Cliffhanger Guides

01/16/2023

Wise words from the wanderer of the Mojave Mr. Travis Puglisi!!!

***Public Service Announcement***

We're all hearing whispers. The cause for the hush is hope. Hope that Spring 2023 will be as audacious a bloom as New Normal will allow for.

There's wariness in those whispers as well. Fear is the counterbalance to the hope. Fear of crowds...mindless zombie crowds...tramping flowers, parking in the middle of the road, taking so many selfies we fear their brains may explode.

Fear their brains might explode? Why, that's the only way you can kill a zombie, so maybe death by selfie isn't so bad after all.

I kid ;)

The announcement part of the post is this...

If you want to help minimize impact, augment education, bolster the local economy, and support life-altering interactions with the desert environment, please help spread the word about locally owned and operated guide services and education-oriented organizations.

Funneling as many people as possible through educated, vetted, and caring guide services helps provide balance to the mayhem that spring can bring to the region.

Wandering Mojave Hiking Services, like most of the other entities in the region, will likely hit maximum capacity as the bloom season progresses.

Here are a few other guide services to consider..

Cliffhanger Guides
Fine Earth Photography by Mitch Miller
Joshua Tree National Park Association
Joshua Tree Adventures
Joshua Tree Excursions
California Climbing School

These are just a few. Certainly, there are more, but I don't know them all.

If you are a CUA holder, live locally, and want to help lighten (illuminate) the load of people wanting to be near nature this coming spring, please speak up and I'll edit the post to include a tag for you.

Additionally...

This link lists all of the guide services that are current holders of Conditional Use Authorization permits from the Department of the Interior and Joshua Tree National Park.
https://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/commercial-use-authorization-cua-holders.htm

05/07/2021

Hey all you climbers, Joshua Tree National Park is in the process of developing its new climbing management plan. There are some major issues that could change climbing here and everyone should definitely weigh in because this will be a precedent setting management plan that other parks will be using to make their climbing management plans in the next few years. One of the constantly debated issues is bolts in wilderness. Joshua Tree had many bolted routes in areas that later became wilderness and in some areas, the wilderness boundary is right next to the road, so a lot of climbing could be affected. I am not advocating for bolts in wilderness to be removed or conversely that new bolting in designated wilderness should be allowed, but I think that maintaining existing bolts might be a happy medium. Whatever your views are on this and a lot of other issues that will be addressed in the new climbing management plan, you should make your opinions heard now. The Access Fund has created an easy to use portal to provide comments to the park service on this. Please click the link and read up and make your voice heard. This has big implications for climbing in Joshua Tree and beyond.

We need climbers to speak up and correct the park’s assertion that fixed anchors are prohibited in Wilderness.

04/15/2021

This Saturday, April 17th, is the FINAL show of our the Spring Celluloid Stardust Drive-In series with our unindicted co-conspirators, Joshua Tree Music Festival! Thank you so much to the community for your support on this project and thank you so much to our local sponsors for helping us put this fiasco together. This has been so much fun and so great to see folks gathering together safely and having a real good time. See you out there! Doors open at 6:45, show begins at dark. $30 per car. Tell you neighbor, tell your friends, bring refreshments and get ready to laugh!!!

Tickets and more information at www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com/drive-in



Joshua Tree Music Festival

03/10/2021

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!! So excited to see this project moving forward! Below is our newest flyer with new movie dates. Expect much more than a movie, expect the unexpected!!!

A huge thanks to our sponsors for supporting this project!!! High Desert H2O, Road Runner Grab and GO, Country Kitchen, Pappy and Harriet's, Soul Connection, Mojave Sands Motel, Joshua Tree Brewery, The Station, Joshua Tree Modern Real Estate, Joshua Tree Blanket co, The End, Fixe Hardware, Mercado

12/24/2020

Night of the Living Dead! Wednesday, December 30, at the Joshua Tree Music Festival Site.

Cliffhanger Guides and Joshua Tree Music Festival have conspired to bring you the Drive-In movie series! This covid-compliant event gives you a chance to get out on the town for an evening of zombie entertainment. https://joshuatreemusicfestival.com/drive-in/

Wednesday December 30th. A cult classic and the baseline for all modern movies. A simply do NOT miss evening. Prepare to be physically, intellectually, and emotionally uncomfortable. So proud to be partnering with the legendary JTMF crew.

Tickets at https://joshuatreemusicfestival.com/drive-in/

12/22/2020

Wednesday December 30th. A cult classic and the baseline for all modern movies. A simply do NOT miss evening. Prepare to be physically, intellectually, and emotionally uncomfortable. So proud to be partnering with the legendary JTMF crew. Art by the amazing Robin Redd.

12/10/2020

Desert Apocalypse Drive-In Tonight

Where: Sunfair Dry Lake Bed at the Shot Up Containers on the North End

When: December 10th, 2020, parking 5:30, Showtime: 6pm

What: A delightful selection of climbing films Featuring "As Free as Can Be" with Jordan Cannon and Mark Hudon. World premier of a new film by our very own Cole Gibson and More.

This event is designed as a community service for Morongo Basin residents. Covid compliant and socially distanced fun.

09/29/2020

Great write up on Crossroads from my old friend Travis Plugisi. I worked at Crossroads for many seasons as I established myself in the guide scene, this was a right of passage for many.

Best Breakfast In town! 61715 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, (760) 366-5414 Hours: Open Daily 7am – 9pm "I was lost in the Joshua Tree area and I am certainly glad I came across this breakfast spot. The food was absolutely delicious. "

04/05/2020

Cliffhanger has always been a civic and community minded company. Our mission statement, "The more you give. the more you get", comes with great responsibility. We will always fight for the community of the Morongo Basin. Sometimes this gets us into hot water... As doing the right thing is not always agreed upon or simple. We believe it's imperative that all of us, as citizens and residents of the United States, do all we can to protect as many people as possible from COVID-19. In order to we must all . 100% of profits will be donated to support the first responders of the Morongo basin. Both the R & PG rated versions of the graphic are available. Please consider buying a T-shirt, hat, or sweat shirt!!!! And if you want to further support our first responders, please share this link with a personal note! Also a huge thanks to the graphic artistry by Robin Hercia.

Stay safe, The Cliffhanger Gang

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