The Outback  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,200' Lat, Long:  34.0208, -116.1659 Map Page Views:  164,659. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  C Miller on Jul 12, 2002 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

The Outback

Description 

Many excellent formations are to be found in this extensive area that generally has short easy approaches. Many classics are found in this area that's not far from the campground but feels like it is. Cracks, faces, mixed routes and even some sport climbs are here.

Some of the many classics here include- Super Roof (5.9+) and Sidewinder (5.10b), Hot Rocks (5.11b), Grain Surgery (5.10a), Apartheid (5.12a), Jugline (5.11c), Rollerball (5.10b), and Blood of Christ (5.12a).

Additionally good bouldering is scattered throughout the area as are some local curiosities like The Hobbit Hole and The Iron Door Cave.

Getting There 

The Outback is the large collection of formations that are found to the north of Hidden Valley Campground. They extend from near the Quail Springs Road (Steve Canyon) east towards Echo Cove (Peyote Cracks wall) and north to Dutzi Rock. Approaches vary but most are made via Hidden Valley Campground as this typically affords the shortest walk.

The Classics

Featured Route For The Outback

The Decompensator of Lhasa 5.10c/d  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Grain Surgery Wall

Located on the right hand face of the upper east side of Steve Canyon. Start off a boulder to the right of the large central chimney system (Hoopharkz, 5.4). From the boulder, reach out right to a horizontal and the left-arching crack system above (small cams). A direct start is possible (5.11c/d) but the complete lack of pro keeps people off. Above, gear in the horizontal protects moves up to steep friction past 2 bolts (crux). Higher, a third bolt protects a traverse right to the arete w...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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Headed In to the Outback.	One of Joshua Tree's most improbable moderate rout...	This arching joshua tree used to stand near the Pe...
In the Outback. Photo by Blitzo.	Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) in bloom, Joshua Tr...	Climbing on Watanobe Wall
An interesting Joshua Tree hiding somewhere in the...	Checker Fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) in the O...	BETA PHOTO: The Heap
BETA PHOTO: Wall of Biblical Fallacies	Cool clouds in the Outback, Joshua Tree NP	Dutzi Rock, Joshua Tree NP
Mt. Dutzi, Joshua Tree NP