Hoss Garden Rock Climbing

PARK:
This is across the road and just downstream from Mineral Basin. Park about between mile 7 and 7.5, just as the road turns a sharp left hand bend. There is a little phone building on the right and you'll park 50-100 yards downhill. 

This is BCC, so lock your stuff and be sure you can't see items through the window. We haven't had any incidents yet so knock on wood. You'll be able to see your car but can do nothing about it if someone messes with your stuff.

TRAIL:

You only have to hold your nose for 10 minutes but this trail totally sucks. The crag is only 500' from the road but you'll want to bring good shoes because you'll be treading through loose scree. At one point we had a nice little trail through the road cut at the bottom but then the whole thing came down the next summer. And then a year or two later, the upper part of the trail started washing out. Even Steiger and Co. couldn't really figure out what to do with it. I briefly thought that it would work to hike in from up canyon but that would make you cross a completely sketchy drop-off where the gully leads up to the Boss Garden. Let me know if you have any brilliant ideas. Any advice or help is appreciated.

HIKING UP: 

For now, climb the slab downhill of the parking. There is a light trail trending up and slightly north, then cuts across a small break of shale. You'll see the crag at the shale and can pick your way through the scree the rest of the way. 

The upper half of the trail used to be more solid but the last couple of years has become more unstable. So please be careful not to knock a rock onto your friends' foot. Hiking poles don't really help because the would get caught up in the scree. 

HIKING DOWN: 

We usually just pick our way down beside the slab but if you hate that idea, there is an old calderone belay at the top of the slab that you could use to rappel the last bit to the road. It's hard to see in the dark and kind of exposed so spot it on the way up. But seriously, picking your way beside the slab isn't that bad if you go with the flow a bit.