Tusher/Mill Canyon Area, The House of Putterman. In October, Jon Butler and I made a free ascent of The House of Putterman. Brian Takei and I had made the first ascent of the butte in 1994 with one rest point, on a short finger crack on the third pitch. Jon led every pitch on the first free ascent. Snowstorms were a part of both ascents as well. The route, called Walden’s Room (II 5.10+, three pitches) is one of the more classic climbs I have been involved with in the desert

Cameron Burns