Mountain Project: Climbing San Diego County

Submitted By: david baker on Jan 27, 2006
Administrator: Marc Kajut
Latitude: 33.0063 Longitude: -116.9600
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Description

Mount Woodson is a San Diego classic with short climbs on great granite. Woodson is made up of hundreds of boulders of all sizes. This area has been known in the past as a bouldering area. However, there are good top rope and lead climbs as well. Woodson has some great practice aid routes to train on. Woodson has a paved road that you can walk up and access the varies climbs as you walk to the antennas at the top of the mountain. Beware if you do not know where you are going you can end up doing a lot of bushwhacking to get to climbs.

Getting There

Take Hwy 8 to the 67. Go on the 67 for approximately 17 miles. When you get to the Poway Road junction 14 miles from Hwy 8 continue 3 more miles on the 67. You will see Mount Woodson littered with boulders on the left side of the road.There is parking along the 67 near the Forest service fire station.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mount Woodson:

Elsa's Crack 5.7 Trad, TR, 20 feet Poison Oak Boulder Area

Sickle Crack 5.8+ Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 20 feet Sickle Crack Boulder

Milkbar 5.9 Trad, 35 feet Milkbar Boulder

Baby Robbins 5.9 V0- Trad, Boulder, 1 pitch, 15 feet Jaws Boulder Area

Rockwork Orange 5.10a Trad, 40 feet Rockwork Orange Boulder

Robbins Crack 5.10a Trad, 35 feet Robbins Boulder

Bat Flake 5.10d TR, 22 feet The Cave Area

Crucible 5.10d Trad, TR, 25 feet The Summit Area

The Cave 5.11a TR, 20 feet The Cave Area

Jaws 5.11a V1 Trad, Boulder, 1 pitch, 15 feet Jaws Boulder Area

Eric's Face 5.11a/b TR, 25 feet Robbins Boulder

Werner's Wish 5.11b TR, 25 feet Poison Oak Boulder Area

Right Long's Crack 5.11 TR, 18 feet Seminar Wall Area

Alcoa 5.11c TR, 17 feet The Cave Area

Uncertainty Principle 5.11c TR, 35 feet Uncertainty Principle Area

Seminar Wall 5.11+ TR, 20 feet Seminar Wall Area

Go With The Flow 5.11c/d TR, 26 feet Poison Oak Boulder Area

Hear My Train A Comin' 5.11c/d C1 Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 35 feet Hear My Train A Comin' Boul...

Driving South 5.11d Trad, TR, 17 feet Uncertainty Principle Area

Mother Superior 5.11d Trad, TR, 22 feet Mother Superior Boulder

Featured Route For Mount Woodson

Hear My Train A Comin' 5.11c/d C1 CA : San Diego County : ... : Hear My Train A Comin' Boul...

This is an over hanging finger crack that widens as you climb. The first ten feet of this climb is the crux and great practise for over hanging aid. After the crux the climb backs off and the crack widens. If you want to learn aid climbing in relative safety this is a great climb to get started on....[more] Browse More Classics in CA

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