The New Deal - One of the hardest routes in Joshua Tree gets a second ascent after 22 years.

The New Deal in Joshua Tree National Park is the first established by an American.  Scott Cosgrove did the first ascent on Super Bowl Sunday January 31st, 1988 and he suggested the grade of .  It took 22 years for the New Deal to see a second ascent.  Alan Moore repeated the New Deal in 2010 and suggested the grade of .  Now almost a decade has passed and the route has yet to be climbed successfully again. The New Deal was one of the very first rappel bolted routes in Joshua Tree and marks