Waking up after spending the night sleeping by the side of the road at the gate to Hueco. The slouching lady on the road was a really annoyed birder since she had to wait till 8AM to get into the park.
Lotsa boulders in the park
The Chihuahuan desert surrounding Hueco is seriously flat and lacking in rocks.
Tony coming up the first pitch of Sea of Holes (5.10a R). Huge jugs, but only 3 bolts in 140 feet.
CALVES!! Oh yeah, and the second pitch of Sea of Holes above.
Hard to see, but follow the rope for a sense of the runouts. 4 Bolts in 110 feet on this pitch.
The top of North Mountain after topping out
The entirety of Hueco: 3 small piles of rocks surrounding a basin. Taken from on top of North Mountain, with West Mountain on the right, East Mountain on the left and East Spur in the distance.
Tony's bitter because he forgot his shoes and has to walk down in his climbing slippers.
Tony about halfway up the first pitch of Indecent Exposure, right before getting a big surprise...
Spot the Red-tail Hawk that chased Tony and I off our climb, clinging to the cliff. It was nesting on a ledge in the middle of the route.
Tony finishing the squeeze chimney that guards the entrance to the Gymnasium. And yes, holy calf (again)!
Huge, steep jugs at the Gymnasium.
Javalina!
This guy snorted at me and showed his little tusks
The javalina were here to drink at this seep. There's a lot more water at Hueco than in the surrounding desert, so there was a lot of wildlife around; hares, hawks, quail, and so on.
Dave enjoying some jugs.
Enjoying amazing edge climbing.
Tony on Head Fox (5.10)
The biggest part of North Buttress. No routes on that 400 foot overhanging face that I know of. You can still barely see Tony on Head Fox for scale.
Sea of Holes, on the swiss-cheese rock in the dihedral.
Amazing Hueco huecos.
