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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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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2007 - 03:18pm PT
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Darshan. From I-15 and Poway Rd, go east on Poway Road and follow it to its end (several miles, goes through Poway) to Hwy 67. Go north on Hwy 67 for 3-4 miles and look for Mt Woodson Rd. on your left. Mt Woodson Rd has two outlets to the hwy...park along the hwy near the more northerly.
The secret to Greg's Crack...start low. After that, it's just classic arm-barring.
The climbs I've shown represent a very small sample of the crack gems out there. There is, of course, much more than splitter cracks. Here's an unnamed 5.11+ traverse that I was unable to do on this trip.
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darshahlu
Trad climber
Irvine, CA
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Thank you for the info...
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2007 - 08:41pm PT
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Oh, and Darshan, now that I am at home and have the guidebook - you can find nearly all of the Mt Woodson climbs in San Diego County Climbing Guide by Dave Kennedy with Chris Hubbard. Sheesh, I meant to bring this with me to check out Vice Pricipal's Office and PhD (which I didn't find).
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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damn, have you folks had you heads stuck in the sand or what?? woodson has the most amazing crack bouldering highballs in the western hemisphere. if you like cracks, and like to boulder highballs, woodson is gonna blow yer hair back. werd to ya mutha.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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I went to a different Vice principal's office, today, it's weird sometimes, growing up.
Eeyonkee, Maybe you just needed EB's on that traverse?
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2007 - 09:13pm PT
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You notice bvb, I didn't show anything that's rated 5.11c. That's not simply because I'm old and fat, the fact is I never could do Hear My Train a Comin', Driving South, Alcoa, and those other Woodson 11c's.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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What a great place to climb cracks! And what great looking climbs. High enough to be serious, but not so high as to be absolutely deadly if you should blow it. Very pure climbing...Thanks!
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poop_tube
Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
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darshahlu
hella postin up on the ST sheit
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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BVB, I done had my hairs blowed back sa miny times dey done fully cleared out up top. Izza fully Noith domin' an bristleconin' gangsta!!! But neva have slapped dat stone or caught da breeze in da Wood!
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Cool stuff Greg! "Greg's" is damned gnarl in my opinion. As is Right Longs iirc... I got whupped on 10a wide last time I was down there...it's probably 9+ by now.
Jlo, with the manzanita/boulder landings (usually on hillside), a lot of woodson tops are fairly "deadly" ....
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Richard Sims
Trad climber
LeVagina,Co
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Greg, after climbing, boating and boarding with my daughters for the past 15 years (isn'T Co. grand)I have been left behind with the girls off to collage.Do you hit the south plate or eleven mile? Richard
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2007 - 01:02pm PT
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Richard - Yeah, I climb regularly in the South Platte. Drop me an email if you'd like. I'd take Colorado over So Cal overall for sure, but I do miss Woodson as a bouldering area. I basically don't boulder anymore.
Edit - Kevin F - check your email.
Got some girls of my own.
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Kevster
Trad climber
Evergreen, CO
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Greg....Awesome photos of Woodson, I will have to check it out next time im in SoCal.
We met at the CynPin parking lot a few months back, how did you and Greg Lowe like Edge of Fright?
About Stratosphere....you might want to check with Leonard about those fixed ropes they used for protection points. I can't imagine that they are in the greatest of shape 20 years later.
Any interest in the Free Nose?
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darshahlu
Trad climber
Irvine, CA
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Poop Toob -
Yes, I am posting on SuperTaco if thats what you meant to say. just kidding, gimme some of that jack don't come back slack, ya know what I'm saying slizzaw. awesome jack.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2007 - 05:06pm PT
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Kevster, yeah, I remember you. As it turned out, Edge o' Fright was a bit of a struggle for George to lead that day. Come to think of it, Mississippi Half Step was a bit of a struggle for me. Every day is a good one in the S Platte, though. Thanks for the tip on Stratosfear. I've got Leaonard's email address (we were supposed to climb together in the Black last Fall but things did not work out).
As for the Free Nose, it looks great, and I would very much like to do it. I'd like to do 5 or 6 routes in the Black this year.
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