The Black Forest - Northern California Bouldering 2018 Update

Clear Lake/Konocti - Little Black Forest,  Big Black Forest, Clear Lake State Park

Little Black Forest (aka Old Black Forest)
Black Magic Boulder
1 Black Magic Arete V3 sit start. / V2 stand. FA=CS/SB
2 Black Magic Direct V4 face right of arete - arete is off. FA=CS / Black Foot V6 dyno! FA=AH
3 Black Magic V1 stand start. FA=SB
4 Black Magic Traverse V2 low sit start on right then traverse up left into #3. FA=SB
5 Black Energy Arete!? Overgrown with moss - needs cleaning.
6 Black Magic Slab V0 stand start slab face left of #1.
7 Black Eye V5/6 low left sit start right of down-climb slab up into short bulging pocket face. / stand start on pockets V2/3 or mid sit start V4/5. FA=CS

Black Slab Boulder
8 Black Slab Arete VB fun slab arete left or right side.
9 Black Slab Face V0/1 slab face right of slab arete.
10 Black Moss Face V2 left slab face. Often overgrown with moss. FA=CS
11 Black Moss Traverse V2 left to right / V3 right to left into #10. FA=CS

Black Cat Boulder
12 Black Cat was V4/5 now V5/6? sit start - foothold broke so harder now? / V2/3 stand? FA=CS?
13 Black Panther V4/5 low left stand start into #14. FA=CS / start right of #12 traverse up right into #14. / Black V1 stand start jug pockets go up over short center face.
14 Black Forest Arete V2 stand start right arete. / V3 sit. FA=?

Black Hole Boulder
15 Dark Energy V1 stand start center of face and climb up and over the lip. FA=CS/SB
16 Dark Horse Traverse V3 sit start on right and traverse up left into #15. FA=SB
17 Dark Horse V5 low powerful start up into #15. FA=SB
18 Black and White V1 stand start at notch jug on prow.
19 Black Hole V4 sit start left hand in pocket and right hand below notch, bust a move up right into the notch jug and into #18. FA=CS
20 Black Hole Direct V5 sit start right hand in pocket and left-hand low, make move up right into the notch and into #18. / V5/6 low sit start right hand on edge. FA=CS
21 Black Power V6 low sit start #20 then traverse left into #22 left top out. FA=CS
22 Black and Blue Traverse V5 sit start left side traverse right into #19. / Black and Blue V2 sit start then up short left top out slopers to pockets. FA=CS
23 Black Sheep V0 left or right sit start on small boulder behind Black Hole Boulder.
24 Dark Horse Direct V1/2 start #16 and top out direct. FA=SB

Lost Boulder
25 Lost V4 low tricky sit start up into V1 stand start. Uphill from main boulders. FA=CS


Big Black Forest (aka New Black Forest)
Blackalicious Boulder
26 Blackalicious Arete? Overgrown with moss - needs cleaning.
27 Blackalicious V6 sit start. FA=CS / V4 stand start pocket face. FA=SB Needs cleaning.

Black Bean Boulder
28 Black Label V3 sit start mini cave. / V1 stand start - or Black Label Traverse V4/5 left sit FA=CS - or Black Label Direct  - match undercling stand start V4/5? FA=AZ or V5/6? low right start on right-hand sloper rail and left undercling right of the mini-cave (#28) FA=!?

29 Black Rail V4 low start or V0 stand start jug rail. FA=CS/SB

30 Black Water V5 stand start vertical pocket face water groove. FA=CS
31 Black Bean V5 low stand start up left. or V4 stand. or low sit V6? / Black Bean Traverse V5 stand - or V6? low stand or V6/7 low sit? - or Black Bean Direct V5 stand start straight up direct. or V5/6 low stand. or V6 low sit. / or Black Bean Face V!? vertical pocket face right of Black Bean!? FA=CS/?

Black Arrow Boulder
32 Black Arrow V3 stand start or V5 sit start FA=CS - or No Waffles For Chris V5/6 stand dyno FA=MW or sit dyno V6 FA=AZ
33 Black Arrow Arete V3 left hand arete V4 low sit - or direct face no arete!? - or Blackness Traverse? traverse slab from left to right into arete(s) FA=CS
34 !? right hand slab arete. FA=JS
35 highball center slab face(s)!?
36 highball left hand slab arete/main arete!?
37 !? high right-hand arete/left side of main arete!?
38 Black Widow V2/3 start at base of arete go up left into Black Widow Slab V0 left slab face. FA=CS
39 ? V1 start Black Sunshine and go right and up slab direct. FA=BN

40 Black Sunshine Slab V0/1 start Black Sunshine end on Black Widow Slab. FA=CS

41 Black Sunshine V3/4 sit start southwest arete - or V0/1 left stand start. FA=CS


Black Keystone Boulder 
42 Black Plague V3/4 crimps to jug arete or low start!? FA=CS

43 Serious Black!? steep face over bad rocky landing.
44 Blackout V4 start in right hand pocket and left hand undercling side pull - go up! FA=CS
45 Black Eyed Peas V4 FA=CS

46 Black Keystone V1 sit start holes go up easy high slab face past the keystone hold. FA=CS

47 Black n Tan V2 stand start right side go up into Black Keystone. FA=CS

48 Black Ops V4 sit start small boulder below Serious Black. FA=CS

49 ?

50 ? 

Clear Lake State Park {{AS OF JANUARY 2019 BOULDERING IS NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN CLEAR LAKE STATE PARK}}
Leprechaun Boulders
51 Little Leprechaun V0 direct from sit start. / VB with big mossy right-hand flake jug. FA=CS
52 Stumped V4 low left sit start. FA=CS 

53 Shenanigans V? left side face of Shamrock!?
54 Shamrock V2 semi high semi-classic up center of boulder. FA=CS
55 Sham Jam V0 crack corner arete right side of Shamrock - downclimb.

Campsite 110
56 Camp Crack V0 sit start short splitter crack in tight corridor. / VB stand start. FA=CS
57 110 Arete V2 sorta high, sorta classic left arete. FA=CS
58 420 Face V1 stand start on gritty sloper jug in high corner. / V!? sit start low jug shelf project!?
59 Camp Clown V2 sit starts. / V0 fun right or scary left finish. FA=CS
60 Camp Fire V2 sit start scrunchy right side of boulder. FA=CS



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