In Part 1 of my Climber’s Guide to Joshua Tree Camping I shared a map I created, I’ve since updated it with a free wifi access coffee shop, a convenient gas station and a place to rent camping equipment so be sure to check it out again.
Now I’ll get to the Packing Question. What to [...]
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Climber’s Guide to Joshua Tree Camping - Part 2
Joshua Tree in January - Trip Photos
Embedded slideshow of select photos plus link to the full candid album set.
Joshua Tree in January Part 2 - Climbers & Climbs
My only expectations were then centered on me following routes, putting up some sport/ top rope climbs and maybe doing repeats of trad leads I had done but Peter hadn’t. I also expected it to be very cold, day and night, for the entire trip.
My weather expectations were a little off, it was cold at night and in the shade but on Saturday it was so warm that the guys took off their shirts and Nicole and I went down to tank top / short sleeves layers.
My climbing expectations were also exceeded.
Joshua Tree in January Part 1 - Campsite Conflict
As usual, J Tree surprised me and taught me again that you can never really know all there is about a place, a group of people, yourself or your climbing abilities. Like Joshua Tree itself, my trip report will be structured a bit unconventionally and sometimes jump in time.
