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koravas
Jun 6, 2004, 7:10 PM
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What are some good summer bouldering areas in California?
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jowanky
Jun 6, 2004, 8:06 PM
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Pine mountain. Horse Flats. Point Dume.
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wyattearp
Jun 6, 2004, 9:18 PM
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Idyllwild has a lot of bouldering ie.... County Park, The Point, Fire Roads, Southridge...etc.... it about 5000 elevation so the temps are pretty nice!
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collegekid
Jun 6, 2004, 9:56 PM
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black mountain, la jolla cove
Also, any location will be pretty bearable during early morning and late afternoon (unless it's one of those 115 degree days).
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dsafanda
Jun 6, 2004, 10:15 PM
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There's this little place you may have heard of called Yosemite National Park. Well, with in Yosemite is an area called Tuolumne Meadows. Check it out. You might just find some bouldering on what has to be some of the best granite on this planet.
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tomcranks
Jun 19, 2004, 12:26 AM
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Horse Flats, Pine Mtn., Black Mtn., Tramway at Palm Springs,
Malibu Creek boulders are getting some traffic lately. How about going for the complete traverse of the cave boulder...?
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tigerbythetail
Jun 19, 2004, 1:09 AM
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In reply to: What are some good summer bouldering areas in California?
California is a large state, can you narrow the field some?
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rjavery10
Jun 22, 2004, 8:31 AM
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Bouldering in Yosemite is like jacking off in a whore house.
Go to Black Mountain in Idyllwild or J Tree at night.
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roughster
Jun 22, 2004, 8:39 AM
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NorCal Bouldering Areas:
Coastal:
Lost Rocks
Houda Point
Moonstone
Stinsons Beach
Fort Ross
Secrets
Many other smaller coastal areas
Bay Area:
Castle Rock
Indian/Mortar
Other Smaller Berkely Based Areas
Sierras
Yosemite & Meadows
Donner
Bliss
Big Chief
Many Smaller Areas Around Sonora Pass and Beyond
Lassen has some good bouldering even though it is at decent elevation it still gets smoking hot. Eastside might be worth a stop :lol:
Basically anywhere you go you can find something nearby.
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flowerpowerlover
Aug 5, 2004, 9:35 PM
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Yosemite is too hot in the summer, the already detestable greese on the holds become so slimy and slippery you might as well add a grade or two. Head to pine mtn or develop some stuff near wishon.
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rockfax
Aug 6, 2004, 2:43 AM
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Try "Way Lake Boulders" in the Lakes Basin above Mammoth Lakes. It's at around 10,000ft. Good August until Octoberish. Mosquitoes bad prior to that, snow after that. It is schist and there are around 150 problems.
"These boulders are latest rage on the Eastern Sierra bouldering,
and rightly so. They are summer/fall boulders only
and are situated in the Lakes Basin above Mammoth
Lakes at 9,000 feet. Drive to Lake Mary and Coldwater
campground. At the lower trailhead parking area (Emerald
Lake trailhead) there is a latrine, park here. Take Emerald
Lake trailhead to where it goes left, carry straight on following
the creek past a water tank, for 20 minutes to a creek
crossing over two logs tied together and planed flat. Cross
the creek and follow the trail, then left through some boulders,
through a meadow to the foot of a hill. On the west
(your right) is a large boulder-talus slope. The boulders are
in and on either side of this talus slope, some in the
woods. These schist boulders stretch all the way to TJ
Lake."
From the Rockfax online guide SECRETS OF BISHOP BOULDERING by Mick Ryan.
http://www.rockfax.com/publications/miniguides/item.php?id=52
best regrads,
Alfonso
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karmaklimber
Aug 6, 2004, 3:30 AM
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In reply to: Bay Area: Castle Rock Indian/Mortar Other Smaller Berkely Based Areas
I dont know if I'd call Castle Rock a summertime bouldering area. Its more of an early-mid fall/autumn area because the rock gets greasy really fast in the summer and its incredibly uber-hard to stick slopers; the majority of the problems at Castle are sloper problems.
That, and the bugs are out to get ya.
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haveaniceday
Aug 6, 2004, 4:06 AM
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Where is the bouldering at Point Dume?
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bobtheboulderer
Aug 7, 2004, 6:38 PM
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I just spent some time in Santa Barabara on a business trip and tried out "The Lizards Mouth/Brickyard". What a spectacular place! The view from the ridge looking out over Santa Barbara to the ocean is spectacular and there are tons of problems on pretty good sandstone. The rock is a bit like Pine Mountain but not as abrasive and the holds don't break as often. Lots of highballs in the 5.7 to V0+ range also.
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ikefromla
Aug 7, 2004, 7:15 PM
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so yeah, needless to say there's plenty of bouldering in california. my vote goes to the tram (higher elevation than black mt)...
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tcantor333
Aug 7, 2004, 7:23 PM
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Black Mountain, Totally fun and some thought provoking highballs. Bring a friend and a FEW crash pads.
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