OK, here's my encore. There follow the best photos I have of one of my favorite climbing partners, and, I might fairly add, a true bad-ass. While it is true that he doesn't climb so much as he used to, Dennis was always the go-to climber for me when I wanted to do something really stupid. Stronger than crap and as stubborn as he was strong, any project seemed to work with him.
I was surprised at how few photos I actually have of him or of us climbing. And then I realized that this is partly because I've been scared shitless on many of the climbs I've done with him, and, as a result either didn't bring or didn't use the camera. I regret this lack of photos now (especially, Dennis, on Wet Denim Daydream, where I was ghost-white scared for days and where Rob came all the way to the top to meet us and help us haul stuff down).
DES belaying at Discovery Wall at a Rock Rendezvous:
With several of us on top of Genesis at an AAC get together (on SPH):
First free lead of Grand Delusion, 2001 (maybe a Mungeclimber photo that he gave me copies of?):
Leading The Jungle Slab in 2007:
Leading the first pitch of dark, scary, intimidating Anasazi, in 2006:
Drilling a bolt on the first ascent of Soft Peas, in 2004:
Hanging around at the top of the first pitch of Lightning Bolt Crack while belaying Jim or me, also in 2004:
As I said in an earlier post, he's one of my heros.
