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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 1, 2007 - 11:30am PT
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Managed to get a half day of bouldering in on my Christmas trip to San Diego. It's my old stomping grounds, but I hadn't been there for ten years. It's only bouldering, but Woodson is pretty unique. All photo credits to my girlfriend, Elizabeth Benjamin.
My first climb ever - Sickle Crack (5.9).
The classic Robbins Hand Jam (5.10).
The somewhat less classic, Baby Robbins (5.9).
A Rick Piggot classic, Jaws (5.10+).
Test Tube - (actually, it's the Crucuble, 5.10).
A little offwidth action, Cricket's Chimney, aka Greg's Crack (5.11+).
The most beautiful photographer.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Nice, Greg! Thanks for that posting.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2007 - 12:12pm PT
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Test Tube is located near the very top of Woodson. This climb, The Crucible, is right next to it.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Nice! I want to get back there. I was beginning to worry till you got greg's/cricket in there.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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definitely on my list of places to go, especially when visiting my SoCal located family...
thanks for the very nice TR!
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2007 - 01:14pm PT
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I gotta tell you Jaybro, I was glad I could still do that thing. After my less-than-stellar performance on Air Voyage in 2005, I didn't know whether I had offwidth mojo anymore.
Put my hands in Mother Superior. To me, that thing is so much harder than Greg's Crack.
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WBraun
climber
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Awesome looking climbs. Is that a cell phone tower in the background on a couple of those photos?
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matisse
climber
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GREAT pics, thanks. I love Woodson.
As an aside you've reversed test tube and crucible.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Louis
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Thanks for the photos and commentary. Always happy to read these posts.
And, welcome back Matisse - you've been missed.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Discouraging words, eeyonk, I'm counting on you to do the first over 50 ascent of Lucille (Unless Bob's holding out on us). I think you mentioned something on another thread about getting into pullups today, me to!
As soon as I get a new battery in my car, I'm off to Indian Rock, Another historic urban ca climbing spot, if of somewhat lesser stature than Woodson. There's a 5.0 chimney that's about my speed, today.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2007 - 02:20pm PT
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Werner, the very top of Woodson is full of telecomm equipment. I noticed a bunch more have gone up since I was last there.
Lucille is on my list for this year. So is Stratosfear (anyone interested, Kevin?). I'm gonna start getting in shape for them...er...a little later on today.
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K. Fosburg
Sport climber
park city, ut
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Way cool photos. It's amazing how Woodson is such a study in difficult crack sizes. Almost seems to speak to an intelligent design...E-mail me if I am the Kevin you mean regarding the BBBBlack.
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Greg,
Thanks for a great TR !... nice to see a Woodson pioneer still crankin'.
S.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Fantastic crack climbing shots! Got to check the place out sometime soon. Looks like perfect highballing out there!
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2007 - 09:36am PT
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Hey, I did mix up Test Tube and the Crucible. I'm not good with names.
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Ghoulwe
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Test Tube left, Crucible right.
Eric
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goatboy smellz
climber
boulder county
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PIMP!!!
How dare you tease us when you know the south Platte is snowed in;)
Now how am I gonna purge this lust for climbing sweet granite cracks today?
ACK!
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darshahlu
Trad climber
Irvine, CA
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Thank you for sharing those great photos. I have never been to Mt. Woodson and as a crack climber, that place looks to have some sweet splitters!
I should check it out... how do you get there from OC? Are there any free online topos/guidebooks of the area?
Thanks,
Darshan
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matisse
climber
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Hey, I did mix up Test Tube and the Crucible. I'm not good with names
no worries, I hesitated to even say and detract from your nice TR. Pretty brave getting on Crucible half nekkid and all. I had chews on my shoulder for days after getting on it, and I had a rope.
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Scott_Nelson
Trad climber
San Diego
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Greg's Crack!!! That thing is impossible! What magic trick did you do to start it? = )
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