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mike a.

Sport climber

Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:42pm PT

It was a crisp cold morning this morning,so got up early and headed up to Castle to boulder some classic problems before the park became a mob scene. Arrived at the parking lot before 10, the temp at the parking lot was 38, brrrrr!!!. Hiked to Castle Rock proper, not a pad person in sight, the area was mine :-), One cool thing about the boulder scene is a alpine start for them is 1:00pm, and by that time i am done and ready to go home for a cold beer.It was a great day at Castle, but cold.

mike a.

Sport climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:44pm PT

mike a.

Sport climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:46pm PT

mike a.

Sport climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:48pm PT

mike a.

Sport climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:50pm PT

mike a.

Sport climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:51pm PT

mike a.

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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2013 - 11:53pm PT

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Feb 10, 2013 - 11:55pm PT

Cool stuff Mike, I'd love to climb there someday.

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Feb 11, 2013 - 12:09am PT

nice mike - thanks

damo62

Social climber

Brisbane

Feb 11, 2013 - 12:30am PT

That's a fat crash pad Mike, how the hell did you carry it in there?

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

bouldering

Feb 11, 2013 - 12:46am PT

Gnarly mike, thanks.

Fat Dad

Trad climber

Los Angeles, CA

Feb 11, 2013 - 04:22pm PT

Such a pretty area. It's might Stoney Point might look like if it had alot more oak trees, no graffiti, no broken glass, no trash, etc., etc.

Bruce Morris

Social climber

Belmont, California

Feb 11, 2013 - 05:08pm PT

Don't worry, FatDad, but Summit Rock in Sanborn County Park, only a stone's throw from Castle Rock, has plenty of grafitti, broken bottles and trash. Mostly because it's now off-limits due to a pair of nesting peregrines, only partyers and drunks go there at night. However, Castle and its surroundings are now in very good shape, largely due to the climber presence there. Climbers don't like to see their routes spray painted and are also enraged when drunks throw bottles down on them from above.

Thanks for posting these here, Mike. Illustrates what a really nice bouldering area Castle is.