Nodes in Fossil Falls

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.

Sit start using nice undercling and edge. Move to slopers right then to a sloper crimp left and an awkward pinch. Go up and pinch a triangular feature. Continue up using pockets and crimps to topout.

Slab to the right of Unnamed.

Slightly overhung face to the right of Unnamed 2. Start on opposing sidepulls/crimps and continue straight up the prow.

Sit start on small crimps/sidepulls and awkward feet. Dynamic pulls to the starting holds of the stand start adds a few grades.

Starts with right undercling and left sidepull. Right moves up to more sidepulls by the crack, and left moves up to sidepulls as well. Lock off on a small three finger crimp at the bulge and go for a crimp towards the top. Lock off and reach for the lip or dyno. Topout.

Fun route on the backside of this boulder. Start on crimps and mantle to get a high foot. Hands move up to the horizontal crack. Pull up to top of boulder and grab a nice ledge. Feet move up to the horizontal crack. Scary move to topout, or an easy variant is to walk along the crack to find an easy way up(V0)

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.

One of the first boulders in the main area.

Sit start on large holds. Follow large jugs and edges straight up to easy topout. Probably the most climbed route here.

Slab on the right face of the boulder.

Traverse the slab wall using solid holds and good feet.

Sit start unknown on large holds and climb until hitting the highest rail, then continue right rather than left. Slightly more difficult.

Starts low on sidepulls and crimps. Moves up to a sloper pocket and then to more crimps to topout.

A boulder behind the first main boulders. The holds are sharp but some of the climbs are nice.

The tallest face of the boulder. Start on small crimps and continue up razor edges to slanted topout.

Right of Unnamed is a slightly overhung face. Use small crimps to a topout. Short and sweet.

The left arete and face.

A huge boulder leaning against boulder 6. Dificult highball climbs for the extremely experienced, or straight crazy. Deadly landings on sharp boulders.

From atop the Warmup Boulder, this is the left most face with clear edges and holds.

Face left of the right arete from atop the Warmup boulder.

The right arete from atop the Warmup boulder.

Next to boulder 7 and 8.

A nice arete on the side closest to boulder 7.

Climb the odd prow to the right of Unknown. Awkward beta.

Face on front side.

Climb the right side

Tall boulder to the right when walking towards the Queen of the Cosmos boulder.

Climb the center of the tallest face and exit left of the apex of the boulder. This one is pretty "spicy" so make sure you have some good spotters.

The groove face right of the main face.

The arete right of the main face.

A boulder with three climbable faces. The west face is an easy downclimb. The north, mostly impossible, and the east is overhanging with what looks like two good lines.

A line on the overhanging face that starts near the left arete, and continues up and over the prow using small crimps, sidepulls, heel hooks(maybe), and imaginary slopers. Fun and very difficult.

Starts near the right arete of the overhanging face on large crimps. Continue up the arete and follow the lip left towards the prow using mostly slopers. Hard.

A sit start variation of Unknown 2

Invisible crimps and pockets.

Sit start and climb the arete

The boulder atop the small hill closest to the parking lot. It has an overhanging face with two good lines, and an easy highball climb on the east side.

Downclimb

Overhanging line on the left side.

Overhanging line on the right side

Overhanging on the back side. Slightly cramped due to a neighboring boulder.

Tall. Small fall zone. Technical.

The left side of the face looks fun.

Going straight up the middle to the bird poop tick mark at the top. Highball.

Easy climb on the face right of the main face.

Large boulder by powerline. Easy highballs.

Left arete.

Left side of main face.

Right side of main face.

Right arete.

Power line face.

Dangerous fall zone. One or two scary lines.

On the right side of the road as you approach the main area. It's on the other side of a small wash. Several good lines.

Nice cave with a really hard line

Start low and find a way to the big hold straight up. Pull over the lip, then topout.

Near the first boulders, heading towards the ridge

Starts low and uses pockets and crimps to climb over the bulge.

A small boulder near the Cave Boulder

Next to Boulder 18

Boulder near the beginning of the parking lot.

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.

Next to a power line structure by Boulder 2. Has everything, cracks, overhangs, technical faces.

An overhanging face with a couple holds. Starts on a right hand side pull and a micro crimp, and then goes to a two finger sloper pocket with the left hand that is up high. Hit the lip with the right. A few more moves, and then topout.

A sit start version of Unknown is possible. Starting to the right under a bulge and traversing to the start of the original. Would be much more difficult.

On the face right of Stormrunner. Starts low, but right above Uknown SDS, using small side pulls and small pockets to a topout.

Possible route to the left of Unknown, but is absolutely insane! Starts on a slanted rail, and then goes up microcrimps until finding slopers at the lip. A bad landing too.

The tall arete left of Unknown 3. Sit start and use sidepulls on the right.

Crack on the left side of the face that faces the dirt road.

Goes straight up the middle of the face that faces the dirt road. Highball. Fun.

Right of Unknown 6. Sit start, then heads right into large pockets, and then up staying left of the arete.

The face left of Unknown 4. Start to the right of a boulder, and go straight up without using the arete.

About 30 feet south of Boulder 1. Has two good faces. Downclimb is crumbly, be careful.

On the super flat face. Starts on one small left foothold and pockets. Right foot spreads far right and then hands move to higher pockets. Smearing on really slippery rock and pulling up to a high foothold will allow a dynamic move to a sharp edge with the right hand, or to an intermediate sloper. Left hand goes to a slanted edge.

On the face right of Unknown. Starts and opposing side pulls and small edges for feet. Goes up to pocket crimps and then to a sloper edge. Continue up large edges to topout.

Left of Unknown.

Further south behind some boulders. Has a nice cave/overhanging face.

Possible sit start to a really hard face climb with a scary landing.

A sit start in the cave leading up the right arete seems possible.

A spectacular looking boulder that gently curves from a low degree to a slight overhang. No fall zone.

Start from the bottom and go straight up to a small groove cut at the top. Scary as hell.

A band of 15-25 foot faces that are near the parking lot. Many routes can be toproped.

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.

Striking traverse along the large wave-like boulder. Starts at far left and finishing on the boulder at the other end. Super fun!

Same as the regular traverse but top out at the high point of the boulder. Make sure you have a good spot.

Traverse on the shorter side of the boulder

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.

The lower portions of the falls have experienced territorial disputes with nearby private landowners. These landowners often prevent climbers from using the lower portions but with friendly negotiation it is accessible.