Nodi in East Marion

There are a few quality boulders located on the East Marion beach that are very secluded. Since it is on the beach, be wary of the tidal charts as well as weather conditions which tend to be windy.

The largest boulder on the beach

This is the biggest boulder around the corner.

Start with a left foot on the small ledge and left hand on the sidepull, hanging to the right. Match your right hand with the left on the starting sidepull and move the right too to match with the left on the small starting ledge. Next to the starting sidepull is a small crimp for your right hand. Keep moving a foot over to the left ledge in order to get to the left crimps or go for the left crimps first. While on the left crimps get both feet on the ledge. Get your feet up as high as possible and get both hands on the sidepulls. Heel hook with the left foot and top off by standing up.

This route is on the good large boulder, in the middle.

Use the left and right sidepulls as you work your feet up, shifting your weight from side to side until you top off

This is the big boulder around the corner, using the edge closest to the water (has darker colored rock).

Start with both feet on the right foot ledge and tuck yourself against the boulder. Using the small right and left hand crimps, get a foot or two over to the left wide foot ledge. Throw a right hand up to the bump and quickly grab the upper ledge. Get your feet up as much as possible on the wide foot ledge and get a left hand to the bump. Finish by topping off, using the right foot to help push up and avoiding using the left foot on the good footholds.

Up the main crack on SW face

This is the second larger boulder from the stairs. It sits right on the Rocky Point beach corner.

Try to sit start or with your feet as low as possible. Left hand starts on the good blake and your right hand on the slightly undercut sidepull. Throw the right hand up to the good slope hold. Get the left foot heel hooked onto the lower edge of the slab. Finish off by mantling to the top

This is the closest small boulder to the stairs leading down to the beach.

The closest boulder to the stairs that lead down to the beach.

Start with a right foot and right hand down. Shift your weight onto your right foot and get a left hand over to a sloping crimp. Get the left foot onto the start and move the right foot way out to smear onto a tiny foothold. Get the right hand out, trying to get around the corner onto a pebble in the pink quartz. You will then flag the left foot as you shift your weight right. Smear the left foot where your right foot was and get the right foot around the corner and smeared down. Try to match the left hand with the right before finishing with the right hand on the right edge.

This is the closest small boulder to the stairs leading down to the beach.

Start at the right end of the boulder (facing the stairs down to the beach). Your feet will be scissored on the slanted ledges available with a left hand on a small handpull. Shift your weight left, moving the right hand across to a handpull in the middle. Then get both feet onto the left foot start. Reach your right hand over to smear on the pink quartz pebbles. Once balanced, get the left foot around the middle to smear on the lower quartz area. Your left hand will move over to a small crimp in the white striations. Shift all your weight left, flagging the right foot, smearing the right hand as needed. Once you can match feet and hands, get your left foot over to a better smearing spot further down near the finish. Try to then match feet and get both hands to the finish.

This is the large boulder east of the stairs. It has many interesting holds, but also many sharp rocks under it to fall onto. Easy downclimb off the back.

This boulder has a large horizontal crack across it