I have been an avid rock climber for about a year and absolutely love to climb.  I originally started climbing because I wanted to get over my life-long fear of heights: when I started climbing, 15 feet up I'd start to get panicky and want to come down.  I've come a long way since then and am continuing to improve as a climber and become more comfortable on the rock.  I've also found rock climbing to be an excellent total body work out, regardless of the season, and a great way to meet awesome people.

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Valley of the Moon (RockClimbing.com)

   A beautiful desert climbing area east of San Diego

   An excellent local climbing and hiking location in San Diego

   Another great local climbing location in San Diego

   Amazing world-class climbing east of the LA basin

New Jack City (RockClimbing.com)

   An up-and-coming desert climbing location with great routes, north east of the LA basin

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Techniques

How to Lock Off a Belay Device    Used for many things, including escaping the belay

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