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Dirt Star 
Flower Shower 
Green Lotus 
Mexican Hat 
Milk and Honey 
Oakasm 
Ojai Steez 
Phage, The 
River Bottom Gangster 
Royal Potato  
Snakefinger 
Taboo Tattoo 
Talisman, The 
Unknown 
Unknown (Arete, Green Lotus boulder) 

Upper Foothill (The Hideout) 


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Submitted By: Alexander B. on Dec 17, 2012

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The largest boulder's overhung face.

Description 

Good bouldering in the shade. Mostly in the V5 and below range so far but there are problems to be done here. Much of the bouldering developed here was done over a long period of time by separate circles of climbers, and it seems nobody's been keeping track of things. Nevertheless, a few new lines have cleaned up and been sent, such as Green Lotus.


Getting There 

Follow directions as per Foothill Crag (The Foot) but continue up Foothill trail past The Foot until you reach the boulders, immediately prior to the saddle.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Upper Foothill (The Hideout):
Ojai Steez   V0     Boulder   
Milk and Honey   V0     Boulder   
Oakasm   V0+     Boulder   
Dirt Star   V0+     Boulder   
Royal Potato    V0-1     Boulder   
Unknown   V1     Boulder, 20 feet   
The Phage   V1     Boulder   
River Bottom Gangster   V1     Boulder   
Flower Shower   V1     Boulder   
Snakefinger   V2     Boulder   
Green Lotus   V3     Boulder   
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Featured Route For Upper Foothill (The Hideout)
Green Lotus face. Photo: Ian Reynaud

Green Lotus V3  CA : Central Coast : ... : Upper Foothill (The Hideout...
Sit start the overhanging face toward the right hand side, directly below the obvious right-facing sidepull. Gain the sidepull and shoot for the top, then make your way past the lip. Starting at the sidepull/jug drops the difficulty to about V1/V2....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


Photos of Upper Foothill (The Hideout) Slideshow Add Photo
Unknown route with a sit start.

Unknown route with a sit start.

Unknown Route. Sit start up the arete.

Unknown Route. Sit start up the arete.

Unknown route. Start at the sloping ledge up to a mantle

Unknown route. Start at the sloping ledge up to a ...

New trail just past the saddle at The Hideout. The new trail can be seen here forking downward, heading towards Shelf Ridge.

BETA PHOTO: New trail just past the saddle at The Hideout. Th...

River Bottom Gangster.

River Bottom Gangster.

Snakefinger.

Snakefinger.

Taboo Tattoo.

Taboo Tattoo.

Flower Shower

Flower Shower

Party Like a Dirt Star

Party Like a Dirt Star

Dirt Star

Dirt Star


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By Alexander B.
From: Ojai CA
Apr 5, 2013

Having looked at the map/layout for the proposed Valley View Preserve (OVLC), it appears that the preserve is going to contain not only Shelf Ridge, but The Hideout as well. Yesterday I went bouldering up there and saw next to the trail, about halfway between The Foot and The Hideout, a stake in the ground with "OVLC" written on it. I hadn't ever thought that the land up the trail from The Foot was private property, waiting to be developed, but it looks like that was the case. Nice to know the area is being saved from development!

By Alexander B.
From: Ojai CA
Apr 18, 2013

I switched the name around for this area, giving it the primary name of Upper Foothill while retaining the name of The Hideout for sake of clarity. If this is confusing to anyone, please let me know and I can switch it back.