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August 2021
August 2021: Courtright Reservoir
Courtright Reservoir is located in one of the most superb geological areas of California. Bare granite domes rise from the shores of Courthright Reservoir and above the deep canyon cut by Helms Creek located at the north end of the lake.
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September 2021: Lover’s Leap
This area is 250 to nearly 600 foot tall mostly vertical granite, with cracks crisscrossed with horizontal dikes. Over 250 developed routes that range from low bouldering traverses to 4 pitches tall. Some routes are bolt protected, but most of the sport climbing is 5.10+ YDS or harder. All of the routes demand less than 20 minutes to "hike" into, as the entrance path is part of the pioneer trail, and therefore excellently maintained and quite wide. Camping: Fallen Leaf…
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October 2021: St. George, UT
This large state park boasts a little of everything, from short sport clip-ups to mixed multi-pitch routes or even long, infrequently traveled adventure climbs. I have only sampled the area, but am writing it up here to get the ball rolling. The crags are sandstone, some reminiscent of the good stuff at Red Rock, NV, some resembling the softer formations of Zion National Park, and some fit for climbing by only the truest of desert rats. Snow Canyon is about…
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November 2021: Annual Slide Show, Fairview Mountain
Join us for a fun weekend of camping and climbing at Fairview Mountain, near Apple Valley, CA.
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December 2021: Malibu Creek State Park
Malibu Creek State Park is a state park established in 1974 to preserve the Malibu Creek canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains west of Los Angeles. The park encompasses 8,215 acres and offers a wide variety of quality sport climbing and developed bouldering, as well as, excellent top-rope routes on the Planet of the Apes Wall. The Park offers over 100 bolted sport climbs, ranging from 5.5 - 5.14, on steep pocketed volcanic rock. While climbing is extremely popular at…
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January 2022: Joshua Tree, Indian Cove
Join us for our annual Joshua Tree trip. Camping will be in Indian Cove Group Sites 3, 7, and 11. Indian Cove is a stand-alone section of the park, located to the north of the main park and around 1000 feet lower in elevation. This, plus the fact that it is relatively sheltered, make it a good destination on cold winter days. The rock tends to be slightly grainier than some of the other popular areas (Lost Horse, Real Hidden…
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February 2022: New Jack City
New Jack City (NJC), also known as Sawtooth Canyon, is a sport climbing destination in the high desert near Barstow, CA. With more than 450 sport climbs ranging from 5.6 - 5.13 scattered across the high desert, New Jack City offers something for climbers of all abilities. Camping at Sawtooth Campground
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March 2022: Rainbow Canyon, NV
An obvious wall of clean tuff lies 17 miles south of Caliente on SR 317. The cliffs are just off the road. The road is graded dirt and can get washed out. The climbing is both sport and trad. There are beautiful corners and clean, blank face climbs with bolts. The rock is similar to Smith Rock. This is a remote area with no facilities. Climbing can be had year round although winters can be cold and summer gets hot!…
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April 2022: Red Rock Canyon, NV
Red Rock: a few thousand routes, generally warm weather, every kind climbing from short sport routes to big 20-pitch outings, nearby Las Vegas for off-rock activities. Camping at Red Rock Canyon State Park Group sites
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May 2022: Tahquitz & Suicide Rock, Idyllwild
Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks are the premiere multi-pitch traditional crags in Southern California and offer numerous climbs of all levels from one to seven pitches in length. The rock at both Tahquitz and Suicide is a high-quality granite that varies from smooth and nearly featureless in spots to rough and grainy in others with most of it being somewhere in the middle and quite excellent. Loose rock is generally rare at Suicide Rock but the north side of Tahquitz is…
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