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Cracked Towers Rock Climbing

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Routes in Cracked Towers

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	And Monkeys Might Fly Out My Butt S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Flying Tigers S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Know Your Enemy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	La Chappeau T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	M.O. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	My Favorite Animal is a Liger S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	No Mo' M.O. T
	Scalded By Spivey S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Silence of the Poodles T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Superbugger S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Superfly S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Swamp Thing T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Swat Team S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wooly Bugger S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b

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Access Issue: Details

Please continue to be good land stewards and mindful of LADWP.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

These two towers and the large wall behind sit directly above the swampy area. The lefthand tower, a slick pink slab and the righthand tower are both somewhat overshadowed by the large wall above which contains 2 long, classics Superfly and Wooly Bugger.

Getting There

From the bottom of the upper approach, take the left trail, skirting the talus slope on your left to the obvious telephone pole chained above the swamp.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cracked Towers

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 47 ● Silence of the Poodles Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Swamp Thing Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● M.O. Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● My Favorite Animal is a Liger Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 145 ● Superfly Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 7 ● Swat Team Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 9 ● And Monkeys Might Fly Out My Butt Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 14 ● Wooly Bugger Sport