The untrodden summit, the inaccessable pinnacle, the summit which can only be reached by 5th class climbing. Climbers have been attracted to spires and untrodden summits since the beginning of time. No easy way up, no tourist with poodle on top; No gumby, fatty, boy scout or granny......only the technical rock climber......(That's you!) Joshua Tree has many spires, pinnacles, and large boulders with no easy way up. Spires are fun, summits rule, and the harder they are to get to the top, the greater the reward. Here is a list of some of Joshua Tree's spires, blocks, and pinnacles. Summit or Plumment, top or chop!!
Gordo's Picks (I like 'em all!) |
LOST HORSE Mark of Zorro 5.11b** Negropolis 5.10a-5.11-** Sen Blen 5.10c* Spinner 5.6 PG/R Laurel's Nose 5.7 Aguille of Joshua Tree 5.7 Burkulator 5.10a* Uncle Remus 5.10b-5.11d** Alien Block 5.11- -5.11+* We Must Improvbe Our Bust 5.11-* HIDDEN VALLEY The Woody 5.5 Christian Bonnington spire 5.8 Gripped Up the Hole 5.10b* Hidden Tower, Sail Away 5.8*** Pillars of Pain 5.8-5.11* D-S Spire 5.4-5.8 Zombie Woof 5.10b-5.12b* Skinny Dip 5.7* CENTRAL JOSHUA TREE The Chair 5.10 My Balls Feel Like a Pair of Marachas 5.9* Obedience Spire 5.1b* Sweet Ginger 5.11-* Beaver Boulder 5.10- or A1/2, The Molar 5.10-5.11* Headstone SW Corner/Cryptic 5.7*** Hunk Pinnacle 5.2 PG Eileen 5.8* Planet X routes 5.8-5.11+ Charleton Heston is My President 5.8* PINTO BASIN The Wedge 5.6 Pope's Hat 5.4-5.12* Chicken Boulder 5.10cEpperson Boulder 5.7-5.10-*Butt Nuggent 2000 5.10c*Bond Boulders 5.8-5.11-**Split Rock 5.8*Frigid Tower 5.7-5.12*Beak Boulder 5.7 R, 5.9 R, or 5.10 PG Elf's Hat 5.7 R or 5.8 Toto Meets the Bighorn 5.8 Lesbian Lust 5.9 ** Oh 5.8* Short Cake 5.10-* Jody Boulder 5.10- Saturn Boulder 5.12c* Maverick Boulder 5.7-5.10-* Beam Me up Scottie 5.10a* A Nice Pair 5.10 a/b PG* Safe Zone Spire 5.5-5.8* WONDERLAND Cool Dome Pinnicle 5.6* Atom Smasher Boulders 5.9-5.12** Ivory Tower 5.10c-5.13d** Spire Route 5.5* Monster Hole 5.10b* Weenie Roast 5.11-* Boogers on a Lampshade 5.10b PG* Timber/Timber Wolf 5.9+** Owl Pinnacle routes 5.8, 5.10c, 5.12c* The Podium 5.10b/c PG** The Refrigerator (left) 5.10b/c PG* Comedy Club 5.8* Wedding Block 5.10a- 5.11b* Windy Pinnacle 5.5, 5.6 QUEEN MOUNTAIN The Cockroach Crags 5.11c-5.12+ Frontier Spires 5.5-5.9 The Shark Fin 5.10c* Humpty Dumpty 5.7-5.10* The Schlong 5.11a GEO TOUR Lost Pencil 5.11a PG ** Raker's Blaring Hat Rack 5.11-* Georgia O'Keefe 5.10-* Pillow Biter 5.4 Praying Monkey 5.4* Ennui 5.10b* Ski Slope 5.8-5.10* Volcano Boulder 5.9-5.11* Diamond Clump 5.8-5.11* Hone Dome 5.8-5.11c* Dike Da Doodad 5.10c* INDIAN COVE The Tooth 5.1-5.9* Moosedog Tower 5.6-5.10b**Love Comes in Spurts 5.10+*Margaret Thatcher Spire 5.8Iceberg Boulder 5.10-5.13*Bulkhead 5.10b-5.10d*Guam 5.9+Mother of all Spires 5.9
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