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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2011 - 08:05pm PT
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Ocotillo y quien sabe?
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Yeah that's a pretty baddass looking problem! :)
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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I've seen your awesome shot of this super arete Kevin, forgot the name but it looked 5 star!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Thanks for posting this Steve. My family has a home just over the mountain on the Cortez side. I've long been aware of the climbing over there but never actually had the time, opportunity or partners wiling to stop and check it out.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Catavina is truly beautiful....I think the blue palms are native only to that area of Mexico. One thing that was a little crazy while hiking, climbing around were the roaming cattle. Some had pretty good "racks". Kinda scary. :D
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WBraun
climber
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The Warbler is one of the most inspiring person I ever known.
He can sniff out new routes even blindfolded.
I'm so lucky I've been around him and his incredible positive energy ....
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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You mean like this ^^^^ ;) palm grove? Hard to find. Random palms in the middle of Bum fuk Egypt- desert out near the mission east of Catavina?.
Extremely beautiful desert out there. Unique in the world. I love it.
Mr. E working a boulder problem at the "Oasis" as I call it.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Thanks for the info K. Warbler :D
Say, have you, Maidy or anyone been to Bahia de Los Angeles? A great stop on the highway thru the Baja Penninsula.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Lynne- The only time I was in Bahia De Los Angeles was when I was a little kid. Most of what I remember was 100 miles of pot holes on the main highway which totally destroyed the boat trailer. Pebble beaches, big hermit crabs and lots of wind.
It's probably much much changed since then.
Warbler- I always wondered what the deal was with the burned trunks. These trees are way out in the middle of nowhere. Not near any highway. You can actually get to the mission from this spot but I hear it is a bit of a trek. There's a well in the middle full of fresh water. We used to haul a small water truck up there and fill it to haul back to Gonzaga back in the day..
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Guess we were just lucky on our trip. No stops going from SD to Bahia de L.A. Just Federale stops by 16 year olds with machine guns on the way back to the U.S. They searched our van but didn't take anything and were polite.
The biggest buzz I experienced was in San Quentin. We were on the huge beach there pretty much by ourselves when @ 3 truck loads of field workers pulled up, the guys jumped out and relaxed on the beach and took baths in the sea.
Dan went to get some beer. While he was gone about a dozen guys came up to talk.....it was a bit scary until I realized they did just want to talk.....practice their English and find out about the States.
They gave us fresh clams they dug up on the beach which they cracked open and put hot sauce on and some of their fav music tapes. I still have them.
I'd love to go back down Highway 1 (is it ?) I think once you get past Ensenada it would be ok. Am I wrong?
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Warbler: This might be the same arroyo you looked down on from above. You can access it from the east side. Some people use it as a jumping off point to hike up the steep drainage to the mission but I hear the hike is arduous and the old trail is so eroded it is difficult to find these days. Swimming hole is also accessible from here but I've never been to it or the mission. Both are definitely on the hit list.
There's a second well, closer to the ocean by Papa Fernandez's that was built by the missionaries in the 18th century that is also still in use. It is a lot farther away but was much easier to access with pack animals so it was the main water source for the missionaries. Must have taken a week to get down and back with water. Hard to imagine given the temperament of the warmer months down there.
Personally- I've never had any issues with bandits or federales. I did have a military guy kinda help himself to a couple of items during a search, but nothing of real value. A climbing partner of mine was rousted out of her campsite (near San Quintin) in the night and robbed at knife point, but they didn't hurt her physically. A (Baja/Gonzaga) neighbor had his truck stolen at gunpoint after a failed attempt to steal an airplane ended with them needing an escape vehicle. Never saw the truck again. I guess I've been lucky, but its been a lot of years since I've done any long road trips down there.
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Double D
climber
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Kevin my friend
..you rock!
Steve...thanks for posting. Great read.
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Steve Gade
climber
Los Osos, CA
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Here's the end of the same ridge. Thanks for the encouragement, Warbler. I'll have to sacrifice a few days of surf to broaden my horizons.
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Jan 10, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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Baja bump
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jan 11, 2011 - 08:51pm PT
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Uhhh, Steve Gade's pics looks to be promising....Holy!!!!!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 7, 2011 - 04:23pm PT
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Mysterious bumps on the landscape...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 3, 2011 - 02:26pm PT
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Hot Mysterious Bump...right about now!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2012 - 01:20pm PT
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Fly Bump...
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Scole
Trad climber
San Diego
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Jan 22, 2012 - 12:15pm PT
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Kevin
April sounds good to me. Maybe a little late, but that's when I have the time.Ever check out the crags to the S.W.? It looks like some bigger stuff way off in the distance.
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