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Scatterbrain Area.
Photo by Blitzo.

Description 

This area of Hidden Valley Campground (HVCG) stretches from just past the Stem Gem Boulder, which sits at the southeast end of the Old Woman, north to a little past the monolithic Function Boulder, which sits below The Blob's east face.

Problems here range from V-easy to V6 with a large number of problems V4 and under. Classics of the area include the Left Nixon Crack (V0 R), Lapse of Logic (V1), Bachar's Traverse (V4) and Scatterbrain (V6).

Getting There 

Head east from the Day Use parking lot and then make a left (heading in a northerly direction) following a paved road which runs through the Campground.

The Classics

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The Funktion V4- R  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Cube (aka Function Boul...

This warrants an actual description because it is a great old school problem! I recall starting with a hand on one crimp and making a (crux) dynamic move to establish on another. Maybe there is another way to start the problem on the large rail out left? I'm not sure. A few big, fun lockoff moves lead past a rail and on to better holds further and further above a rather dicey landing. I don't remember the topout being too perplexing, but it does involve a little slab at the very top. 'B1-' is pr...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA