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Routes Sorted
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Center Direct 
Center Route 
Face and Crack 
Face to Jug 
Night Train 
North Face 
North West Arete - Left Side 
North West Arete - Right Side 
Rollercoaster, The 
South West Corner 
Traverse of Carousel Rock 
West Face Complete 

Carousel Rock 


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BETA PHOTO: Northside routes

Description 

Sunny and shady sides. Good quality rock. Not as popular as many areas. Secluded (from people, not the road).

The sunny side (east) currently sports a lovely bee's hive in the north most big pocket. This currently makes most of the east routes at least a grade more difficult (due to the one handed bee slapping)!
5/23/07

Descent
The south side has a tenuous sequence starting above the SW corner then down and right (facing the rock) using an undercling to the knobby face - perhaps a pad and spotter.


Getting There 

Follow the trails around to the north side of Stoney Point. This boulder is located right at the edge of the giant concrete pour area by the train tracks and has a tree growing on it's west side.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Carousel Rock:
West Face Complete   V0     Boulder, 25 feet, Grade V   
Face and Crack   V0     Boulder, 20 feet   
South West Corner   V0     Boulder, 20 feet   
Center Route   V0     Boulder, 20 feet   
North West Arete - Right Side   V1     Boulder, 20 feet   
The Rollercoaster   V2 R     Boulder, 30 feet   
Center Direct   V3     Boulder, 15 feet   
Traverse of Carousel Rock   V5     Boulder, 150 feet   
North Face   V5     Boulder, 20 feet   
Night Train   V8     Boulder, 25 feet   
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Featured Route For Carousel Rock
Colin Loveness on the Crack traverse section

West Face Complete V0  CA : Los Angeles County : ... : Carousel Rock
Start just right of the tree, as with Face and Crack, or even stand on the trunk. Hop on the balancy start using a couple of crimpers. Move up and to the right via a sequence of tight hand and foot moves until you get your fingers wedged into the nice horizontal crack. Aggressively work the crack up to the committed topout on the top right. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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East side of Carousel Boulder (w/ bee hive noted)

BETA PHOTO: East side of Carousel Boulder (w/ bee hive noted)

Cement pit with railroad tracks.  Immediately behind Carousel Rock.

Cement pit with railroad tracks. Immediately behi...

Beta for West Side of Carousel Rock. Route 2 is 'Face and Crack' V0. Routes 4 and 5 are variations of 'Center Route' V0. My favorite is Route 1, which combines Face and Crack and Center Route into a traverse with a nice finish. Still V0.

BETA PHOTO: Beta for West Side of Carousel Rock. Route 2 is 'F...


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By Chris Owen
Administrator
From: La Crescenta and Big Bear Lake
May 26, 2007

Yeah that concrete monstrosity around the railroad tunnel entrance is a bloody envoronmental disaster.

This used to be a pretty nice spot.

By Chris Owen
Administrator
From: La Crescenta and Big Bear Lake
Jul 6, 2011

L to R starting on the south face descent route and heading right as you walk around the boulder.