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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 19, 2015 - 10:07am PT
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hwy 178
It will never be Bishop because some boulders are farther than a stones throw.
Take for example this... just sitting in the open, near a road, undisclosed.
Someone send me the underground topos please! I drive over this road too often not to stop on the regular.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:09am PT
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Wagon Wheel also seems to have a lifetime worth of problems.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:10am PT
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There's so much rock around there that no one climbs. In case you don't have it and you want to take a look at the Domelands guide I have it (Vernon).
Long drive though from round here though.
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:16am PT
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Haha, when I'd drive to Bishop I always thought of all that rock I'm driving past is a lot closer. Nice pic Munge.
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chipper_shredder
Social climber
outinthecuts
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:25am PT
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posting a pic labeled "undisclosed "
then want beta ?
ha ,what nerve !
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Psilocyborg
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:25am PT
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SW riverside county. have fun!
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:26am PT
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It has to be really steep...overhanging. Nobody does slabs anymore.
I keep hearing that....Can't be true though as I've met a couple slab masters in my wanderings.
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 10:31am PT
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posting a pic labeled "undisclosed "
then want beta ?
ha ,what nerve
LOL, are you saying you want to know where that pic is?
Just ask, guy.
:)
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 10:33am PT
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thx Kev. I have Domelands. Even climbed a thing or two out that way. Been meaning to get back that direction. Seasonal temps being what they are I'm usually not able to get in when it isn't toasting.
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rincon
Trad climber
Coarsegold
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:04am PT
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I hope your'e not holding out for topos...Just do it!
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:06am PT
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Between Bako and Tehachapi??
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:10am PT
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oops, I was thinking hwy 58...which also has serious potential....
Looks like Lake I is in the area...
Ever been up Erskine Ck in Kern Valley?
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Killer K
Boulder climber
Sacramento, CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:12am PT
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If I'm going anywhere near BF I'd rather go to the needles wouldn't you? Isn't Wagon Wheel closed? Or am I thinking of that other area near Visalia?
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rincon
Trad climber
Coarsegold
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:13am PT
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Some good stuff right next to the road below Kernville Slab
A kernville local named Spencer Josif recently did a V7 problem on the left side of this face. The right leaning rail is an old classic 5.10. Spencer and his buddies have been doing a lot of FA's around there lately, when they're not kayaking class V rapids or worse.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:19am PT
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On the way back from Death Valley via Wildrose Canyon with my kids last year, we drove through Trona and had a picnic dinner atop a cluster of rocks at Wagon Wheel. No closures or regulation apparent. It was like the movie Road Warrior or Megaforce with all the off-road vehicles but with heavy metalish music. Boulders everywhere to horizons.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:25am PT
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Ha... tons of bouldering every where....
Lots of it in Kern County... ever drive from Weldon to Jawbone Canyon???
Much more in INYO county.... ever wonder just what you cant see???
I can't disclose locations without permission, but if ya do FB the pictures are online.... Lisa Rands and Willis Young can have the overhanging V10s....
Yafer and I have been hunting the good slab action.... a fine pastime for us older gentlemen.
The above is still a project, I think, the top is about 12 inches away, your feet are on dimes, so you can't dyno.... and how the heck did a slick glacer polished boulder find its way into the middle of the untracked desert???
Love you guys, always.
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rincon
Trad climber
Coarsegold
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:34am PT
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These are all part of a good cicuit below Kernville Slab just steps from your car. Back at Lake Isabella there's another really fun cicuit of boulders right next to the road in Boulder Gulch campground. All along 178 the scattered boulders are numerous and would be quite an effort to document. That sh#t's getting climbed though. Chimney Peak road's seen some action lately. Me and Guy climbed most of the boulders BITD, ha Guy :)
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Friend
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Feb 19, 2015 - 11:37am PT
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^^ Sick shots, all
FA of Nail Bender 5.11+
FA of Caramello 5.10+
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 11:51am PT
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hah! Rincon's holding! ;)
Not really serious about the topos, as typically the case, the excited ones just go from boulder to boulder and never document anything.
It will need mags, rags and tags before it gets off the ground in any comprehensive guidebook.
I would guess that this stuff might show up in an area guidebook, but last I heard only a Needles book is being worked on by Kris S.
The overall area guide got pushed back when EC's hard drive died. :(
Hope ya'll are having a blast! If I was solo driving, I would have stopped this last weekend. Temps were perfection and had one of those neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie-pads with me too!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 01:03pm PT
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Rincon.... yes we DID all of them.... :>)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 01:06pm PT
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The greatest untapped bouldering potential in California is like, underground, man.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 01:12pm PT
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Brandon... you got that right...
Friend... are those at Black Mt??
Bad ass landing in the second shot...
