Kinda funny...Originally I was going to call this place "Rock City", after my old home gym (it closed down during the 2020 COVID lockdowns). My friend Anthony however misheard me and said "Oh like 'the Lost City of Atlantis...'", for which I replied "Oh no, I said 'ROCK CITY' not 'LOST CITY'".
I've always been a fan of Greek Mythology and have enjoyed its influence throughout pop culture. So I said to him "Actually...let's call this place Atlantis!".
The entire area consists of 4 sections; Eastern Atlantis/Entranceway, Central Atlantis, Upper Atlantis and Western/Outer Atlantis. With over (potentially 200, currently/tentatively 150?) established problems and the farthest problem in Western Atlantis being no more than a 5 minute walk from the Entranceway, Atlantis is primed to be the most condensed area for bouldering in all of Tram. From lowball choss problems, gritty and grainy rock reminiscent of central Joshua Tree, to perfectly cut overhanging aretes, slabs, crimp lines and slopers galore, there’s a little bit of something for everyone and every style.
The area has a lot more pests than I’ve noticed in other places around Tram. Specifically spiders, ants and tons of mosquitoes. Probably due to lack of significant traffic and what appears to be a small stream (water bearing toward the end of Winter/early Spring time).
Shading varies for most of the area depending on time of year. Some problems get shade all day (Anthony’s Boulder) where some only get morning shade (half the Black Manta Boulder), and some gets spurts of shade and sun all day (Ares Boulder). Toward Fall/Winter, the majority of the area stays shaded throughout the day. Shading is noted per boulder for the first half of the year going into Summer.
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