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The Calm Area

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Description

This is a nice cluster of quality problems on 3 main boulders. I've decided to put them all in one area, but they are divided into the Jumper boulder, the Calm boulder, and the Jaba boulder.

Getting There

From the backside of Baldy, simply walk down the gully in the main area. The boulders are on the left. In order to find the backside, you may need a little local beta. The gully is just down the hill from "Scary Trees" V8, if that helps at all.

Routes from Left to Right

V4 6B
 20
● Jaba
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 4
● Baja
Boulder
V10 7C+
 3
● Mother Night
Boulder
V6 7A
 3
● The Offering
Boulder
V10 7C+
 1
● The Inquisition
Boulder
V4 6B
 16
● Jumper
Boulder
V11 8A
 1
● The Perfect Storm
Boulder
V8-9 7B+
 4
● The Calm Before The Storm
Boulder
V8 7B
 4
● Wife's Wrath
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 2
● Metal Slug
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Jaba
 20
V4 6B Boulder
● Baja
 4
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Mother Night
 3
V10 7C+ Boulder
● The Offering
 3
V6 7A Boulder
● The Inquisition
 1
V10 7C+ Boulder
● Jumper
 16
V4 6B Boulder
● The Perfect Storm
 1
V11 8A Boulder
● The Calm Before The Storm
 4
V8-9 7B+ Boulder
● Wife's Wrath
 4
V8 7B Boulder
● Metal Slug
 2
V7-8 7B Boulder

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David hanging tight on "The Calm Before the <br> Storm" V8/9<br>
[Hide Photo] David hanging tight on "The Calm Before the Storm" V8/9

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Dan Dewell
[Hide Comment] Is this near "Jaba?" Jan 9, 2004
Greg Parker
Cardiff, CA
[Hide Comment] Yes, just down the hill to the left. You first pass the boulder with Blake's V6 and V7 and my Jumper, V4. It's the next boulder just to the right of the Jumper boulder. The pocket is very obvious on Calm (even though you don't use it on the stand up). I think Dave has pictures of the boulder he will post. Go check it out! Jan 9, 2004