[pct-l] San Jacinto, 111 and the Palm Springs Tram

[kraig.mottar at verizon.net (Kraig Mottar)]

Thanks for that message. I'll keep it for future reference. Though, when I was out there I saw some interesting rocks. Though, keep in mind that I am not a highly adavanced rockclimber and am aware of that fact. While Halfdome may be a goal, it will come after many short climbs. Whay I see as a large rock may be puny in the eyes of an advanced climber. Do people freeclimb halfdome, what are the largest rocks that are freeclimbed?

Kraig

> From: Eckert <jape@nethere.com>
> Date: 2005/01/26 Wed PM 08:50:06 PST
> To: pct-l <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] San Jacinto, 111 and the Palm Springs Tram
> 
> If one were to travel eastward, from LA to the Arizona border at Blythe, 
> and on to Phoenix, it would be on Interstate Hwy 10.  If, on the way, 
> one wished to see the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, La Quinta 
> and Indio (and about a half dozen other small towns) all the way down to 
> the eastern shores of the Salton Sea, it would become necessary to leave 
> the 10 and take state hwy 111.  This juncture occurs within a half mile 
> of the 10 off-ramp at Verbenia.  ( 
> http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/images/dist8.gif )  Verbenia is within 
> a quarter mile of the PCT crossing of the 10, just south of the Pink 
> Motel.  The side road to the Palm Springs Tram is one of the first along 
> the 111, after leaving the 10.
> 
> If one desired to reach the tram from the PCT on San Jacinto, pick up 
> the trail east to Little Round Valley from the PCT along Fuller Ridge. 
>  It's about 2.5 miles to the peak, and from there, another 5 miles to 
> the upper tram station.  FWIW, the upper tram station is at an elevation 
> of 8500 ft, and the lower at 2400 ft.
> 
> I am not aware of any climbing opportunities along the 111 unless it is 
> climbing on San Jacinto itself.  Google "Snow Creek Jacinto" and there 
> will be several trip reports of Alpine style climbing up that steep 
> face.  The 111 itself is a rather tedious piece of asphault that winds 
> through one business district after another, rarely reaching speeds 
> faster than 50mph.  There are canyons off the highway, and I'm sure 
> there would be bouldering possibilities, but nothing I've ever heard of. 
>  If you were to follow the 10 eastward, you would pass the southern 
> entrance to Joshua Tree and as another poster wrote, there are hundreds 
> of published climbs there.
> 
> 
> Kraig Mottar wrote:
> 
> >I recently went to Palm Desert to see a movie entitled, What the Bleep Do We Know. If you really want to know about the movie, visit www.whatthebleep.com. But the movie isn't the topic of this message. When there, I notice the mountains and rocks off of Hwy 111. And I also noticed messages here about 111. Whereabouts is the PCT thereabouts, and what other trails are there, what what can anyone say of the rockclimbing? Right now I want to find a mediumsized rock, that can be safely freeclimbed.
> >  
> >
> 
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