Blue Balls

Lone Pine, California

California

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What we do know

  • Inside Inyo National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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At a glance

5.9 (Yosemite Decimal)
Trad
FA: Steve Plunkett, Errett Allen (Dec, '86)

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About this route

One of five routes catalogued at Poolhall Wall, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's range, which extends to 5.12a.

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Big Willi Mountaineering Company

Rock Climbing business nearby (~10 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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