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Outback Bouldering Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Outback Bouldering

Amoeba Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Animal Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Brown Sugar Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Chimothée Chalamet 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Chuckawalla Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Cole Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Coprolites 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Dike Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Dino's Egg 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Dorsimus Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

False Hueco Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Family Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Gizmo Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Grassroots 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Hobbit Hole Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Iron Door Cave Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Laura Scudder Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Lizzie Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Miledi Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mutant Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Powell Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Purina Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Rasta City 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Romp Roof 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Scorpion Roof 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Tidal Wave Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Tilt-o-Meter Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Twin Lieback Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Under Lizzy Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Voices Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

White Rastafarian Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Wilson Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Without A Trace Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Yabba Dabba Don't Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

The Outback is the large open valley to the north of Hidden Valley Campground that features several notable formations as well as lots of excellent bouldering.

Rock here varies in quality from average to excellent, but the fun stuff is a smooth, tan-colored rock with abundant, dark patina patches that form incredible holds not unlike sandstone.

Problems of all grades are to be found here all within a short walk of each other and the Campground.

Getting There

The western portion of The Outback is easily approached by walking past the west face of The Blob or through the apex of the western loop of Hidden Valley Campground, along the east face of The Blob.

Problems in the eastern portion of The Outback are more easily approached from the back loop of Hidden Valley Campground, by walking between the east side of Outhouse Rock and the west face of Rock Hudson.

113 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Outback Bouldering

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V0 4 169 ● Hobbit Hole Offwidth Boulder Hobbit Hole Boulder
V1 5 164 ● Chuckawalla Boulder Chuckawalla Boulder
V1 5 286 ● False Hueco Boulder False Hueco Boulder
V2 5+ R 280 ● White Rastafarian Boulder White Rastafarian Bou…
V2 5+ 334 ● False Hueco Traverse Boulder False Hueco Boulder
V2 5+ 98 ● Bulgemaster Boulder Tilt-o-Meter Boulder
V3 6A 126 ● Not So Thin Lizzy Boulder Lizzie Boulder
V3 6A 187 ● Yabba Dabba Don't Boulder Yabba Dabba Don't Bou…
V3 6A 12 ● King Smear (Friction Addiction) Boulder Mutant Boulder
V4 6B 318 ● Roof Romp Boulder Romp Roof
V4 6B R 23 ● Scorpion Traverse Boulder Scorpion Roof
V4 6B 214 ● Little Chucky Boulder Chuckawalla Boulder
V8 7B 55 ● Thin Lizzy Boulder Lizzie Boulder
V9 7C 8 ● Relic Boulder Tidal Wave Boulder
V10 7C+ 5 ● Tidal Wave Boulder Tidal Wave Boulder