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Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Zorba Parer Christopher Barker Chris Beric

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1. Time Wave Buttress 2 routes in Cliff

Summary:
All Sport
Description:

Vegetated buttress between "The Surf Bowl" and "The Outrage Wall".

Access Issues: inherited from El Potrero Chico

Most of the climbing here is in a 'State' Park, but there is no fee. There are a few campsites and rooms available just down the road (i.e. 10 minute walk) from the park entrance.

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RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 *** Time Wave Zero

Fantastic climb!!!! Careful on the raps, knot end of ropes to be sure!

FA: Paul Irby and Dane Bass, 2002

5.12a
Sport 700m
Chris Beric 2 years ago

crazy, 700m of climbing in 1 day: 9 hours climbing, 5 hours abseiling. Considered longest bolted ...

Zorba Parer 10 years ago

Made it to the 18th pitch and got cold and whoop ass tired...next time...

2 * Jambo Bwano

[dagibbs edit note, 2012] Neither Dane's guide (The Whole Enchilada, 2007) nor Ed's book (Climb El Potrero Chico, 17th ed 2012) mention this route, or anything similar to this route in this area. But, there is a topo for the Outrage Wall in the back of Ed's book that diagrams "Jambo Bwana (TWZ)" beside the Surf Bowl. So, this pretty clearly is the first few pitches of TWZ (until the first garden). Maybe TWZ was only bolted part way when this was first posted? Or the climber thought the 3rd class was the end? [/edit note]

The approach is long, follow the spire path and keep going, the route is on the far left [edit: actually far right] of the Surf bowl. Still very chaucy rock, needs more ascents to clean the route. The crux pitch is made harder in part due to the crimper holds crumpeling while most inconvinient. There is a fixed rope at the top, to rap the top pitch.

5.11b
Sport
Zorba Parer 10 years ago

Very Chaucy, ninth ascent!

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style
5.11b * Jambo Bwano Sport
5.12a *** Time Wave Zero Sport 700m