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Main Area Bouldering

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Areas in Main Area

2 Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
A - Boulder (Left Of Trail) 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6
Alfa Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Another Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Arbor day boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Black Tower, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Blank Generation Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Bow Sprits 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Bravo Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Broken Tree 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Buddhahead Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Charlie Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Delta Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Dragon Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Eriksson Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Face 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Falcon Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Golf Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Great Curve Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
High Chaparral Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Holy Water Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6
Juliett Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Kilo Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
LBJ Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Lima Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
NO Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
No Easy Way Down Spire 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
November Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Orange Flambe Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Oscar Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Papa Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Peanut Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8
Priest Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Pumperknickel boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
Quebec 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Refrigerator, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9
Romeo Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Satellite Dish Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Scrub Jay Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Shot Block Boulder 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Sierra Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Silly Slab Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Swiss Cheese Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Sword of Damocles Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
T - Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10
Trailside Crack Boulder 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Truffle Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Turtle Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
U - Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Unnamed boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Victor Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Victory Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Worm Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
X2 Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
X4 Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
X5 Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8
Y - Crack Boulder 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Yankee Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6
Elevation: 5,938 ft
GPS: 34.341, -118.016 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views: 72,221 total · 509/month
Shared By: Jordan Ramey on Feb 19, 2007
Admins: jt512, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description

Secluded granite bouldering. This has the highest concentration of boulders and established problems. Several good top ropes exist here as well. Season is spring through fall.

Getting There

Take the trail across from campsite 5 from the Horse Flats campground. Follow it and pass Romeo Void on your left. The trail will eventually lead you straight into a fabulous bouldering area. Probably a 5-15 minute brisk hike.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Main Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V0 4
 62
● Thin Crack
Boulder
U - Boulder
V0 4
 18
● Y Crack
TR, Boulder
Y - Crack Boulder
V2 5+
 53
● Swiss Cheese
Boulder
Swiss Cheese Boulder
V2 5+
 45
● Thin Face
Boulder
T - Boulder
V2-3 5+
 10
● Barndoor Arete
Boulder
X4 Boulder
V3 6A
 43
● The Fang
Boulder
X5 Boulder
V3 6A
 5
● Better Bold than Old
Boulder
Arbor day boulder
V4 6B
 28
● B1 Traverse
Boulder
T - Boulder
V5 6C
 5
● Zacks Roof
Boulder
X5 Boulder
V5 6C
 31
● The Fang (Sit Start)
Boulder
X5 Boulder
V5 6C R
 4
● Dragon Flake
Boulder
Dragon Rock
V5 6C
 11
● The Falcon
Boulder
Falcon Boulder
V5 6C
 4
● The Great Curve
Boulder
Great Curve Boulder
V8 7B
 3
● The Sword of Damocles
Boulder
Sword of Damocles Bou…
V9- 7C
 3
● Nothing But Sunshine
Boulder
Peanut Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Thin Crack U - Boulder
 62
V0 4 Boulder
● Y Crack Y - Crack Boulder
 18
V0 4 TR, Boulder
● Swiss Cheese Swiss Cheese Boulder
 53
V2 5+ Boulder
● Thin Face T - Boulder
 45
V2 5+ Boulder
● Barndoor Arete X4 Boulder
 10
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● The Fang X5 Boulder
 43
V3 6A Boulder
● Better Bold than Old Arbor day boulder
 5
V3 6A Boulder
● B1 Traverse T - Boulder
 28
V4 6B Boulder
● Zacks Roof X5 Boulder
 5
V5 6C Boulder
● The Fang (Sit Start) X5 Boulder
 31
V5 6C Boulder
● Dragon Flake Dragon Rock
 4
V5 6C R Boulder
● The Falcon Falcon Boulder
 11
V5 6C Boulder
● The Great Curve Great Curve Boulder
 4
V5 6C Boulder
● The Sword of Damocles Sword of Damocles Bou…
 3
V8 7B Boulder
● Nothing But Sunshine Peanut Boulder
 3
V9- 7C Boulder
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This is the view from the top of O Boulder looking south, maybe south southwest towards Pumperknickel.
This is the view from the top of O Boulder look…
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The big boulder to the left is Orange Flambe and you can see The Refrigerator in the center of the photo.
The big boulder to the left is Orange Flambe an…
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Victor Ramirez making his own way up the Yankee Boulder in the Main Area at Horse Flats.
Victor Ramirez making his own way up the Yankee…
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Looking south, southwest? from the top of The Fang. You can see the Orange Flambe boulder and the Fridge down there.
Looking south, southwest? from the top of The F…
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This is the main area from the clearing on the main trail before you hit Holy Water Boulder.
This is the main area from the clearing on the…
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Cloudy day on the Main Trail
Cloudy day on the Main Trail
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Victor taking a nap on top of the Sword of Damocles.
Victor taking a nap on top of the Sword of Damo…
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I almost stepped on this rattler walking past the Falcon problem. That would have ruined my day! <br> <br> Seriously though folks, there are snakes, stay vigilant.
I almost stepped on this rattler walking past t…
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Chris Owen
Big Bear Lake
Chris Owen   Big Bear Lake  
The reference boulder for this area could be the flaky boulder, east of the trail just past the clearing - it's home to the classic "B1 Traverse". Jul 24, 2007
Mikey Wally
Los Angeles, CA
Mikey Wally   Los Angeles, CA
It's just a little over half a mile, mostly uphill (~260 foot elevation increase), from the horse pens in the campground to the B1 boulder. Oct 8, 2018

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