BETA PHOTO: The striking Sail Boulder (5.11b/c) at Mt. Woodson...
Description
If the Uncertainty Principle is the patriarch of Mt. Woodson, then The Sail is the graceful matriarch. This gorgeous boulder sits way atop the hill and faces southeast. Although it is readily seen on the way up, the best visual comes after rounding the corner past The Cave. Nonstop technical face climbing is the name of the game, with none of moves being arbitrary. Start just left of center up 5.10+ territory, halfway up move right a few feet, then finish up through 5.11 moves to the top. Crux comes pulling past a brown squarish hold, easily seen when scoping this route out. Stellar.
Protection
Set up is either climbing the northeast edge/arete (no pro, 5.9+) or throw the rope over and batman up the backside. Two bolts at the top.
By Adam Stackhouse Administrator From: Escondido, Ca Jun 29, 2006
To mitigate the potentiality of blowing off into a gully from the 5.9 arete, I found some security in using a cheatstone or two to get up to a good hold and go from there to set this up.
The Summit Area
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