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Dog Boulder
Dog Boulder*: A Gorgeous stand alone boulder near a mountain lake with a lot of easy fun problems.
Approach: 5 minutes of flat ground in the trees.
Ambiance: * The area is gorgeous as is the rock, but this in not the place for solitude. It's one of the few lakes around where dogs are allowed so there are several here.
Parking: Park at the parking for Horseshoe lake the closest parking is in the dirt pullout as your leaving the parking lot.
Kids/Dogs: Their are a lot of other dogs and kids around and a warning about CO2 levels in the area.
Shade: Partial
Rock Type: Granite with a cool quartz vein-Quality
Notes: Area popular with dog walkers, C02 warning in the area.
Directions: From the 203 in Mammoth Lakes head west. When the 203 turns right stay straight on Lake Mary Road and follow it until it ends at Horseshoe Lake. Park at the parking for Horseshoe lake the closest parking is in the dirt pullout as your leaving the parking lot. Head into the forest in a southeasterly direction, keeping the lake in view on the right and you should walk right into the boulder.
Approach: 5 minutes of flat ground in the trees.
Ambiance: * The area is gorgeous as is the rock, but this in not the place for solitude. It's one of the few lakes around where dogs are allowed so there are several here.
Parking: Park at the parking for Horseshoe lake the closest parking is in the dirt pullout as your leaving the parking lot.
Kids/Dogs: Their are a lot of other dogs and kids around and a warning about CO2 levels in the area.
Shade: Partial
Rock Type: Granite with a cool quartz vein-Quality
Notes: Area popular with dog walkers, C02 warning in the area.
Directions: From the 203 in Mammoth Lakes head west. When the 203 turns right stay straight on Lake Mary Road and follow it until it ends at Horseshoe Lake. Park at the parking for Horseshoe lake the closest parking is in the dirt pullout as your leaving the parking lot. Head into the forest in a southeasterly direction, keeping the lake in view on the right and you should walk right into the boulder.
Dog Boulder
1. **V0 SDS on the arete an a good jug then take the jugs on the arete and the good face holds up the right side the arete.
2. *V0 Nice holds head up the slab 4' right the arete.
3. *V0 SDS on the good protruding corner the the broken block then head up to the slopey quartz vein and up the slab
4. *V0 SDS the low slopey part of the vein and head up.
5. *V2 SDS all the way over on the right end of the quartz vein and head left until you can seat a heel and head up.
5a. V2? same start, but traverse the quartz vein to finish on #1.
6. *V2 Start on the giant fin and make some burly moves with slick feet right to the arete and up.
7. V3? SDS on two opposing sidepulls below the roof then make a huge move to the crimp on the slab and head up.
8. V3!? SDS at the start of the arete and head right along the arete and either head up or traverse the lip and roll into #1.
9. V1R!? Stand start the slopey arete and make some hard moves with feet that are too far away with an iffy landing under you.
10. **V2 Take the small distant crimps straight up the face to a slopey block.
11. *VB High start on crimps in the shoot and head straight up.
11a. **V2 SDS on some micro crimps and head into #10.
12. **V2 Start on the diagonal undercling cracks work you way left to a gray knob then head up.
13. SDS on another set of diagonal cracks and work up though some hidden holds up and over the left side of the bulge.
13a. Same start but take the low jugs right and top out on #1.
1. **V0 SDS on the arete an a good jug then take the jugs on the arete and the good face holds up the right side the arete.
2. *V0 Nice holds head up the slab 4' right the arete.
3. *V0 SDS on the good protruding corner the the broken block then head up to the slopey quartz vein and up the slab
4. *V0 SDS the low slopey part of the vein and head up.
5. *V2 SDS all the way over on the right end of the quartz vein and head left until you can seat a heel and head up.
5a. V2? same start, but traverse the quartz vein to finish on #1.
6. *V2 Start on the giant fin and make some burly moves with slick feet right to the arete and up.
7. V3? SDS on two opposing sidepulls below the roof then make a huge move to the crimp on the slab and head up.
8. V3!? SDS at the start of the arete and head right along the arete and either head up or traverse the lip and roll into #1.
9. V1R!? Stand start the slopey arete and make some hard moves with feet that are too far away with an iffy landing under you.
10. **V2 Take the small distant crimps straight up the face to a slopey block.
11. *VB High start on crimps in the shoot and head straight up.
11a. **V2 SDS on some micro crimps and head into #10.
12. **V2 Start on the diagonal undercling cracks work you way left to a gray knob then head up.
13. SDS on another set of diagonal cracks and work up though some hidden holds up and over the left side of the bulge.
13a. Same start but take the low jugs right and top out on #1.