The popular Indian Cove accessible crag known as Rattlesnake Canyon has been closed to all access while the JTNP deepens the investigation of the vandals defacing rock and creating blight in our National Park. Here is what the mainstream media is saying http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-joshua-tree-graffiti-20130413,0,3668905.story This link will take you to the official announcement by JTNP on… Read More


We’ve opened our spring fund drive just a little early, based on Puxatawny Phil’s very scientific assessment of the arrival of spring… Help us build the JOSAR Cache, keep our website up (as you can see it needs some help) and come help us kick off the spring climbing season in person at the Spring… Read More


Sights and sounds of the Climb Smart 2012 clinics put on by “Friends of Joshua Tree” the weekend of October 19th thru the 21st. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbVGZibPTYs Special Thanks to the Friends of Joshua Tree organization. Also Shelby Beardslee, Ben Chapman, Steve Cole, Robert Fonda, Markus Jolliff, Mary Ann Kelly, Joe LeMay, Jon Lindquist, John Long, Sara… Read More