NEWS UPDATES: ARCHIVESUPDATE to Comment Period for National Fixed Anchor Policy Program for Climb Smart 2013 under development, with Reel Rock Tour confirmed! Oct. 18-20, 2013 Kenji – July 16, 2013 Join us to kick off the 2013-14 JTree climbing season at Climb Smart. Now in it's 15th year, this is THE event of the Fall for Joshua Tree climbers from... Read More Climber education, Climbing, Desert Festival, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree Lake, Joshua Tree National Park, Reel Rock About the recent damage done in Rattlesnake Cyn… Kenji – May 6, 2013 Beautifully written by a Friend, Nikki Hodgson. In 1927, a Swedish immigrant built a small house on top of a hill in the middle of the Lost Horse Valley, just... Read More Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Vandalism Climb Smart comes to JTree Oct 18-20, 2013 Kenji – April 14, 2013 Save The Date, Climb Smart 2013, Oct. 18-20. Registration will open in early August. Clinic planning is under way with a new, simplified format. Stay tuned! See the gallery of... Read More Rattlesnake Canyon closed due to Vandalism! Kenji – April 13, 2013 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... Read More Access Fund, Climb Smart, Desecration, FOJT, Friends Of Joshua Tree, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, JTNP, National Parks, Vandalism Spring Fund Drive and e-News push Kenji – March 10, 2013 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... Read More Access Fund, American Alpine Club, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, rock climbing Barker Dam vandalized! Kenji – March 3, 2013 2013 vandalism in the Park This is sad and so utterly clueless... please let your friends know that this happened in one of our country's treasured National Parks and is... Read More Barker Dam, Environment, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, JTree, JTree Climbing, National Parks, Nature Deficit Disorder, rock climbing, Vandalism Climber Alert – Help needed urgently for local guiding legend Clark Jacobs Kenji – February 24, 2013 Some of you will remember 2008 when Clark experienced his first battle with cancer. He had been in remission for several years, but recently cancer has returned and is now... Read More Climb Smart 2012 Admin – November 27, 2012 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... Read More Climb Smart 2012 was historic! JOSAR – November 7, 2012 This year's 16th annual Climb Smart was the biggest and best ever. Thank you everyone for helping support this great event. With three full days of clinics and two evenings... Read More Climb Smart 2012 just a few days away! Kenji – October 1, 2012 Climb Smart Oct. 19-21 is building up to be the biggest and best ever, with double triple! the registrants and supporting organizations than last year and still a few days until... Read More Adventure 16, Climb Smart, FOJT, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Gear Co-op, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, prAna Key Topic at Climb Smart 2012 – the Underground Chasm development Kenji – September 21, 2012 There is still space for Climb Smart 2012, kicking off the Fall climbing season in Joshua Tree with a fantastic lineup of legendary climbers, brands, locals, and inspiration to last... Read More Access Fund, Climb Smart, Climbing, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, JTree Climbing, Search Rescue, Underground Chasm JOSAR update spring 2012 Admin – July 4, 2012 Lost in Willow Hole April 15 tied the record for the most search and rescue incidents in a single day for the Joshua Tree Search and Rescue Team: four in... Read More Climb Smart 2012(OCTOBER 19-21) Climbing Community Gathers Again Kenji – July 4, 2012 Before you move on to the high elevations, mark your calendar for Climb Smart 2012, October 19-21 at JT Lake Campground and in the Park. Climb Smart is the kickoff... Read More Access Fund, Adventure 16, Adventure Sports, Brittany Griffith, California, Climb Smart, Friends Of Joshua Tree, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, Nomad Ventures, prAna Access Fund Idyllwild Adopt A Crag – a great chance to serve Kenji – May 24, 2012 While summer approaches in Joshua Tree, it's the climbers natural migration time to the higher ground. Kick off your mountain season with the perfect excuse to get into the Idyllwild... Read More Climbing, Idyllwild, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Stewardship, Suicide Rock, Tahquitz JTNP to facilitate Solar Eclipse Viewing May 20 Kenji – May 12, 2012 Joshua Tree National Park will offer a front-row seat for one of the biggest celestial events of the year. On May 20, large areas of the western United States will... Read More Astronomy, California, Eclipse viewing, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, National Parks, Solar Eclipse National Park Week means FREE entry to Joshua Tree National Park… bring someone new! Kenji – April 14, 2012 It's a great time to visit the park, with the peak wildflower season beginning, perfect climbing temps and just to top it off, National Park Week... no charge to enter from... Read More Biodiversity, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree Climbing, National Park Week Volunteers needed for revegetation project March 24; afterglow ‘Spring Cling’ gathering for AAC that night! FOJT – February 26, 2012 Friends of Joshua Tree is partnering with American Alpine Club with the SPRING CLING event Saturday March 24th 6:30 pm in Downtown Joshua Tree, after a day of revegetation work... Read More Access Fund, Advocacy, American Alpine Club, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, Nps, rock climbing, Twentynine Palms, Volunteer, Volunteer Project Nomad Ventures climbing shoe demo March 3 Kenji – February 24, 2012 Hey everyone, get your new shoe fix next weekend by partaking of the Nomad Shoe Demo, a semi-annual event in JTree and a great way to check out the latest... Read More Invasive Species Removal Project – a chance to help the Park Kenji – February 16, 2012 Volunteer with the Park to help eradicate an invasive species (Saharan Mustard) and give native plants a chance! Here's the Schedule: February 18 and 25, March 4 (Sunday) and March... Read More Invasive Species, Joshua Tree, National Park, Native Plants, Saharan Mustard, Volunteer Project, Volunteerism Enjoy the Solstice, Holiday greetings… celebrate well, climb hard in 2012! Kenji – December 18, 2011 The season has been magnificent in Joshua Tree and we hope you are getting out in it. We at FOJT wish you well this Christmas season, and a very prosperous... Read More « Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next » CATEGORIES Archives Call To Action Climber Alert Events General News Resources