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Jay on "Face To Face" (5.11d). photo by Mike Ayon
Description Located on the hillside to the south of and facing the south face of Raven Rocks, this northeast-facing crag is shady most of the day and a good bet for warm weather cragging. Routes here are mostly high quality With a range of difficulty from 5.9 to 5.12, something for everybody.
Good routes on this crag include, Sky's The Limit (5.10b), Mojo Nation, Hole In One, Face To Face (5.11d) and Freakshow (5.12a).
Getting There From the south face of Raven Rocks follow the trail that heads south and uphill into the east canyon, past The Shreen Crag and Fantasy Island.
The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Fairway:
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Freakshow 5.12a CA : High Desert : ... : Fairway
Lean across from the boulder and pre clip the 1st draw. Start below, a hard boulder problem off the deck gets you started on this traversing route. Jugs, underclings, long reaches, side pulls, technical, tricky and pumpy. Unique route, local classic.... [more] Browse More Classics in CA
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Photo by Blitzo.
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By Brandt Allen
From: Joshua Tree, Cal
May 11, 2007
| We counted four routes on the right side of the canyon on the way up to the Fairway routes listed here and in the SoCal Sport Guide. The first two were on lower angled rock at the bottom of the canyon and looked like something I'd like to try. Any info available on these?
Also, the route just right of China Girl (Name Unknown in the Guide; not listed on this site) is rated 10a but seemed harder to us. Any comments on this? Perhaps it was just too continuously steep for us JT senior citizen types.
And also, there is an anchor visible on top of the next crag up and left from the existing Fairway routes, at the top of a very easy looking face, but no bolts on the face yet. What are the plans for this?
Thanks for any info anyone might be able to share. |
By Art Morimitsu
From: Huntington Beach, Ca
May 11, 2007
| Most likely the routes you passed were either The Shreen area (located at the bottom of the canyon) or Fantasy Island which is the area directly below the Fairway. I know that the guidebook shows the Shreen as above Fantasy Island but it is wrong. The first area encountered on the trail is the Shreen, followed by Fantasy Island and lastly The Fairway. |
By Brandt Allen
From: Joshua Tree, Cal
May 11, 2007
| Ah yes, Fantasy Island it is. Two of the climbs I saw must have been Minute Men Arete and Fantasia/Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. But the two I was really interested were downhill from there and not shown on the topo.
Thanks for the help. |
By jt512
Administrator
May 15, 2007
| The two routes on low-angle rock below Fantasy Island are 10a-ish. They climb like J Tree slabs, minus the friction.
Jay |
By Brandt Allen
From: Joshua Tree, Cal
May 17, 2007
| Thanks Jay and Art,
I did one route on the Shreen long ago so I know that's not it.
Yes they looked like 10aish JT type routes; I should feel right at home on them!
I was up at NJC yesterday but the heat got to me a bit. We'll limit our trips up there to late afternoon for the next few months. |
By RNclimber
From: Riverside, Ca
Mar 10, 2010
| After calculating 60 meters, turns about to be 196 feet. This climb is 95 feet x 2 = 190 feet. So with 60 meter rope, I will only have about 6 feet of play. Would it be recommended to use 70M or 60M okay? |
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