Wave Boulders
Wave Boulders in California has 5 bouldering routes on rock with 4 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- V1-2 – V6
- Bouldering
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Wave Boulders is a bouldering area in California's Mount San Jacinto State Park, within the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest. The land is managed by State Park and Recreation, and the boulders sit among other climbing spots in the park, with Kung Fu Canyon and Gold Crack Boulder/Which Way Jose each about 0.1 mile away. The area has five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest are Campus Problem at V1-2 and Nada III at V3, and the hardest is The Rasp at V6. The Wave, a V5, was first climbed by R. Mulligan. For a longer outing, the Round Valley Trail and Desert View Trail are both within a mile. Camping is about 5 miles away at Black Mountain (San Bernardino) and Fern Basin.
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