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Submitted By: C Miller on Jan 15, 2010

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Looking north to the BMX Crags, Horseman's Center

Description 

This is the name given the various crags scattered about the hillside and it's base near the BMX track, most of which are either south or west facing and often very sunny. The rock quality is a bit better overall here than in The Cemetery although exceptions do exisit.


Getting There 

From the parking area head north to the various crags on the rocky hillside.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for BMX Crags:
Switch Back   V0     Boulder, 10 feet   Giant Pebble Boulder
Battle of the Bulge   V0     Boulder, 15 feet   The Igloo
Down South   V0     Boulder, 12 feet   Ring Side Boulders
Uranus   V1-2     Boulder, 13 feet   Lone Star Boulder
Blast Off   V1-2     Boulder, 15 feet   The Igloo
Rat Hole   V2-     Boulder, 12 feet   Ring Side Boulders
Clown Foot   V2     Boulder, 13 feet   Ring Side Boulders
Cosmic Sloper Stand   V2     Boulder, 15 feet   The Igloo
Starlite Decay   V2 PG13     Boulder, 8 feet   Ring Side Boulders
Fear The Bulge   V3     Boulder, 25 feet   The Igloo
Southwest Arete   V3-4     Boulder   The Igloo
Cosmic Sloper Sit   V4-5     Boulder   The Igloo
Rainbow Rail   V5     Boulder   The Igloo
Crimp Toss   V5     Boulder   The Igloo
Crack Dream   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Lightning Bolt Crag
Thumbs Up   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Thumb
Square One   5.10a/b     Sport, 50 feet   The Billboard
Circus   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Carousel Rock
All Thumbs   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Thumb
Shakes the Clown   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 20 feet   Carousel Rock
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Looking northeast to the BMX Crags, Horseman's Center

Looking northeast to the BMX Crags, Horseman's Cen...

Working the large boulder behind the HorseMans Center Club House. This rock has many 1/4 inch bolts without hangers and chopped bolts as well.

Working the large boulder behind the HorseMans Cen...

BMX Crags overview, Apple Valley Crags

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By Cory Smith
From: Victorville, ca
Sep 23, 2011

Hi,

I am looking for the name, and route names of a boulder that is directly north or circus. Its all by itself in the field behind the BMX track. Ive seen chalk on it, and a dad with his kids climbing it. any one who can help with a name or link of the info on this boulder would be great! Thanks!

-Cory

By crimpnasty
Aug 23, 2012

If it is the boulder I am thinking of, then it looks like a igloo and I have always referred to it as such. I have bouldered around the area for years and have done pretty much every problem on the boulder. Every problem is quality for the area. Going off of memory from the giant slab and working clockwise is as follows:

1. Battle of the Bulge V0
- Slab to big flat edge to top

2. Downclimb VB
- Southeast arete

3. ??? V0
- Small face to right of arete on small edges

4. ??? V1
- Center face

5. ??? V2/3
- Northeast arete starting on faint sidepulls to sloper and up

6. ??? V?
- As I recall there is a small hold low on the north face crank up

7. ??? V4
- Northwest arete sit start low and finish up groove feature

8. ??? V5
- West face crimps to edge to top

9. Southwest Arete V3
- Best problem on boulder. Start low, somewhat awkwardly, matched on obvious hold. Follow the chalk to the top!


Disclaimer

I am not claiming fa's or that these grades are gospel. Next time I go out there I will try to take some photos to post up.