The Sail 5.11b/c
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BETA PHOTO: The striking Sail Boulder (5.11b/c) at Mt. Woodson...
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Current San Diego County Advisories MORE INFO >>>
- Thanks to ACSD for providing the following updates!
- Poway Crag's Ramona Wall and Miller Time Wall have a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August 31st annually dur to nesting raptors
- Glen Cliff has a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August, or if/when it is determined that nesting is not occurring
- Mt Gower also has a closure in effect from Dec 15th through August, or if/when it is determined that nesting is not occurring
- In recent years, Gower has been home to seasonally nesting raptors. To avoid human disturbance of nesting activities, advisories may be in effect from around December through August. Check the ACSD and CNF websites for details.
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project.
You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
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Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment
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Description If the Uncertainty Principle is the patriarch of Mt. Woodson, then The Sail is the graceful matriarch. This gorgeous boulder sits way atop the hill and faces southeast. Although it is readily seen on the way up, the best visual comes after rounding the corner past The Cave.
Nonstop technical face climbing is the name of the game, with none of moves being arbitrary. Start just left of center up 5.10+ territory, halfway up move right a few feet, then finish up through 5.11 moves to the top. Crux comes pulling past a brown squarish hold, easily seen when scoping this route out. Stellar.
Protection Set up is either climbing the northeast edge/arete (no pro, 5.9+) or throw the rope over and batman up the backside. Two bolts at the top.
By Adam Stackhouse
Administrator
Jun 29, 2006
| To mitigate the potentiality of blowing off into a gully from the 5.9 arete, I found some security in using a cheatstone or two to get up to a good hold and go from there to set this up. |
By ron amick
From: poway, ca
Oct 1, 2011
rating: 5.11c
| Rick Allenby and I placed a bolt on top of the sail in 1986. we did the FA of two routes on the south face at that time.
The righthand line is "I Spy" and the Lefthand line is "The man from Uncle" both rated 5.11c.
The names, from old TV spy shows, have somehow been lost to time. |
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