The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Joshua Tree.

[RussWalling]

Got another one done today, 12/7/07...  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  It was supposed to be the mother of all storms today, and all we got was some 46 MPH gusts and bit of rain.  No way was Rob Halford going to wax WideFriday™™™.  Me and the Sooze went out and slayed that dragon.  Last time I did it was probably in 1980, but I remembered it well... quasi ball buster.

here is the beta page link:  http://widefetish.com/routes/good_bad_ugly/good_bad_ugly.html

[sooze]

GBU, is some fun pulling. 

Russ did his typical complaining & bitching all the while I'm wondering how bad it could possibly be.  I was pleasantly surprised with the "good" with it's beautiful hand crack and easy transition to the "bad".  I'm feeling pretty froggy and the next thing I know I'm hanging on the cord complaining my shoulder is burning out while stuck in the "ugly".  Russ just laughs from the base and yells words of encouragement like, "yeah that's it" , "good", etc.

Is it considered a success if I made it to the summit, even after hanging?   

[Jaybro]

Not all successes are free ascents.

[scuffy b]

Did you feel "tuned up" when you reached the top?

That climb looks great to me.
I like the idea of a climb that lets you step on part way up,
just in case you want to skip the good climbing.

[RussWalling]

Best climb I did that day by far!  8 stars out of 5

[RussWalling]

The OW part on this basically a two move wonder.  You will be wondering how to do it.  I thought this was sorta hard, just for those moves... maybe 5.10c