Route Identification - Poway Crags

I'm hoping Mschlocker or someone familiar with the area might chime in. My partner and I mistakenly hiked right past the sport wall, climbed a five bolt sport face on analgesic wall (the only bolted face or maybe the farthest right? gear anchor and a single bolt about twenty feet up and left ) and then moved over to the sandy buttress before figuring out where we were. I led the left most route on sandy and then TR'd the second line that shares the same anchor.

Sandy

to the right and uphill just a bit was this line
Sandy Right?

and directly uphill was the Godzilla buttress and Scaly rock?

Godzilla

Scaly

I can't wait to get back there in the next couple weeks and do troglodyte trot and Roshambo.

Can anyone identify the routes on Analgesic and Sandy that we climbed today?

Thanks so much!

Louie

I believe I identified the two routes on Sandy buttress with the help of Chris Hubbard's topos as Remembering Jefferey and Cube It. I'm still curious about the bolted route on Analgesic though. The hangers seemed to be painted a pink color.

I'd just be guessing at these routes. I spent most of my time at the Ramona Wall area. It's really a separate area in terms of approach. You could easily spend a few days just there. Do Roshambo and the others on that ledge. Double Dragon Arête is probably the most popular route in the area. The trail at the base of the Ramona Wall may need some pruning, hint hint. If you're super motivated, drop a quick link on the Gecko Saircase/In Flight Refueling anchor for me. I moved otherwise I'd finish what I started. I think it's only missing one, maybe two.

I can definitely bring some quick links and clippers on the next visit. Is there Any special info for approach to Ramona or should we just head further up the main trail before breaking off?

Thanks for the reply!

Getting to Ramona the first time was a little confusing for me. I'll try and outline how I get there as easily as possible. Not sure if its THE way but its the way I go.

-from the Iron Mountain parking lot take walk north on the road and take the first right through a fence and some boulders.

-continue on some washed out roads/trails and eventually jump on the old miners trail. Basically its the one that leads straight east and up into the valley. I think the trail is fairly obvious.

- continue on the trail and you'll get to a Y junction in a eucalyptus grove, veer right.

-take that trail all the way up to the ridge, its a big of a slog especially when its hot

- take the trail down and a few switch backs down cut off up the hill probably northeast and hike up to the ridge? It's pretty much a free for all at this point. I've seen remnants of trails here and there and I've tried to add some cairns but every time I go I walk a different way. :/

- Once you get to the ridge walk up a ways until you get to the base of the rocks and follow the REALLY steep trail down along the face.

Should be obvious from there, the trail around to the base of the crags is there, albeit overgrown. Loppers would be great! Theres not a whole lot to be done but some places are a little annoying. There's no poison oak at all down there so don't worry bout that.

Last, did gecko not long ago but can't remember if the anchor had quicklinks? I don't think it did, though it had chain. Probably best to bring 2. Prepare to get pumped, super fun movement though.

Have fun!

Thanks, Sam. I'm going to head back tomorrow morning and spend the day out there. I'll most likely approach Ramona from the main crags. Perhaps I'll leave the way you suggested going in so I may clean up the trail a wee bit there as well.

In regards to the route on Analgesic wall I was inquiring about it seems to fit the description of one of the routes listed in the 2006 Kennedy guide that was included without a picture. Godrilla 5.9** but it sure felt stiff. We were thinking 10a/b FA Newell/Kennedy.

I'd like to update the page with a few of these routes when the facts are straight if no one would object.

Does anyone have the older guide they could reference for me?

I have a related question.

What do the silver tags at the first bolt of some of the routes at Ramona Wall mean? Are they unfinished, someone's projects, or did the tags just get forgotten?

Thanks to everyone who has been maintaining, bolting, and establishing routes out there. Ramona Wall boasts some of my favorite routes in San Diego County. Double Dragon Arête is great!

Should have climbed up and looked at them!

They are tags shaped like golden eagle heads indicating a crag closure at Ramona wall uhhhh Dec 15 to Aug 31, due to golden eagle and I think other raptor nesting.

Not much time left now!