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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Cracko,
Has anybody ever checked out the large granite boulders in the rolling hills Southeast of Bakersfield ?? I believe it's Tejon Ranch property. Looks really good!
I lived in Tehachapi for a couple of years ('00-'02) and checked out some of the boulders on the northeast side of SR 58 in the rolling hills of Tejon Ranch (if that's the name of that ranch in that area). I looked at an obvious formation on the southeast side, uphill from the Tehachapi Loop (choss), and hiked up to the base of an overhanging rock escarpment at the summit of an acute peak on the northeast side of 58 (helicopter landing pad and breakfast cafe located at this exit), but it turned out to be choss too from what I could tell.
I was bouldering on one of the boulders on the north side one day when a couple of young ranch-hands (rifle in the cart) politely, yet firmly, asked me to leave the property. I later contacted a ranch official and arranged to meet him so I could show him what I was interested in on his property. He met up with me, at one of the exits off 58, and gave me a personal tour up into the ranch hills for a more in depth look into the area. He gave me some paperwork (liability papers) to submit so that I could continue climbing on the property but that was as far as it got for he never got back to me after I submitted the papers. What I climbed on, though, was bullet and what I saw during the tour was pretty attractive!
There is also a scattering of boulders on the southwest side of SR 58 (sounds like this is what you're talking about), lower down on the mountain of the rolling hills of the ranch, that always got my attention as well, but never decided to trespass. It's too bad that so much of that land is private.
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Riverside, Ca.
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A couple of friends climbed that and told me they were pulling refrigerator sized blocks off while climbing. Perhaps this could be the new Williamson???
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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North Face of Strawberry?
TY
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Looks like Strawberry. Ben C told me about when he and Virgil S climbed that. Sounded like loads of fun.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Yeah, that's Strawberry Peak. Perhaps a better way to describe it would be 'choads of fun.'
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Is there a topo? Anyone know where the exsisting routes are on Strawberry NF are located? The cntral gully like feature might be worth while in winter. Anyone done that recently?
TY
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tony,
That's some kinda nasty! And I do know my choss.
I flew by it low and slow one day to make sure. I think the prop wash
knocked off some flakes. It was worth the gas to save the walk.
Like Nancy said, "Just say no, bro."
Besides, I'll warrant you could be roping up at the base of Lily Rock before
you could get to that side of Strawberry Pk.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Tony, ask Ben about it. He said something about finding good holds. He said whenever they found a good hold, they took it with them to use later.
Isn't Virgil back in SoCal? You might call him, he's a big believer in knowing your own backyard. And as Ben says, he really likes carrying heavy packs around in the backcountry.
RCS had trips there back at the dawn of time. When the old Mugelnoos get scanned and posted, hopefully soon, maybe there will be some reports to read.
If you do the third class route up from Josephine Saddle, you can get a good look down that face.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Jeff is correct, the Mt. Bike loop around Strawberry Peak is a classic. Given that the old trail was barely hanging onto the side of the mountain in places, it will be a major effort to re-establish the trail.
BTW: Buffalo Chip lives (but apparently a fore-lorn life in a high-end suburbia).
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2011 - 08:04pm PT
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I have a written description and topo drawn and written by Ruth Mendenhall for Strawberry Peak, I'll try and dig it up and post it.
I did a route called Strawberry Roam on on New Years eve about 20 years ago. Loose but fun non the less.
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Johnny K.
climber
Southern California
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Majority of this stuff is going to be choss.If something breaks off,just clean off the hold and move on :O
Choss on top of Baldy summit
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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This is a crag near Acton, not sure what they are calling it though.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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This is a crag near Acton, not sure what they are calling it though.
Crap? :-)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Doctor's bills?
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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This is a crag near Acton, not sure what they are calling it though.
Crap? :-)
Not completely crap. Only went there once and kinda forgot about it, but it's not bad. Secluded parking on a culdesac dirt road seemed to be public land (no houses nearby), approach goes uphill, about 20 minutes on a decent trail, good view, too hot in the summer. Worth going back IMO, but only because it's close to the SFV.
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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This area is off of Angeles Crest Highway about 1/2 mile west of Cloudburst Summit. It's visible from the road, on the north side (on Winston Peak). I top roped some of the cracks about 20 years ago.
On the uphill side, there is this crack:
There's a very old fixed piton:
This boulder sits right next to the road:
There's a couple good routes:
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Tfish
Trad climber
La Crescenta, CA
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Nice Rincon, that looks fun Im gonna have to check that out soon. I messed around once up there b4 I climbed and forgot about it.
Here is Spiders Spot. When I first saw it I didn't think it was right til I saw the bolt on the top. It looks bad, but it was actually pretty fun for a quick sesh. Thanks again for the directions!
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Riverside, Ca.
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I love this thread!
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Jul 10, 2011 - 11:49pm PT
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Sewellymon goes bump
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