Xenolithic Boulder  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  3,500' Page Views:  2,190. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  RTM on Apr 1, 2003 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

James on the steep prow of Psyche (V4), Joshua Tre...

Description 

Xenolithic Boulder is a 20 ft. tall, blocky chunk of stone that sits mostly alone in a sandy area near the base of a hill. The SW face is composed of gorgeous black swirled Gneiss intruding fine grained granite. This face is peppered with jugs, and overhangs around 30 degrees. The SE face is a glassy slab with a headwall looming above. The N and S faces are slightly grainy with lots of black intrusions. Roughly 15 problems exist on this boulder, mostly in the .9 to V1 range. The classic being the brilliant black overhanging arete called Psyche

Getting There 

Fron the main road, look for a paved turnout on the North side of the road near the mouth of Loveland Canyon, a very faint dirt road leads from here to the mouth of the canyon. On the left just before the mouth of the canyon is a hill, Xenolithic Boulder is in front of this hill, near the base. Approach is about 15 min.

The Classics

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Psyche V4  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Xenolithic Boulder

Climbs a stunning black, overhanging arete with big moves between slick slopers and a "psych" topout. Fire through big triangular slopers, up and left to a rail and a juggy flake. Commit to the psyche move and topout on black fins. The topout is about 20 ft. up with a sandy landing.Also has a sit/traverse called Xenolithic var. or Quickstone, is prolly V5. Sit start on the left side of the small cave at an undercling, traverse right about 6 ft. on slopes and small crimps to the first triangle sl...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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Xenolithic Boulder. Photo by Blitzo.	Xenolithic Boulder from the Southeast. Photo by Bl...	Xenolithic Boulder-North side. Photo by Blitzo.
BETA PHOTO: Looking towards the Xenolithic Boulder from the ro...	BETA PHOTO: Xenolithic Boulder (West Face), Joshua Tree A. G...