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Ladder Boulder
Ladder Boulder: Once one of the premier boulders in the area Ladder is now difficult or expensive to access. As of this writing it is $8 to park near it or a
mile down a switchback road to hike to it. And it was once lost in a thicket of trees is now under the morning sun and noisy with traffic as are many of the
surrounding boulders. Still its a great boulder to pump out on.
1. *V1 A thug start to an easier finish though the pine tree above rains varnish on some of the holds.
1a. ***V3 Ladder Left This might be one of the most confused routes I know of. Start on #1 Finish on #2. There are several ways to get there. The most 3 like is to work right up the arete and from the good jug pop around the bulge to a sloper on top then work into # 2. Their is also a silly low move onto the ledge then up. To further confuse things their is also a cross to a 2-finger pocket from the jug and move into the crack be just below the bulge that feels more like a V5. That said its still a pretty cool problem.
2. ****V2 Low start on the good side pull left to a good rail up to some good crimps them keep going up. Good, consistent fun line.
3. V4 Left Side Dyno From the good holds dyno for the rail and straight up.
4. ***V2 Regular Route. A classic jug hall to a high crux.
5. V3 A seldom done sketchy highball topout.
5a. **V3 The High Traverse Work the high rail into Problem #2, Pumpy.
5b. **V4 The Low Traverse. SDS work the low rail left onto the ledge and around the corner into #1. Pumpy.
1. *V1 A thug start to an easier finish though the pine tree above rains varnish on some of the holds.
1a. ***V3 Ladder Left This might be one of the most confused routes I know of. Start on #1 Finish on #2. There are several ways to get there. The most 3 like is to work right up the arete and from the good jug pop around the bulge to a sloper on top then work into # 2. Their is also a silly low move onto the ledge then up. To further confuse things their is also a cross to a 2-finger pocket from the jug and move into the crack be just below the bulge that feels more like a V5. That said its still a pretty cool problem.
2. ****V2 Low start on the good side pull left to a good rail up to some good crimps them keep going up. Good, consistent fun line.
3. V4 Left Side Dyno From the good holds dyno for the rail and straight up.
4. ***V2 Regular Route. A classic jug hall to a high crux.
5. V3 A seldom done sketchy highball topout.
5a. **V3 The High Traverse Work the high rail into Problem #2, Pumpy.
5b. **V4 The Low Traverse. SDS work the low rail left onto the ledge and around the corner into #1. Pumpy.