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http://climbingsandiego.com/forum/index.php?topic=267.0Mt Woodson Vol4, The Junctions (Woodson West)
big hike to some good problems (Much of this will be very overgrown very soon)
Updated 23Dec2009
1 .9 cupped hands/fist on S side (can see the backside, a 3’ tall fist crack 100’ off the trail)
2 V1* overhanging buckets to sloper topout on SW corner
3 .7* tall handcrack with features on E side, crux start FA- Altman
.5 downclimb on W side
4 .6 lame dihedral and corner on left side of N side, starts low in a bit of chimney with another rock behind you
V1* lieback ramp that slopes up and right on SW side, rough landing
5 V0 short powerful featured face left of offwidth
.8 flare/ offwidth on S side made by 2 rocks
6 .8 lame right angling seam seen uphill from #7
7 .8 short wide crack left of the finger crack
V2* classic and testpiece overhanging finger crack on S side
8 .7R tall easy SE corner of the patio slab S of #7
9 V0 fingers and hands on E side
10 5.10A*mega classic vertical rattly fingers, 1”ish cams anchor FA- (tr) Altman (lead) Roed
.6* downclimb on N, backside
11 V0 short seam, left of 3 cracks on S side f rock N of #10
.8 middle crack FA- Lanman
.8 right crack
12 .4 L side of flake on E side
.6 R side of flake
V0 sitstart on corner, up and left, left end of N side
V1* face to arete to roof on N side, go to top and looking over edge into hole first, snake skin found inside last year, mega classic
13 V0* face L of arete on E side
V2* face R of arete on N side
V0 standing start R end of N face
V2 sit start NW corner, up and left
14 .6* hands on W side
.4 hands on S side of rock across trail from #10
15 .6 offwidth on S side
16 .6 finger on S side
17 .5 low angle flake and splitter fists on S side of rock S of #10
18 .9 short boulder problem/ seam on E side of next rock S
19 5.9 left flake on S side of rock 150’ down trail/ hill
5.7* center flake straight up FA- Lanman
5.0 right side left traversing flake
20 5.11 seam to face on SE side, tied off flake anchor, FA- (tr) Roed
21 .8 mantle huge horn on small boulder directly on trail
22 .6* short shallow dihedral, fingers/ hands NW side FA- Lanman
23 .8 short seam on S side of dome
24 .6 downclimb on W side, bottom is crumbly but landing is good
V0* left arete of huge boulder split in half, crux start
25 .7 slab on the other half
26 .9 arete and seams on left side of E face
V0 downclimb/ short grainy problem on W side, crux jumpstart
27 .6* hands on W side
.0 y crack on left side of S face
.7 crappy center chimney
.8 offwidth on R side of S face
28 .5 crack on S side of rock NW of junction of OLD Fry-Kroegel with Woodson trails
5.10 short widecrack/ lieback that starts otd off some flakes, pinches down to thin at the top, FA- (tr) Roed
29 .9* short splitter fingers inside chimney, seen from trail FA- Lanman?
? unclimbed dirty crack on left side of S face
.8 crack to crux face/ mantle on R side of S face
? unclimbed dirty crack on E side
The easiest way to access this area (30-38) is from 1/3 down the switchbacks at the large, Healthy, oak tree. Cut directly E across the hill until you hit 33 and 34 (there’s a cave on the corner). Work your way E and up hill hitting the trail around #29
30 .9 handcrack on S side starts at chest level with undercut feet
31 .6 short dihedral, pure stemming FA- Lanman
.8 offwidth FA- Lanman
32 .9 crack/ flake left of offwidth, deceivingly hard
V0* offwidth on S side/ outside of chimney
.8 dihedral in corner inside big chimney without using other side of chinmey
? seems like there was a real crappy easy crack inside the chimney FA- Lanman
33 .4* low angle slab/ crazy ladder buckets on S side
34 .5* dike on S side
35 V0* sit start thin crack to flake on W side FA- Dave Kappel
5.10A* dogleg highball handcrack on E side, traverse left and up, super featured and a bit loose FA-Kappel
36 5.10* big offwidth roof, done using ledge to the right, would be hard w/o it FA- (tr) Roed
.7 arete in corridor opposite ow FA- Lanman
37 5.11* 20’ splitter thin crack in shallow corner on S side FA- (tr) Roed, after many tries, then flashed by Lanman on tr
.6* downclimb, hands on N side
38 V2* slab to corner to handcrack through roof on S side
39 V1* Bent Face- E facing arete and face on dark rock (? anchor) FA- (tr) Kappel
40 V2R groove on SE corner, crux topout and bad landing, 10' from and facing switchback trail up hill, a few feet from where you would leave the trail to go to #41 (long slings anchor) FA- (tr) Kappel
41 5.11* mega pumpy overhanging hands in flare/ shallow dihedral to vertical thin hands and bucket finish. W of and halfway up the switch backs coming up the hill and to the West. 2,1,and a small cam to lead, Can Belay from backside with no gear FA- Roed
42 clump of boulders up the hill N of trail (halfway between trail and #45), W of the Warren Canyon junction
.5 left fist crack FA- Craig Clarence?
V? unclimbed overhanging thin crack
.5 fingers FA- Lanman?
43 V1 SE facing hands/ fingers/ lieback/ steep face on small boulder
44 V1 S facing, 10’ from #43 fingers and lieback over bulge
45 5.8* huge splitter dihedral seen up on hillside, 2 offwidth moves into chimney
46 V1 standing left FA- Kappel *need location*
V1 standing right FA- Kappel
V2* Krabby Patty Sitstart- FA- Kappel
47 5.6 fist crack on NW side across trail from picnic table
48 V0R* left side of knobby N face seen from trail FA- (tr) Lanman
V0otd* right side of knobby face
5.9 slab on W side FA- (tr) Sue Hopkins
49 .8* left side of 30’ knobby face seen behind #48
.8* center FA- (tr) Hopkins
.9* right FA- (tr) Clarence
50 V1otd* jumpstart to left slanting rail on N side seen from trail
Send beta and first accent info for this area to
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