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Elevation: 549 ft 167 m
GPS: 34.09602, -118.73011
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Stumbling Blocks offers some of the most accessible sport climbs at Malibu Creek State Park. This area hosts the first routes after completing the traverse around the ever popular Rock Pool. While the routes at Stumbling Blocks are not long, the most popular routes feature short, powerful cruxes on steep pocked rock. This area is extremely popular, especially on weekends, and much of this popularity is due to the shade provided by the large oak trees surrounding the many faces of the Stumbling Blocks.

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Find the large swimming pool, usually by following the noise of all the day trippers, by leaving the road near the 2 portaloos just after the visitors center. The easy traverse is on the far side around to the left. There is currently a plank across the gap making this easy. Just after the traverse look up and the wall facing you (facing the pool) is the Guerrilla Drilla wall. Routes on this wall start on the ledge 10' above, where the obvious big oak tree is sprouting at 90deg angle. Also starting on this ledge is Monkey Mayhem on the opposite side. This is the left side of the gully leading up to Mt Gorgeous. Chimps Ahoy starts at ground level below the oak tree, taking the overhang left of Monkey Mayhem. From the ledge, going around the corner to the left takes you to the shady jungle area of Mr Big, or traversing right leads to Chopping Block and The Prow.

21 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Stumbling Blocks

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 184
Monkey Mayhem
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 243
Chopping Block
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 37
Classic Face
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 134
Prow
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 229
Moonshiner
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 313
Guerilla Drilla
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 142
Chimps Ahoy
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 231
The Third Degree
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 166
X Files
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 229
Mr. Big
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 108
Cockblock
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 46
Blockbuster
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 128
Letterbox
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 89
Nipple Denial Syndrome
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
Hot Lips
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Monkey Mayhem
 184
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Sport
Chopping Block
 243
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Classic Face
 37
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Prow
 134
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Moonshiner
 229
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Guerilla Drilla
 313
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Chimps Ahoy
 142
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
The Third Degree
 231
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
X Files
 166
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Mr. Big
 229
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Cockblock
 108
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Blockbuster
 46
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Letterbox
 128
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Nipple Denial Syndrome
 89
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Hot Lips
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a TR
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