Thursday, May 11, 2017

Mark West / Porter Creek / Franz Valley Rd - Safari West {{ACCESS ISSUES}}

Secret Santa Rosa local rocks ~ word of mouth only ;)
*=ok **=good ***=great ****=local classic *****=world classic

Tombstone Rock
*Main Face - left to right:
1 Tombstone Arete 5.11a**** left arete finish or 5.11b/c**** direct right rail FA=DS
2 Tombstone Face 5.12a** right face up left into arete or 5.12b direct finish FA=DS/CS
3 Tomb Raider 5.13a/b*** TR direct dyno start up into arete or 5.13a/b into direct rail finish. FA=RT
4 The Tomb 5.11c/d* 1 bolt right face up to old cold shut anchor.
5 Dirty Arete 5.10 TR right arete. FA=DS
6 Tombstone PROJECT V12/13!? direct face from sit of Hunger up into 5.11c/d highball finish!?
7 The Hunger V8*** low sit start up right past undercling-gston into Tombstoned V5*** sit start direct arete or V4*** stand start - up right to top out on jug ledge above corridor. FA=CS
Traverse Face - right to left:
8 Tombstone Traverse V2**** right to left around low bulge up into V0** jug finish - or V3*** into far left finish. FA=DS
9 V4** low traverse mid sit start up left into Charred Remains. FA=?
10 Scorched Earth V2*** uphill left sit start face up to jug top - or Charred Remains V3** far uphill sit direct far up face to jugs - or Nailed It V4*** low right sit on crimp. FA=DS/CS
11 VB easy way up/downclimb Main Rock.
Grave Cave
12 Grave Cave Arete V2** sit start left arete. FA=DS
13 Grave Cave V6**** sit start center of steep cave. FA=DS
14 Grave Cave Traverse V4*** sit right to left or sit left up right into top of Grave Cave. FA=CS
15 V6/7/8!? low traverse(s)!?
Knob Boulder
16 Knob Arete V0*** stand start V1*** sit start. V2** sit without left foot chunk - or V1** left into V0*** slab top out. FA=DS
17 V4** low right sit up gaston rail into right face - or V3 same sit left into arete. FA=AH
18 Grave Digger V4/5 eliminate - low sit Knob Arete - dyno to jug rail and top out! FA=MW
Candle Rock 
19 Candleabra V2* low sit center or scarred face - or V3* low traverse. FA=DS/CS
Crystal Boulder
20 Crystal Prow V0** sit start mantle V1* traverse - small boulder opposite Grave Cave FA=DS


Stagecoach Rock
*left to right:
1 Stagecoach Traverse V1/2/3 traverse. FA=DS
2 LSD V5/6 FA=CS
3 V3/4? FA=DS
4 V0/1 FA=DS
5 V5 FA=RS
6 V5 FA=CB
7 ?
8 ?
9 ?
10 ?


Postwood Boulders
1 Postwood Traverse V2/3? FA=RT
2 V4/5 FA=RT
3 V0/1 FA=CS
4 V1/2 FA=RT
5 V2/3 FA=RT
6 ?
7 ?
8 ?
9 ?
10 ?


The Backyard Boulders aka Safari West Boulders aka Franz Vly Rd Boulders 
{ACCESS ISSUES}
Safari Boulder
1 V1 slab. FA=AC
2 Safari Arete V2/3 sit start arete. FA=CS
3 Safari West V5 sit start left or Safari Direct V6 sit direct no aretes. FA=AC
4 Safari East V5 right variation. FA=CS
5 V0 warm up lip traverse. FA=AC/CS
6 V1 overhung prow! FA=AC
Spider Boulder
7 Spider Senses V6 low sit start lip/arete up left into Spider Party. FA=CS
8 Spider Party V5 sit start V4 stand. FA=CS
9 Span The Man V6 low stand up left into #10 - or direct V5 up right - or sit!? FA=AC
10 ? V1 stand. FA=SR
11 V1 slab traverse up right under tree to end on top of #9+10. FA=CS
12 V5 sit start traverse up right into #11. FA=CS
13 V5 sit start traverse right and up into #14. FA=AC
14 V2 sit start on input jug and go up scoop face to jug slab top out. FA=AC
15 ?
16 ?
17 ?
18 ?
19 ?
Creek Boulder
20 ?
Lone Boulder
21 ?
22 ?
Epoxy Boulder
23 Epoxy Classic V4 or low sit - original old school classic! FA=PS?
24 Natural Line V5 low stand or V3 stand start. FA=CS?
25 V3 jump start campus bulge - or sit start project!? FA=AC/CS
26 V5 sit start or V3 stand start. FA=AC/CS
27 V5 sit start or V3 stand start. FA=CS
28 Warmup Down-climb V4 sit start direct or V3/4 right - V1 stand start/down-climb. FA=AC/CS
29 Slithering Fear V0R highball slab ~ multi pitch bouldering! FA=RA
30 ?
31 ?
32 ?
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34 ?
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