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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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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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