The Cyclops

Joshua tree climbs: THE CYCLOPS

THE EYE, 5.1***

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My first climb at Jtree and a true-blue classic, The Eye follows a water schute up the middle of the Cyclops formation to a mysterious cave near the top where the climb finishes and you set up the belay.

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Sam leading up through the first cave (left) and belaying in the Eye of the Cyclops (centre & right)

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