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NutAgain!

Trad climber

South Pasadena, CA

Feb 8, 2017 - 10:01am PT

^^^ that's a big move

bajaandy

climber

Escondido, CA

Feb 8, 2017 - 11:24am PT

adenparker, have you come across any of the fixed pins? I climbed there late 70's/early 80's and found three, as I recall. No clue who the FA's were that placed em. Quality rock and such a cool canyon.

adenparker

climber

Feb 8, 2017 - 06:28pm PT

Were they on the waterfall or the main wall? It may have been Chris Hubbard..not sure though. I haven't seen any yet, but I'll keep an eye out! Did you climb there much? I'd be curious to know what routes you did

Hubbard

climber

San Diego

Feb 8, 2017 - 07:05pm PT

I did two first ascents on a 100' cliff to the left of the main wall. Alpingardin 5.11a thin hands with Gary Anderson, and Commodity crack 5.10 with Brian Spiewak and Trisha Santos. Minty rock and a great vibe there. I climbed on the main wall with Jesus Ledezma around 1995. We did a repeat of an established 5.10 which had bolts, gear, and a fixed pin or two.

bajaandy

climber

Escondido, CA

Feb 8, 2017 - 08:35pm PT

No, not on the waterfall, on the main wall. Most likely on the most obvious lines of weakness as that's pretty much what I was then... weak! Only climbed there a few times when it was still accessible by hiking up the canyon. I remember scaring the chit outta my bro making him follow me as we thrashed our way up the main wall.

adenparker

climber

Feb 9, 2017 - 09:39am PT

Chris, Ben told me you guys did some routes over on that cliff, looks like a good chunk of stone! I want to check it out. Do you know who established that 5.10 on the main cliff?
There's a nice looking line that follows a very obvious weakness up the cliff, I'd be surprised if it hasn't been done, but it doesn't really look like it has been.

adenparker

climber

Feb 13, 2017 - 02:06pm PT

Look what we found yesterday..

Hubbard

climber

San Diego

Feb 13, 2017 - 06:18pm PT

Imagine a route gets climbed in 1980. That is thirty seven years ago. All the grass and scrub plants grow a lot in three years, never mind ten years. An oak tree can grow twenty five feet in thirty years. Throw in some loose dirt and sand and a few exfoliated flakes from a wild-fire and it is easy to think you are doing a true first ascent. What is usually the case in San Diego at least is that nobody has climbed something for a quarter century. We climb these things and laugh and call it the second first ascent. I think it was Warbler who came up with that joke. What matters to me is what kind of adventure did I have on a given day. I like to record what date I did such and such route. A reference point in time. If there is no printed record of a boulder problem or route, I might give it my own name just for easy memory of which route is which... there are thousands. There are no rules. The whole game of climbing is in the spirit of good fun deep play.

adenparker

climber

Feb 14, 2017 - 07:12am PT

You may be thinking of a different Aden Parker.. I used to live in SLC before I moved to San Diego. That's funny though, don't think I've heard of another Aden Parker either.

The piton was at the top of the cliff. Not sure what route it was for though. Pretty crazy to find things like that...I'm gonna have to start using that second first ascent thing! Hahaha

Hubbard

climber

San Diego

Feb 14, 2017 - 09:37pm PT

There is Contractor in the middle of it.

Hubbard

climber

San Diego

Feb 14, 2017 - 10:09pm PT

adenparker

climber

Feb 15, 2017 - 06:57am PT

Big Ben Boulder!

adenparker

climber

Feb 25, 2017 - 08:40pm PT

This boulder is incredible. One of the best in San Diego that I've been on!! A Chris Hubbard/Brian Spiewak find I believe. We thought it was pretty reminiscent of the Buttermilks.