Lodestone is a beautiful route up the zodiac boulder.  Start on the right side of the main face of zodiac and go up to the lode stone either dynamic or static.  From here go straight up using the arête staying on the same face.

Lode Stone

Beach Face

Axle Problem

Fritz Arete

Sandy Beach

Loaded Bunny

Chico's Locos

Muscle Beach

Some Slab

Play Boys

Chico's Locos Traverse

Awesome route pulling on beautiful edges up the zodiac boulder.  This climb sites immediately left of Lode Stone.  I've started it by traversing in slightly from the right of going straight up the blank slab.  Either way, get to the headwall of cool edges and straight up to the top

With your right hand on some small cobbles, work up through edges and dishes.

Start standing on the car axle and go straight up the face.

Sit start with left hand undercling beneath the blocky shelf and right hand on crimpy edge. Powerful moves through pinches and other decent holds. Continue straight up from the pocket, using sidepulls along the seam.

The physical crux is low and easy to protect, but a fall past the midpoint would probably result in a painful landing on the axle or other big rocks.

Fun slab that eventually steepens up to vertical climbing on small crimps and edges.  I believe it was originally rated 5.7, but is usually bouldered.

There is one bolt w/ hanger at the top of this climb if you feel like roping up.

Starts just next to spray painted Bunny, sit start off the crescent shaped edge.

Move right and up on small edges.

Climb straight up, then trending left near the top.

Fun easy slab above a kind of sketchy landing, just be sure not to fall

Start on the blue spray painted undercling and move straight up on good edges.

Start next to the down climb on chest height holds and traverse the boulder to the left, until you reach Beach Face. Top out Beach Face to complete.

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