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Scoop
Mountain climber
Truckee, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 12, 2008 - 04:14pm PT
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Anyone have a topo or beta on an area I have heard whispers of just off Yuba Pass and east of Bassets?
All responses appreciated.
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Oct 12, 2008 - 05:06pm PT
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Hey scoop - I climbed there a few times this summer and couldn't complain about the short approach (10 min)! Fairly good granite crack and face climbs and plenty of bolts. Some of the anchors were curious however,consisting of fixed cable and rope coming off the summit. This may have been remnants of a repeater station. Wonder who established this fun,moderate area ??
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 12, 2008 - 05:20pm PT
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It looks like the rock there has quite a lot of cracks and features. Some of the "plenty of bolts" in the third photo appear to be unnecessary, but appearances can be deceiving.
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jsaghi
Trad climber
muskogee, ok
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Oct 12, 2008 - 06:26pm PT
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You will go east of Bassets 6-10ish miles on 49. Don't remember how long exactly but the Yuba Pass campground is well marked. Whether you come from Bassetts or Sattley on 49 you will go uphill until Yuba Pass and then down after. If you pass one of those cities and find yourself going downhill again you have passed it.
Park at the Yuba Pass campground and walk south on the dirt road (Yuba Pass Rd). After only a few feet you will turn right onto a road that has campsites along it. Walk down this road and pass five or six campsites. Then turn left and start walking uphill. You will probably find a trail soon after you start walking uphill. Follow the trail. If you don't pass the trail just take the path of least resistance uphill until you reach the rock. 10-15 minutes.
There are lots of easy lines to the top. Some (too many) are bolted, some aren't. There are lots of bolts on that rock. On top there is a line of single bolts spaced about 20 ft. apart that a camp in the area uses to shuffle kids up for a rap.
There is lots of rock in the area around Sattley and Bassetts. Tons of it is virgin choss with Yuba being the best quality but not as much of an adventure as some of the others. There is a 400 ft. face above Deadman's Lake, several 100-200 ft. faces in Lincoln Valley, some bouldering and small crags up Forest Route 09, and bouldering near Salmon Lake. Then there are the Buttes with an unlimited supply of chossy climbing.
Have fun! Seems like I wrote enough but if you still can't get to Yuba Pass email me and I'll get you a map with it marked.
Jason
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Oct 12, 2008 - 08:26pm PT
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So Jason....who is the madbolter of Yuba Pass ?
Salmon Lake bouldering :
Buttes choss :
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jsaghi
Trad climber
muskogee, ok
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Oct 12, 2008 - 08:44pm PT
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aldude, no clue.
I loved every minute of my climbing in that area. I was not there for long and was sad to leave all those places. I had MANY great adventures there. It is possible I misrepresented the buttes. I was in the area between two stints in yosemite. I hope you are not offended and can see where my comparisons came from.
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Oct 13, 2008 - 02:44am PT
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Well, compared to yose - chossy would be kind *
Up here :
Down there :
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stella
climber
cali
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Oct 13, 2008 - 10:44pm PT
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bump for more beta.........i've heard there's quite a bit of climbing in the buttes area, and apparently the bouldering is phenomenal, not to mention extensive. anyone care to divulge information on other crags around there?
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jsaghi
Trad climber
muskogee, ok
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Oct 14, 2008 - 02:32am PT
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Let me know what kind of an adventure you want(bouldering, cragging, multipitch.....) and your email. I'll help all I can.
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