New Jack City [Jan 5]

Brian and I headed to New Jack City for a quick day trip. New Jack is in the high desert near Barstow, which makes for a bit of a drive. It was fun to get to a new place and check out some walls that I've never been on before. It also has a developed camping area with free sites which is rare here in CA.

We stopped at White Face, which is the first crag you encounter on the way in. We did 6 climbs on that wall, including TRing a 10b and a couple 11a routes. One of the 11's went relatively easy, but Stemroids was a very tough problem and Brian and I both had multiple hangs on the top section, but eventully made it up.

After that we headed over to the Boy Scout Rock (north face) to get on some more climbs. I don't remember the names of the climbs, but we both led a few 9s and a 10a called Three Giant Steps which we both fired in good style. After getting in our 10th route, we called it a day and had a couple beers before loading up and heading back to OC. I'll be back to get on some more there soon...

Santee Boulders [Jan29]

I was unable to get JTree lined up for the weekend, so I decided to head to Santee for a bouldering session on Saturday. The weather was nice, and I sent a bunch of problems... some old and some new. I still haven't been able to do the 5.11 problem in one try I have been working on. After a few tries and refreshing myself to the sequence I can get it, but I've wanted to do it in one shot and will keep trying. I am starting to like getting out there and doing the solo thing. It is a lot less organized and tends to be more relaxing. Partner or not, I need to get on the rock...