Rincon, are you finding anything new up in your new home???? I know you be looking around.
and Munge.... please tell the truth, is that shot from a road? or a plane?
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krahmes
Social climber
Stumptown
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Feb 19, 2015 - 02:49pm PT
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Munge-
Rocky Point, Lake Isabella farside of the lake?
guyman
Coso Boulders on the road to McCloud Flats. People have bouldered there for years.
The first rule of fight club... but I no longer care.
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 03:16pm PT
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Krahmes got it.
Shot from the hwy 178 side across Lake Isabella.
I didn't even realize the flowers were blooming until I looked at the pic on the big screen.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 03:26pm PT
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karhems.... different part of the Cosos.... close to Mike Strasmans Last route. Head in from the north end....
I'll talk about it here, cause I have seen it on FB all bandied about...
but still best not to generally spread the word.
The whole place is so pristine, not a bit of litter to be found. Only a few fire rings and few roads. Be nice to keep it that way for a few more years, jus saying
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Friend
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Feb 19, 2015 - 03:36pm PT
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Those boulders look killer!!
Guy - yeah, greater San Jacinto area and environs.
FA Satellite Crack 5.11+
FA Standing in the Bed of a Wagon 5.11+
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 03:53pm PT
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Friend.... thanks for the info.
Please keep it up...
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Feb 19, 2015 - 04:55pm PT
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drove through there a few months ago and climbed at kern slab. hard to keep your eyes on that windy road. :)
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 05:16pm PT
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roger that!
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pyrosis
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 07:19pm PT
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Friend - those new lines look epic.
Munge - my mouth is watering
guyman - the ESS looks dope, I keep meaning to make the drive down there but its a bit warm this year no?
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Gersh
Trad climber
San Diego, Ca
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Feb 19, 2015 - 08:25pm PT
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Wow, now this is a fun thread!
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HighGravity
Trad climber
Southern California
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Feb 19, 2015 - 08:35pm PT
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Kings Canyon, San Jacinto wilderness (especially the high country), and a new place I just found in the Coachella Valley. The last is the reddish weathered rock similar to the stuff found in J-tree and there are thousands of boulders scattered about. Now if I could find that photo.....
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 10:10pm PT
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I'm going to say SEKI is a runner up for untapped potentiality.
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thebravecowboy
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On this ride, I'm cptn; My pals call me Shackleton
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:54pm PT
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satellite crack looks rad!!!!!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 20, 2015 - 07:34am PT
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Feb 20, 2015 - 07:38am PT
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San Diego back country, great time to hit it up right now before it gets too hot.
McCain Valley
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2015 - 08:13am PT
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Ok, SD takes the lead. Cheeses that's a lot of chedda!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Feb 20, 2015 - 08:37am PT
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Culp Valley, near Borrego Springs.
Plenty of camping and boulders all to yourself.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 20, 2015 - 09:08am PT
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Pyrosis.... now is the season. Weather is about the same as the A-Hills....
And speaking of that place...lots of bouldering to do, one day I was alone and found a ton of short stuff around the Temple of Kali, Arizona Dome.
Rincon do you mind if I scan and post your Kern Slab bouldering mini guide you gave me???
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Friend
climber
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Feb 20, 2015 - 10:04am PT
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All these photos are getting me psyched for exploration.
Hi Rob, that Anza shot looks like a boulderer's version of an easter egg hunt!
The Satellite Crack is 5 star, starts wide hands and narrows evenly to fingers up high. Its backside has a 5.10 move getting started and then sweet 5.8 hand jams all the way. "Diamond in the Rough" FA by me and Tom
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Friend
climber
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Feb 20, 2015 - 10:07am PT
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I'm sorry for hogging the thread, I could go on all day. So many sweet boulders still to find.
When Electricity Came to 7 Pines 5.11+ FA
FA of 20% Tip 5.11+
FA of Powerage 5.11+
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rincon
Trad climber
Coarsegold
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Feb 20, 2015 - 10:34am PT
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Hi Guy! Yes, post it up!
Friend, nice looking boulders. San Jacinto mountains has such excellent rock quality!!! How do you know if a boulder problem is an FA?
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Friend
climber
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Feb 20, 2015 - 11:58am PT
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Likewise dude!
Hmm, well, all of the boulders I posted require a couple hour hike plus a liberal amount of off-trail wandering (not visible from trails).
Seeing as how new problems are still being established at quick access areas like Black Mtn and the Tramway, I'm pretty sure they are FAs. I've talked to a lot of local folks and put them on mountainproject to see if anyone recognized them but I've never heard anything.
I really like hiking in the mtns, and things like Powerage and Doden are some of the best problems I've ever done, but for someone who wants to jump out of the car and crank, they would probably be minus-5 stars!
