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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 23, 2010 - 02:13pm PT
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Heh heh... figur'd I'd sucker ya'll in here.
Tain't no Mt. Wood-sone, jes' nuther North County choss pile. But there's a grit 'er two ta pull down on. She's a secret 'lil spot, but I kin show you fellers where it is ifin ya'll want me to. (Kin ya'll heer the banjo music a-playin?)
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Jan 23, 2010 - 04:19pm PT
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Looks cool!!
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Jan 23, 2010 - 04:34pm PT
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looks a lot like the rock at rainbow. same general area?
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2010 - 04:42pm PT
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Nope... not even close. Them boulders up thar at Rainbow been scrambled on fer years. I'll give ya a 'lil hint: When ya'll er done climbin', you kin gitchya a beer and a catfish supper down the road a peace.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Jan 23, 2010 - 04:44pm PT
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Above Lake Hodges
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2010 - 04:47pm PT
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Sorry Slakkey, swing and a miss. Next batter?
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Jan 23, 2010 - 05:05pm PT
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i wrote a corrido about escondido, you want to hear it?
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Jan 23, 2010 - 05:45pm PT
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When you said Catfish I thought of Lake Wohlford area...
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2010 - 05:51pm PT
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We have a winner!
(Tell him what he's won...)
Watusi, you've won an all expenses paid tour of the bouldering mecca above Lake Wohlford!
(No cash value. Not to be misconstrued as an actual prize. Not for resale in the state of California. Not available in stores.)
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Jan 23, 2010 - 07:13pm PT
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hahaha nice baja. maybe next saturday am?
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2010 - 09:30pm PT
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Sounds good salad. I'll be up there tomorrow a.m. if you got the itch.
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Jan 23, 2010 - 09:40pm PT
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Yep, born and raised in SD. Lived 8 years at Lake Hodges and as some of you know did quite a bit of climbing in SD...:)Used to ride my road bicycle on all the grades around Hodges, Esco, and Valley Center. Had ridden quite a few times around the Wohlford area but the Catfish comment sealed it. No prize necessary just the pride in knowing the county better than most...
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Jan 23, 2010 - 09:46pm PT
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oh HELL YEAH mike you da man!
get yer fanny down to woody fer the shindig, buster. we can follow henny around and talk smack while pretending we forgot our shoes and chalk bags.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Jan 23, 2010 - 09:51pm PT
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Lived Lake Hodges for 9 years thought it might be a secret stash further up the hill Mt Israel that I did not about. Hodges has Catfish too :) The person that runs the little bar at Wholfords use to be the wife of the owner of the Del Dios Country Store. Dont know if the place at Wholfords is even open still.
No longer live there, now in Pt Loma but have great memories of that area
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Jan 23, 2010 - 09:58pm PT
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Slakkey, remember the Battleship turret atop Mt. Isreal? An eccentric millionaire had it towed up there in hopes that he was going to build a rotating home upon it...(Never came to fruition...) Yeah I used to play in my band at Maxines all the time, (later to become known as the Del Dios Country Store.)
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2010 - 10:06pm PT
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I figured somebody would get the catfish reference. The thing is, this little spot is really incognito... can't be seen from any of the roads or grades like Valley Center grade or Lake Wohlford grade, so you wouldn't have recognized it unless you'd been there.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Jan 23, 2010 - 10:10pm PT
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Watusi, yep the turret alot has not really changed there except that the Country Store no longer exists. The person that owned Maxines currently lives in Del Dios Sam. He later sold it and it became the Country Store.
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2010 - 10:22pm PT
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Used to drink at Maxines after work BITD. Good guess about Hodges Slakkey. The only stuff I'm aware of over there is that little crag above the dam. The Lake Wohlford Cafe has changed hands a few times over the years. Dude named Smokey owns it now. It's still open. My kid worked for him last year before he left for NAU.
Now don't you all go gitten your hopes up about this little bouldering area... most of the problems are short and easy. There's a few things to spend a morning or afternoon on, but that's about it. Just happens to be about a twenty minute walk from my house is all.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 23, 2010 - 10:28pm PT
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hey there bajaandy...say, thanks for the great pics here...
one, near looks like the image of a lizard on it... if one used the ol' imagination...
once again, nice stuff...
:)
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Jan 24, 2010 - 03:01am PT
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Yeah I remember putting up a 5.11 sport climb right at the spillway of the Dam at Hodges, "The Hodgeness Monster" probably doesn't see many ascents unless you know it's down there...The other crag high above the dam was developed by Kevin Worrall, The Hatchett Bros etc...
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Jan 24, 2010 - 11:18am PT
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sorry andy didnt see your reply till now. i cant make it this am. ill b in touch next week.
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arrow
Boulder climber
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I no those boulders. There on private property! My Family owns property up there and i bouldered there when i was a kid. There are a few good problems but scattered.
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2010 - 02:50pm PT
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I no those boulders. There on private property! My Family owns property up there and i bouldered there when i was a kid. There are a few good problems but scattered. Good to see that someone else knows them as well. Indeed, they're on private property. Hence the obscure reference to them. I own property up there and live up there. Access is cool as long as you keep yourself low key and on foot. You might be surprised at the number of problems now.
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2010 - 12:07pm PT
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Found this one yesterday. Probably walked right past it a hundred times, just never looked around the corner. Super thin tips. Steeper than it looks in the pic, narrowing at the top. About 12 feet high to a sloper top out. (Sorry about the pic quality... cell phone.)
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Jarus
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 23, 2015 - 02:02pm PT
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Hey fellas. Found this info about Bottle Peak. Is this the same area?
"Bottle Peak, 2010: The California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) granted TECC $3.5 million to purchase 418 acres on Bottle Peak, the iconic landmark east of the city of Escondido at the headwaters of Escondido Creek. The County of San Diego subsequently purchased the second half of Bottle Peak creating an 800 acre preserve."
Looks good on Google earth.
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 23, 2015 - 02:05pm PT
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Had a ton o' fun out there with Baja Andy a couple of years back. Been thinking about hitting him up for another (more thorough) tour!
Great orange stone, amazing patina, and good vibes. I'll bring beers next time ;-)
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Friend
climber
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Feb 23, 2015 - 02:59pm PT
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Wow that crack looks killer! How hard is that beauty?
I just PM'd you Andy, let me know if you got it!
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Feb 23, 2015 - 04:31pm PT
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Bouldered up there a couple years back. Andy took me and The Yerian for a tour of the area. Andy is one strong Mutha and a hellava good boulderer....but then he has a private playground up there. Big mistake of mine was to not call him back! Maybe when I get stronger!!!
Peace
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2015 - 06:39pm PT
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Ho man! Talk about dredging up some old posts!
RED-Point... no, not Bottle Peak. A few miles away. Been up there a time of two, but not sure about property issues in that neck of the woods.
Darkmagus! C'mon man! I don't know how you and Ron could only come up here once and then let it go!
Friend: Yup, got that one a few years back. It's pretty fun.
And Ron... it's never too late my friend!
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Feb 24, 2015 - 05:08pm PT
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man theres a million square miles of untouched rock in sd county, all ya gotta do is get out there. Cant be skeered of a little brush wangling but its usually worth it
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2015 - 12:25pm PT
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Friend: Never got the PM. Tried to send one to you. Perhaps the message feature is not working here at the taco?
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Friend
climber
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Feb 26, 2015 - 03:30pm PT
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Supertopo PM function = fail.
No worries, it took me all of 6 minutes to track you down the old fashioned way, climbers' grapevine. Stand by for email contact!
Cheers
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