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Matthew Fienup Mar 26, 2025 Needles > Voodoo Dome Summer Sojourn 5.8- R ● As a noob, I followed a "more experienced" climber up this route who was only carrying a set of stoppers an… View Comment
Benjamin Chapman Mar 23, 2025 Elephant Knob Leaving aside the effects of the fire for a moment, beware of the fixed gear at this site. This picture shows one of the lead bolts on the second pitch of Elephantiasis. Aging gear, such as this, is not uncommon on Elephant Knob. ● Even funnier when climbers comment on old hardware but don’t act on replacing it or contribute $$ to the ca… View Comment
Dave Daly Mar 13, 2025 Parker Bluff E.C. Come, E.C. Go 5.11c ● We spotted a bolt closely spaced to your 3rd bolt (March 2025). Perhaps an arm span up and right. Not sure… View Comment
Dave Daly Mar 13, 2025 Parker Bluff Inland Seafood 5.10 ● Eddie - The bolt at bottom (fairly close to the ground) appears to be a 5/16" 5-piece Rawl bolt with a h… View Comment
ec joe Mar 3, 2025 Lamont Pinnacles > Waiting to Exhale (5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13) Waiting to Exhale Topo ● vertical20@gmail.com Hit me up and I’ll send my notes. - ec View Comment
Mike Toffey Mar 3, 2025 Lamont Pinnacles California Dreamin' 5.8+ R ● Right on thanks Joe! Just found a copy of the old Domelands book too. Gonna go check this stuff out tomorrow. View Comment
Mike Toffey Mar 3, 2025 Lamont Pinnacles > Waiting to Exhale (5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13) Waiting to Exhale Topo ● Super blurry. Any higher resolution available so we can read the topo? View Comment
Nathan M Feb 22, 2025 Needles > Voodoo Dome > White Punks on Dope (5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13) Climbers on pitch 4, taken from the fire tower. ● Somebody help me out i cant see jackshit View Comment
Pri Dunt Feb 12, 2025 Lower Kern Rive… > Coalescence Boulders Bondsmith V9 ● youtube.com/watch?v=il61JjI… View Comment
ec joe Feb 2, 2025 Lamont Pinnacles California Dreamin' 5.8+ R ● Mike, I believe that the route description is complete enough. I'll try and upload some more info (image).… View Comment
Mike Toffey Jan 30, 2025 Lamont Pinnacles California Dreamin' 5.8+ R ● Pitch breakdown, photos, or a topo available? I notice no one has visited any of these since they were adde… View Comment
Jon Frank Jan 28, 2025 Lower Kern Rive… > Lower Power station The route has been named Waiting on Me since the early 1990s 5.10a ● Video of Waiting On Me youtube.com/watch?v=g4Ducsb… And a video of Waiting On You youtube.com/… View Comment
Jon Frank Jan 28, 2025 Lower Kern Rive… > Mouth Lady fingers 5.9 ● Here is some video I took of Lady Fingers and another climb left of it. I would not recommend going up the… View Comment
john durr Jan 26, 2025 New Directions > Parking Lot Rock Unnamed 5.9+ ● This route starts up the hill side, well around and right from Unnamed Sources. Less than stellar climbing… View Comment
john durr Jan 26, 2025 New Directions > Middle Cliff Platinum 5.10d ● Excellent and unique. View Comment
john durr Jan 26, 2025 New Directions > Middle Cliff Kernville Chopper 5.10b ● I thought this was a very nice, short route. There are two loose flakes on the route, they don't seem to b… View Comment
Muscrat Jan 6, 2025 Kernville Rock (a.k.a… Top Out 5.10a/b PG13 ● Sweet, nice work View Comment
Dave Daly Jan 6, 2025 Kernville Rock (a.k.a… Top Out 5.10a/b PG13 ● As of January 5, 2025, there is a new set of 1/2" bolts ring anchors above (10' back from the top of the cl… View Comment
Eric Sauber Dec 19, 2024 Dome Rock Tree Route 5.6 ● Two things I wish I knew before I did this climb: 1) You're going to want two #3's, and maybe even a #4… View Comment
Guy Keesee Nov 9, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Fish Tale 5.10b ● Good job Randy! Been looking at that line for a long time- hopefully next spring. Later View Comment
Randy Dewees Nov 4, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Slippery fish 5.10a ● This starts on the low angle apron at the right end of the west face. There is a very low bolt that is usua… View Comment
Chen Chen Oct 21, 2024 Needles > Voodoo Dome White Punks on Dope 5.9- PG13 ● bailed after the first pitch bc we started a bit late and got suuuuuper lost on the approach. I think the f… View Comment
Eric "Pig" Varley Oct 21, 2024 Dome Rock Saucer Full of Secrets 5.10b PG13 ● Confirming that there are only 5 bolts on this climb. Also, a 70m rope will not get you to the ground from… View Comment
Eric "Pig" Varley Oct 21, 2024 Needles > Voodoo Dome Voodoo Chīle 5.9+ PG13 ● The 1st pitch starts in an obvious hand crack on the face of a large rocky bulge off the main face of Voodo… View Comment
Randy Dewees Oct 6, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Great route, no idea which one. On northwest (shorter) side, less lichen, great rock and fun moves. ● This "Fighting the Current" View Comment
Peter Cole Sep 26, 2024 Needles > Warlock > Titanic (5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b) Unknown climber on Titanic. Taken 5/26/2018 ● The lighting - the clouds : fantastic! View Comment
Slater Sep 22, 2024 Kernville Rock (a.k.a… Dirty Dishes 5.7+ ● AKA Kern Boltway Has 12 bolts which kind of kicked off a new trend on this side of the rock… Really well… View Comment
Randy Dewees Sep 14, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Red Herring 5.10c/d ● I've been looking at this line for over 20 years. At times when the lighting is right it really pops out -… View Comment
Randy Dewees Sep 10, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock > Red Herring (5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b) Randy and Jay - It's a long pitch! ● I had a stopper knot in it! View Comment
Matt Kohr Sep 4, 2024 Lower Kern Rive… > Lower Power station Washed Out (Unknown 6) 5.10b/c ● Went to climb this spot last weekend (9/1) and there has been significant dirt slide/wash down the gulley.… View Comment
Peter Monks Sep 1, 2024 The Needles ● As of August 2024, forestry road 21S05 is closed at the Western Divide Hwy, with a locked gate and prominen… View Comment
Randy Dewees Aug 28, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Fish Tale 5.10b ● Update 9/22. I thought about pushing it up the last headwall but after seeing it a few times now it just do… View Comment
Randy Dewees Aug 28, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Grouper 5.8 ● This can be an alternative start to Kingfisher - above the third bolt, on the ledge, you can head up and le… View Comment
MA D Aug 19, 2024 The Needles ● Howdy, Southern Sierra Locals, What is current camping/ approach beta for the Warlock/ main Needles area… View Comment
Randy Dewees Aug 18, 2024 Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock Super Fish Al 5.11a ● IMO, a good but kind of funky route. The crux at the top involves cranking on a creaking flake, I'm surpris… View Comment
Matt N Jul 15, 2024 The Upper Kern River Valley is home to the southern-most stand of old-growth giant sequoias, making the Trail of a Hundred Giants an excellent rest-day activity. ● RE: "Unfortunately they are no more." Wrong. Not all are gone. View Comment

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