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Nice! Maybe try False prophet on cap rock if you’re looking for surprisingly difficult :)

Super roof is great! Honorable mention for sure

Glad you enjoyed it man!

Early November seems pretty late. My sierra season usually ends in mid October but you’d have to check condition reports. It’s hard to say what it will be like this November without checking reports and estimates. This was filmed in august I believe

@@wildernesshomefilms Yeah, I understand it is late and will definitely check weather condition. Thank you for noticing. In Augus, is the lake completely frozen? Thinking about the water source around now.

@xiangyuguo4927 typically in august there’s plenty of water to pull from

A lot of people do love it; it’s pretty much 4 stars in every book. I felt it a must to include it for that reason. I personally didn’t think it was that great. Just felt ok with nothing special about it- to me. I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

It was most dope! Stay safe out there man!

So much fun

No problem! Granite all the way up. The 5th class was on solid rock; everything else was pretty good too with a few loose things here and there. The worst of the chose was on the approach gully, but even that wasn’t too bad

13h~, if you’re trying to gauge for an upcoming trip, I should add we took some generous rests at the summit and around the lake 1-2hrs total :)

@@wildernesshomefilms good shit man… I’m assuming it would take longer because I’d rope up some pitches. Keep em coming!

Stay safe out there!

Nice gym

Have fun ; be safe!

Sail away is fantastic!! But that’s 5.8 :/ the orphan was good too; but different strokes for different folks ya know. Next season we’ll do 5.8s and 5.10s

I think Sail Away is about as challenging as Pope's and Touch and Go. But it's JT, where ratings are kind of funny. Like the Exorcist used to be 5.9+.

I have two: 18ft for most things, 25ft if I know it needs it or I’m climbing in the backcountry.

I have two: ~18ft and ~25ft. 18 for almost everything, 25ft if I know it’s going to need it or I’m climbing in the backcountry

That’s solid advice, will consider it, what faces and slabs at 5.9 do you think would make the list?

Maybe We should petition a change to the guidebook star rating

No I just used it to rappel once which saved me time but wasn’t needed.

No problem, have fun!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed them!

Glad you found some use from it!

Hey again, This is Bear Island, it is a bit of a walk by Joshua Tree standards, about a mile of even terrain. There are about 4-5 routes there 5.0-5.5 of which I think two have bolted anchors still. The rest may require building them with gear. Another popular spot is Trashcan Rock at the quail springs turn out. It’s right outside of the parking lot which is convenient. Many 5.0-5.5s on its west face. All of them require scrambling around the climbers left side in order to build your own anchors-no bolts. If this is your first outing using gear to build anchors in JT and you aren’t going with someone with more experience and proficiency, I recommend hiring a guide for at least the first day. Joshua Tree has a reputation of being difficult to access for newer climbers. It’ll help give you and your family a better overall experience.

@@wildernesshomefilms Hello Cesar, we'll probably start doing something easy, like pothole rock, sweaty pie and maybe bear island. Not a big deal, but fun for the family. Then along the year, we'll explore other places for climbing in combination with some rock climbing at the Gym. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for your replies and inspiring others to go out and enjoy life as old times.

There’s a ton of ways to build an anchor safely. I recommend you stick to one of the more common and easy to inspect versions for now. Starting out I recommend carrying a looped cordellete tied together with a double fisherman’s. Maybe 18ft or so in length untied. Clip each piece and then pull down into a master point. Carry around a double shoulder length sling as well in case you want to build something that needs less material. Depending on the application: 7mm-8mm cord if you’re top roping (thicker so it’s abrasive resistant when you’re not watching it, but this issue is kind of location dependent) 6mm cord if you’ll be present at the belay station on a multipitch (we can safely be thinner and lighter because we’ll be watching for abrasion) two lockers if you’re top roping at a crag one locker if you’re multipitch climbing for you to tie in directly. Hopefully this helps. Let me know if you have more questions and we can go over it.

@@wildernesshomefilms Thank you very much. Very professional. (I'm planning to take my kids to Joshua Tree for climbing). I'll watch your videos to learn more about and give them a better experience. We already have harnesses, climbing shoes, ropes, etc. and on this week we'll go to hangar 18 (Riverside) in order to get more knowledge & experience. They're so excited and thankful about this new outdoor activity/opportunity. We want to say Thank you again for sharing your videos, and being so kind of communicating with your followers' community. Thanks for your support.

Happy to help! Knowing you’ll be going with kids to JT here’s a couple more points if you’d like to read: A common approach for many newer parties with kids setting up top ropes, without leading the route first, is to take a dedicated static rope (10-15m long) to help sling boulders as parts of the anchor. It tends to be easier to build anchors that way in JT at some of the more popular entry level areas. A lot of the route climbing will not be similar in form or technique to those found at most gyms so just be ready to ease into it. Have fun!

Thank you! Summers coming up and Bridget will finally be out of school so we’re looking forward to making more :)

Thanks for the information, I hope you have fun on the trough! I’ll have to look up this Dracula route you’re talking about! :)

Last summer

Get after it!

Really? JT is known as a Winter climber's mecca.

Get after it David!

Considering it’s the same start as Ace of spades (in the video) I didn’t think it merited a spot :/

Dude! I’ll totally fly to the gunks next season and we can work on it together!

Stoked you found it helpful!

Thanks so much, that’s so nice of you to say!

Thanks Alex! Working on another one like this.

Id say it felt about 5.8 Tahquitz, maybe a little on softer side. Good pro too. No 40ft run outs like the comments on MP suggest.

@@wildernesshomefilms nice man good to know! Thanks! Great video as always

The approach would be almost as steep too