile. Luckily he popped back up after lightly hitting a submerged boulder deep under water. It still awaits a send and we have all agreed that top roping is out of the question, only a ground up FA will do. Good try Justin!!!

There is no way to avoid the pump on this long traverse! An exposed standing start on the right side gets the fun going. The San Joaquin river and pedestrian bridge are in view on the right.

Jeremy Ross almost being pushed off the visor of this long traverse problem. Stand start on the overhanging prow behind him and start traversing left toward the visor. After traversing around the visor top out. 30 feet.

Classic problem. Start under the boulder and climb out the horizontal roof crack and then up the steep face to a bouldery finish. The first day of efforts left us with scabs on our hands for a week from the steep hand jamming. This time we went prepared with tape and not a drop of blood was spilled.

Grahm working his way up this steep crack system. The problem starts deep under the boulder and follows a roof crack before turning the lip and then launching up the steep face in the photo.

Mac full on commiting to the huge throw to a sloper. To set up for the throw this dicy move demands a high left heel hook level with your right hand. v4

Jeremy sticking the crux throw of the uber classic "cedar wright left" v3. A long steep rail system leads to a big airy toss and a commiting finish over the top. A large river pool behind the boulder can rise and swamp out the landing zone and increase the danger for pitching off depending on river volume.

Mac sticking the crux move of "Snappy" v5. This problem has decent holds to crank off but because of the slick nature of the stone your hand can suddenly snap off the holds with a loud pop sending you flying off!

Jeremy winds up for the big throw to the top of the boulder. v3

A view looking up stream at the pedestrian bridge which offers easy access to both sides of the canyon. A great example of the state pulling out all the stops to make bouldering easier for us!:-)

A Fall season shot of Grey Eagle which show cases some of the rock in this area.

Pulling hard on the infamous blimp hold. Next he hopes to hit the slopey pocket and grab the top lip 14 feet off the deck. Good luck Hans!

Hans throwing far for that ever elusive jug...

Grahm on the FA of this steep and fun sweetie...

Brent matching one of the few "big" holds on this route. Most moves are off small crimps and divits with almost no feet for 100 feet of pumpy sickness...

Brent flying his way up Sky Clad. Keep at it Brental! This route will fall to you soon...

Enjoying those classic Shuteye plates on this beautiful boulder. The sit start is tough but leads up to some steep fun airy moves on good holds over the top.

Grahm fighting to stay glued to the wall on the FA of Adios Amigo. A new 200 foot sport climb on the steep left side of Chiquito Dome.

Chiquito Dome viewed from Minirets Road

Don enjoying the 165 foot pocket covered classic "El Grande" on Chiquito Dome, Shuteye Ridge. This route climbs like a limestone pocket fest but your in the Sierra.

I love the textures in the shot. Everything from the contrasty clouds to the lichen in the forground. Beautiful place to boulder.

Jeff pulling on the steep side of the Brain Boulder. The potential for new lines out here is staggering.

Jeff samples the amazing incut plates on this long traverse.

The story behind this one... There is an easy highball up the left side of this arete to get to the point at the top. There is also a roof line straight up the middle which was calling my name. About 20 feet up you hit the roof section with good holds but then you have to do a huge chuck over a lip to a hidden jug. Not wanting to back slap from 20 feet I decided to "Head Point" the rig. 2 small wires in the roof with dubious placements and a 20 minute plea to my belayer to let me do it (he didn't want to be involved if the wires snapped or pulled) and I scored the FA! Looking forward to the solo next...

Grahm airing it out on "Hanging 30". Summit of High Eagle Dome on Shuteye ridge. The Sierra crest loomes in the background.

Jeremy about 20 feet up wondering what the hell he is doing up there. Oh ya, those damn jugs keep making you climb higher.