- IMG 1987
and again Location: Hueco Tanks State Park She contemplates how to kill him with a pillowcase. - IMG 1990
Breakfast, the first Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Jeff makes breakfast tacos. - IMG 1991
Still breakfast Location: Hueco Tanks State Park We mill around in the morning. - P0001049
Climbers Embark Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Heading out on Day One. - P0001050
The Rock Location: Hueco Tanks State Park The climbers approach. - P0001053
Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Bryan and Hong head out for their first climb, a multi-pitch. - P0001055
Beginning Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Bryan and Hong set up. - P0001056
George, triumphant Location: Hueco Tanks State Park George crests the top of a bouldering problem. - P0001057
Step One Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Hong creeps ant-like up the mountian while Bryan, below, belays. - P0001058
Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - P0001059
Bouldering Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Back at Mushroom Boulder, Leslie looks skeptically at a problem. - P0001060
Ali ascends Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - P0001061
Ali wins Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - P0001062
Hong continues Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - P0001063
Noooo! Location: Hueco Tanks State Park The group was scattered across the rocks, but suddenly they all heard the sound of...a recorder? - P0001065
Still going Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Bryan and Hong near the top as the sun shows signs of cresting the mountain. - P0001070
The Sun Also Rises Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - P0001071
Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Leslie stands on a rock. In front of another (bigger) rock. - IMG 1996
Mushroom Boulder Location: Hueco Tanks State Park A view of where everyone else was playing from Bryan and Hong's multi-pitch. - IMG 1998
Bryan is still rappelling Location: Hueco Tanks State Park It was a long climb. - IMG 1999
A view from the top Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Photo by Bryan from the top of Hueco Syndrome. - P0001075
Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - P0001077
Mushroom Roof Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Bryan, home from the multi-pitch, gives Mushroom roof a shot (it's called "Mushroom" because of the abundant fungal growth surrounding the boulder and definitely not because many climbers abuse psychadelic drugs). - P0001078
In May, we took a group trip to Hueco Tanks outside El Paso. Here's Bryan on "Mushroom Roof" (V8). - P0001078
So Close Location: Hueco Tanks State Park But, again, failure. - IMG 2000
Leslie's first rappel Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Bryan assures Leslie she will not, in fact, die, when she steps over a cliff, because this equipment could lower a herd of Volkswagens, goddamnit. - IMG 2001
Still strapping. Location: Hueco Tanks State Park For some reason, this merited three pictures. - IMG 2002
and again Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Notice Leslie is wearing her characteristic "no, sure, no, this is great, this is fine, you fucking maniacs" grin. - IMG 2003
Just don't look down Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Because below you, there's only air, and, eventually, rock. Hard, hard rock. And Chris, holding your life in his hands. - IMG 2005
Lean back Location: Hueco Tanks State Park As though there's something underneath you other than, you know, death.