Ryan Campground Bouldering

B.A.M. doing some bouldering around the Chili Sauc...

Description 

Ryan Campground and the surrounding area is home to a decent collection of boulder problems with some problems located within the campground itself and others scattered near the base of Headstone Rock. The popular Stonehenge Area is also nearby and easily approached from here.

Problems of interest within the campground itself include the Gibbs Arete (V0), Flight Attendant (V4), Ryan Roof Problem (V5) and Dreaming Of The Master (V8).

Notable problems near Headstone Rock include Riff Raff (V0-), the Fidelman Arete (V1), Figure Five (V2), Facet Cut (V4) and Chili Sauce (aka Moffat Problem) (V7).

Picture Perfect (V1), Foot Fetish (V2), Squirm Direct (V5) and Prince Fari (V6) are all worth checking out at the nearby Stonehenge Boulders.

Getting There 

Ryan Campground is located 2.3 miles from Hidden Valley Campground and offers limited day-use parking in several locations. An option to consider, if no day-use parking is available within the campground itself, is to park at the large paved turnout (with restrooms) just past the Ryan Campground turn-off and walk in. Note: no day-use parking is allowed in designated campsites or along the entrance road to the campground - you will be ticketed.

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Chili Sauce (aka Moffat Problem) V7  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Moffat Boulder

Chili Sauce is a fairly obvious dihedral on a boulder that lies near the right side of the formation on the desert floor.Climb a short, overhanging dihedral with sweet diagonal rails and stems. Move out left to a pockety seam and a diamond shaped black diorite edge. Power through the crimpy crux to a jug over the top....[more]

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Headstone Rock and Boulders below. Photo by Blitzo...