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Charles Mingus Bouldering

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	Beneath The Underdog V3-4 6A+
	Haitian Fight Song (Low Sit Start - RIP) V4+ 6B+
	Moanin' V5+ 6C+
	Myself When I Am Real V1+ 5
	Original Faubus Fables V4+ 6B+

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Elevation:	1,684 ft	513 m
GPS:	34.74604, -98.5246 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Miles Johnson on Oct 4, 2020
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Access Issue: Access is always an issue here. Details

Please do not litter and observe all regulations. We had to fight to regain access at one time, and we don't want to lose the privilege again. Local ethics and refuge regulations are that no bolting is permitted unless expressly authorized by the park. Leave the hammer and nails at home, no fixed gear please. Everything will go clean.

Description

34.746250, -98.525016

From the base of Lower Mount Scott: Head south along the crag wall and keep looking to the east. You will begin seeing larger boulders and a definite talus runway. Down below this talus slope you will see a BIG brooding rock with his back to you - That's Mingus.

Charles Mingus has been waiting patiently in the woods. Waiting for you to bring your A Game - and a few pads.

Mingus' charm and demanding, mercurial personality is well documented - he's got a few pieces lined up that he wants to see you play, to see if you can stick around, if you can hang.

Getting There

Park at LMS and head down to the crag. Follow the wall to the south for 270 yds and pass a talus slope with vines. Continue and notice the rock size increasing and features showing up. Follow the animal trails to a cave overhang and a ramp that leads to Thelonious Monk in 5’ and then 10’ south of that rock you will see The Jazz Workshop founder, Charles Mingus.

A more direct approach is to park at LMS and walk downhill to where the next guardrail starts. Count 7 posts and jump the rail. There should be a drainage culvert there. Scramble downhill and you should end up in the viney talus slope or just south of it. Continue south a few minutes and you will find The Jazz Workshop.

On either approach if you look east to the lake you will see a cove with a sandbar extending from its northern shore. If that northern shore is south of you, you are north of Mingus. If it is north of you you are south of Mingus. If it is directly even with you and mount scott you’re right there.