NEWS UPDATES: ARCHIVESUPDATE to Comment Period for National Fixed Anchor Policy first permitted fixed anchor in Wilderness in JTNP Kenji / December 15, 2013 FOJT thanks Kevin Powell for stepping up to improve the anchors at a popular feature in the Park, and for showing the way forward for climbers to work with the Park... Read More Access Fund, Barker Dam, fixed anchors, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTNP, Room To Shroom, wilderness climbing Climb Smart education to go forward this weekend IN JTNP Kenji / October 16, 2013 Climb Smart 2013 will base out of Joshua Tree Lake Campground as in the past two years but clinics will be held inside the Park, based on the recent... Read More Climb Smart, Climbing, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Hans Florine, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, National Park Service, National Parks, Reel Rock, Shutdown Unlike Congress, Climb Smart Not Shut Down Kenji / October 3, 2013 BS CLIMB SMART IS ON FOR OCTOBER 18-20 AT JOSHUA TREE LAKE CAMPGROUND AND FOR CLINICS, AT VARIOUS SITES IN THE AREA. THE PARK CLOSURE DOES NOT CLOSE OFF... Read More Access Fund, American Alpine Club, Climb Smart, Climbing Closures, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Government Shutdown, Joshua Tree National Park, National Parks Climb Smart 2013 is less than Two Weeks away! admin / September 24, 2013 Climb Smart is ON despite the current inane National Parks closure. The event, taking place mostly on the festival grounds of the Joshua Tree Lake Campground , continues to accept registrants and... Read More Registration for Climb Smart 2013 is OPEN Kenji / August 29, 2013 Join FOJT at the 15th annual Climb Smart event... OCTOBER 18-20, 2013. Climbing education, stewardship, star athletes and serious swag await you. This is THE kickoff event for the climbing... Read More Climb Smart, Climbing, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park 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... 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