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 20, 2015 - 12:05pm PT
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Dude, powerage looks like one of the coolest problems in the world.
Umm, can you convert those to the V-scale for us boulderers. Haha, just kidding, thanks for the beautiful pics.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 20, 2015 - 12:32pm PT
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Dang Andy, those look sweet. Way to get after it!
Check with rtm. I know they have been pretty active around the tram.
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2015 - 01:15pm PT
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Since we're going further afield of 178...
Old shot of FF
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2015 - 01:17pm PT
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Forgot the name of this formation near IW
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 20, 2015 - 02:23pm PT
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WOW, Powerage does indeed look sweet. No pads? DANG. I'll take two for that one.
The thing about the McCain Valley stuff is that it's SO grainy. So much kitty litter out there. But I know there are some gems (I've found a few). There are splitters to be found, which are of relative high quality. Many of them are marked with a pole to help you locate them.
Culp Valley = Amazing, lots of potential still
Jasper Boulders = right near Culp Valley, lots of development happening there over the past few years. Plenty more out there!
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HighGravity
Trad climber
Southern California
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Feb 20, 2015 - 04:57pm PT
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Found a photo of the area in the Coachella Valley. The larger boulders here are several stories high. Now I need to find the time to explore.
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Friend
climber
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Feb 22, 2015 - 09:30pm PT
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Rob - yeah, I've talked with Robert and others finding sweet new problems in/near the Tram area. Lots of potential.
Just In - it's hard to say without any kind of consensus, but, in the v3-4 ballpark.
I posted this on a Whippers thread recently. I kind of had to see what the fall was like, before I could really commit and go for it. I stuck it on my next try (a subsequent day). My footprints are probably still there.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Feb 22, 2015 - 09:39pm PT
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Ok, SD takes the lead. Cheeses that's a lot of chedda!
I knew you'd come around, Mungie. That last stage of grief is always acceptance.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Oct 25, 2015 - 09:51pm PT
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Baja California
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2015 - 09:56pm PT
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oh sure, just leave that pic right there. ;)
lol
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Tipkiss
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 25, 2015 - 10:54pm PT
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kern river
the crack turned my hands black
anyone recognize this corner?
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Oct 25, 2015 - 11:02pm PT
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California is the greatest...San Diego East County is awesome.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Mar 27, 2017 - 01:35pm PT
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thx Kev. I have Domelands. Even climbed a thing or two out that way. Been meaning to get back that direction.
Ahhhem......what are you waiting for? Leave that white sh*t alone and get down here to enjoy t-shirt weather climbing. And waiting for your Under-roo's to come in is not an excuse.
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Off White
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Tenino, WA
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Mar 27, 2017 - 02:18pm PT
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Yeah, if only all of San Diego County caught fire one year and knocked the chapparal back you've have an amazing decade of bouldering. It might even make the real estate affordable again.
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Climberdude
Trad climber
Clovis, CA
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Mar 27, 2017 - 06:43pm PT
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Yes, there is a ton of bouldering just off of Hwy. 178. I found a nice highball boulder problem or short crack climb right off of Chimney Peak Road. Turn off of 178 onto Chimney Peak Road and go on this road past the very gradual 90 degree turn. Go about 2 miles along the road and park at a major turnout on the left. Hike north to the formation under trees.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Mar 27, 2017 - 06:52pm PT
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did it 9 years ago. as with most of the BP's on that road.
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Mar 27, 2017 - 06:55pm PT
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Friend:
Don't know if you're still on this site, but I just came across your amazing pics. Couldn't open the "Powerage" one though, and what with everyone raving about it...
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Mar 27, 2017 - 07:15pm PT
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SD back, back country
I can't get to the Boulders I want to get to because great boulders keep getting in my way.
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Mungeclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2017 - 09:19am PT
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There are several high sierra boulder fields that are ultra classic in quantity and quality, but the hike in with pads would be murder.
Why hasn't "Horse Padding" caught on yet?
A few hundred bucks and you could have all the comforts of Bishop with untapped boulder fields.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 28, 2017 - 12:45pm PT
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Rad videos Friend. Way to hang it out there.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Mar 28, 2017 - 05:06pm PT
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Andrew!
That Powerage! It's like a little pocket pitch with various styles packed in 20 feet.
Is that a lonely Boulder you found?
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Friend
climber
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Mar 28, 2017 - 11:11pm PT
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Munge: totally
Micronut: thanks dude!
Contractor: a premium minature for sure.
More pics please.....
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Mar 29, 2017 - 04:43am PT
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Those are incredible lines Friend, thanks for the links.
Garry
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 29, 2017 - 04:44am PT
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Trona is said to be the center of the universe....
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Mar 29, 2017 - 05:28am PT
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