Elevation: 5,376 ft
GPS: 43.8911, -103.4565
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Shared By: Dan Dewell on Aug 27, 2002
Admins: Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty
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Description

The Baldy area is primarily a bouldering area with some sport and traditional climbing available. The rock is primarily granite and demanding on the tips. Bouldering is excellent during all times of year, except in the scorching heat of summer, where your fingertips are lost VERY easily.

Bouldering ranges from V0- to the upper limits of human abilities and pain tolerance. There are many classic problems to do and many that should be done in the future. Landings are generally excellent with a few exceptions. One or more pads and spotters are always recommended and encouraged.

Getting There

From South Seas Area sign-in, walk to the right and make a quick left through a gully that leads downhill. A path is readily available at this moment, and leads to the east in an obvious line through the South Seas Area.

After about five minutes, this path intersects another path leading to the North or to the South. Take the right pathway (South), in the direction of Lonesome Boulder (?), for about ten minutes or less. On your left, another, less obvious, path will form in a bunch of smaller pine trees after a cool looking granite 'sculpture.' Walk this way and follow the path as best you can. It will lead up hill to the left, then flatten out, then uphill, again.

Generally, Baldy is teaming with boulders and if you get lost, there is always something to hop on. The most popular areas are to the South and to the West of the granite monstrosity, but explore, and you will find your own special playgrounds. There is obvious potential for crack-climbing and face-climbing in every area of Baldy, and many of each have been done in certain areas.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mount Baldy

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V2 5+
 38
The Warmup at the Halfways
Boulder
V3 6A
 19
The Hurt Locker
Boulder
V3 6A
 18
Don't Get Lippy
Boulder
V5 6C
 33
4on6
Boulder
V5 6C
 38
Wrestling With A Buffalo
Boulder
V5 6C
 15
Anomaly
Boulder
V5 6C
 19
Skypager
Boulder
V6 7A
 38
Orange Roughy
Boulder
V6 7A
 13
The Banshee
Boulder
V7 7A+
 29
Seul Avec Dieu
Boulder
V7 7A+
 34
The Cheat
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 13
Torso Fritter
Boulder
V8 7B
 14
Black Roughy aka God Is Love
Boulder
V9 7C
 11
Virgin Martini
Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 44
Rogaine with Minoxidil
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Warmup at the Halfways Almost There Boulders
 38
V2 5+ Boulder
The Hurt Locker Old Baldy Front… > Hurt Locker Boulder
 19
V3 6A Boulder
Don't Get Lippy Old Baldy Front… > Don't Get Lippy
 18
V3 6A Boulder
4on6 Old Baldy Front… > Seul Avec Dieux Boulder
 33
V5 6C Boulder
Wrestling With A Buffalo Old Baldy Front… > Buffalo Boulder
 38
V5 6C Boulder
Anomaly Old Baldys Melo… > Anomaly Boulder
 15
V5 6C Boulder
Skypager Camp Judson Rd > Cell One Valley > A Tribe Called Quest…
 19
V5 6C Boulder
Orange Roughy Old Baldy Front… > Orange Roughy Boulder
 38
V6 7A Boulder
The Banshee Baldy's Lil-Bro… > Banshee Boulder
 13
V6 7A Boulder
Seul Avec Dieu Old Baldy Front… > Seul Avec Dieux Boulder
 29
V7 7A+ Boulder
The Cheat Irie Heights > N Nostril Cave
 34
V7 7A+ Boulder
Torso Fritter Almost There Boulders
 13
V7-8 7B Boulder
Black Roughy aka God Is Love God Is Love Boulder
 14
V8 7B Boulder
Virgin Martini Irie Heights > Irie Heights Boulder
 11
V9 7C Boulder
Rogaine with Minoxidil Old Baldy
 44
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport 2 pitches
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