tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44915348195948159572011-08-06T04:54:44.462-07:00Join Mark Allen this November in Joshua Tree. There is no better place to spend the off-season than this unique desert environment. J-tree been American Climbers training ground for decades. Make it yours!Mark Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12156090283120506618noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491534819594815957.post-71112016790251215102009-09-05T14:17:00.000-07:002009-09-05T16:07:35.508-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLadJCWzVI/AAAAAAAAAaU/MfnqE_ZULQg/s1600-h/IMG_1012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLadJCWzVI/AAAAAAAAAaU/MfnqE_ZULQg/s400/IMG_1012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378101099210657106" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Quartze Monzonite rocks and the Joshua tree forests provides a unique escape from your home. There a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">re literally hundreds of crags here like this one located in pristine desert for your climbing enjoyment.  ~Photo Mark Allen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">WHY JOSHUA TREE?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">November is just the tip of the J-Tree prime season. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Each year many climbers from all over the world travel to Joshua Tree which has more established routes than any climbing area in North America. It could very well be the most popular climbing area in the world. What climbers experience here today is the result of several generations of climbers who have come before them. This has influenced the climbing ambiance of Joshua Tree to be a very </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">commutative</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and relaxed </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">environment</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. This November</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Mark Allen's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Expeditions Northwest </span>(</span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ENW</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">) will be running </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">custom</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> trips through local outfitters offering the most </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">accommodating</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> rock </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">cragging</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> trips in the park. </span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NUTS AND BOLTS:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ENW</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> can customize your trip to suite your groups climbing style, skills needed, and logistics required to maximize your time here.  All you need is a small c</span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">arry</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-on or ruck sack in your car with a few basic essentials and the rest is easily provided</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.  Food, camping </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">essentials</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, shelter, or </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">accommodations</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> can be </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">arranged</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> through my service.   </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLab-FnvJI/AAAAAAAAAaE/NxFxzRXF28U/s1600-h/IMG_0973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLab-FnvJI/AAAAAAAAAaE/NxFxzRXF28U/s400/IMG_0973.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378101079091690642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ian McEleney send out the depths on a local favorite 5.10 hand crack~Photo Mark Allen</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLjbyCF4jI/AAAAAAAAAak/9othdcagdhw/s1600-h/IMG_1025.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLjbyCF4jI/AAAAAAAAAak/9othdcagdhw/s200/IMG_1025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378110971460313650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NEAR-BY AIRPORTS</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Palm Springs Airport : </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1hr : 15min from Park Entrance: $220-300 for a round trip ticket.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ENW</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> can arrange: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*Food*Rentals*Accommodations *Camping Essentials*Camping*Climbing Guide*Group Equipment</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLiXCRcraI/AAAAAAAAAac/a5dKXAmOrAc/s1600-h/IMG_0999.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zn1E2jlmZRI/SqLiXCRcraI/AAAAAAAAAac/a5dKXAmOrAc/s400/IMG_0999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378109790408715682" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ian McEleney works out the </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">moves on Coarse and Buggy 5.11b on Top Rope training for a clean future lead~Photo Mark Allen</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So come on down and lets make your trip happen. Book your trip now for Joshua tree for the 2009 season. I'm looking forward to working with you all. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">C<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ONTACT </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">e-mail: climb@markallenalpine.com </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">phone: 360-305-2383</span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4491534819594815957-7111201679025121510?l=climbingjoshuatree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12156090283120506618noreply@blogger.com0