EJ and I headed south to see how we’d fair on the questionable rock of the Garden of the Gods. We had our sights set on a couple of the moderate spires and towers. We started the day on the South Ridge of theWhite Spire (5.6) where we each took a turn on lead. EJ then lead Potholes (5.7) on the Red Spire which had a crux above the last bolt which made for some committing climbing. While climbing the crux a spectator asked EJ to wave because her elderly father was having trouble see him (what the $%^& was she thinking?). I wasn’t climbing well all day so I elected to only toprope Potholes. After finishing up on the spires we set our attention to the North Ridge of Montezuma’s Tower . EJ lead the first pitch of the Tower which starts over unprotected 5.7 territory. I lead the second short pitch which had a few 5.6 moves and finished on a small summit 140 feet above the ground.