The word from El Presidente ... "BD and I had a great trip to JTree. We got in 25 routes in three days and BD created quite a fashion buzz. He wore a bike jersey and kept overheating (double layers around the torso due to pockets in the back) causing him to pull his jersey up to mid chest height. He casually announced to the young group of male and female climbers that he was wearing a sports bra! The girls thought this was quite entertaining. ! We started climbing on Friday at 1:00, hit two crags (Reggie Dome and Bear Island) and got in 8 routes in the JT backcountry. We did not see another party all day. The weather was quite warm 84, 85 degrees so we went for the shade the next day. On Saturday we climbed on three crags (Atlantis Wall, Monitor Wall, and Trash Can Rock for finishing) getting in 10 routes and left at dark. The next day, Sunday we climbed at Outward Bound Slab and got in another 7 routes (again did not see another party all day) before heading back to Coronado and Miguel’s great Mexican restaurant and a pitcher of margaritas. Our routes ranged from 5.5 to 10.c with a variety of top roping and leading…every route was a quality route with the climbing quite varied….face, friction, lie backs, hand, fist and finger jamming. We did not have a bad route out of the 25. Alan’s cabin is just a great place to stay. We talked about this being an annual trip."
Mark
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