Crystal Springs Canyon Rock Climbing

Park on the dirt pullout/loop road, 100 yards to the west of the entrance to the Crystal Springs Campground, below a dirty looking broken cliff. From the parking area walk west towards a large granite boulder, head up and left through the talus following a well marked cairn trail towards the right edge of the cliff band (Strangler Cliff).

Continue up and to the west, following the trail through some low vegetation towards a small wall with an obvious arete on its left(east) edge and an angling splitter crack to the right. Walk past a large, lone pine tree, then go left and climb up and through a "notch" in a broken ridge-line (4th class). Grind straight up a steep dirt trail, then up and left through some low bushes. Stay left avoiding the rock step trail that leads to the small wall that lies up and to the right (Woodcutter Wall). Continue basically straight up the center of the broad gully following numerous cairns. At a large rock a dead branch barrier go up and right towards the top of a small ridge. From the top of the ridge go up and left going a large rubble covered boulder that sits below a small cedar tree. Go up the gully above until nearly even with a large fir tree on the ridge line to the right. Walk right on a trail that cuts behind the large fir tree. Go up the talus slope, then left and up and right on a trail through some Mt. Maple trees. Climb over some smooth rocks to an area marked by very large boulders and obvious cairns. A trail that follows a "catwalk" to the left, accesses the east side routes.

The West Side Routes, Bear Trundle Gulch And the Double Hump area all lie directly above the boulders marking the trail to the Cat Walk.