General Dynamics 5.11a
| 847 page views
Good page?   |
| Type: | Trad, Sport, 30 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11a [details] |
| FA: | Galen Kirkwood, Bob Van Belle and Mike Paul in 1980 |
| Submitted By: | mschlocker on Sep 12, 2010 |
| |
Oscar pulling hard on General Dynamics.
Add Photo  Printer View
Current San Diego County Advisories MORE INFO >>>
- Thanks to ACSD for providing the following updates!
- Poway Crag's Ramona Wall and Miller Time Wall have a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August 31st annually dur to nesting raptors
- Glen Cliff has a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August, or if/when it is determined that nesting is not occurring
- Mt Gower also has a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August, or if/when it is determined that nesting is not occurring
- In recent years, Gower has been home to seasonally nesting raptors. To avoid human disturbance of nesting activities, advisories may be in effect from around December through August. Check the ACSD and CNF websites for details.
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project.
You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
|
|
Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment
|
|
Description A roof which requires quite a bit of power to pull through leads to a ledge, then more delicate moves up a flare.
Location At the top of the left climbers approach trail. The roof and 2 bolts make the location fairly obvious.
Protection 1 smallish cam and 2 bolts, bolt anchor.
| Comments on General Dynamics |
|
By ron amick
From: poway, ca
Dec 9, 2011
| FA was by Galen Kirkwood, Bob Van Belle and Mike Paul in 1980. I put in the bolts and did the first lead in 1980, 2 weeks after it was put up. |
By T.J. Esposito
From: San Diego, CA
Jun 18, 2012
| I've spent a reasonable amount of time on this can definitely say that this is a pretty awesome route. It's rather difficult in that figuring out the start (start of the business, not the scurrying-up-blocks part of the start) is really tricky to figure out. There are at least three variations that work, and so many chalked up holds that there might be more. Figuring out what's most efficient for you is key.
Moving past the roof is pretty strenuous and good technique actually helps to make it less burly than it initially seems. Fun relatively easy climbing (once you figure out a good sequence) past the second bold to the anchors.
Definitely preferable to do this on lead rather than TR to get the full experience! The falls are quite short once you've got the first bolt; the only downside is there's a lot of rope drag from the cam to the bolt unless you use a draw. However, using a draw or runner puts the rope in your way and makes the falls a bit longer. |
|
RSS Feed
7 more...
