PRINT: Climb Master of Reality, Los Angeles Basin

Master of Reality

V5, Boulder, 30 ft (9 m),

Avg: 3.7 from 72 votes
FA: unknown
California > Los Angeles Basin > Stoney Point > B1 Boulder

Access Issue: RAIN & WET ROCK Details

Stoney Point sandstone is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many gyms in the area if you need a fix!

Description

Try and figure this one out without beta, you'll be glad you did - a wonderful unlikely sequence of almost zen-like moves leads to a small crimper (used to be a nice jug) then smearing and stemming lead to the final crux sloper. From here, commitment will lead you to the top.

Location

West side of B1

Protection

Crashpads and spotters.

Video

Video of more here.

8/24/20: ^ The above video is 12 years old. Like most problems at Stoney, many holds have broken on Masters. The crux remains the same but the lower sequence is different than the video shown because certain holds are not there anymore.

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Nick on Master

Seeking out, or trying to, the correct way to start the finishing moves.

Getting established on Masters of Reality, V5

Owen reaches for the sloper...

Tony Tennessee's footwork...

Hitting the crux sloper on Master's of Reality

Chris F. trying out Master of Reality. no send yet...

Even the baby is paying close attention for the beta

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Jon McCartie
Sandpoint, ID

The dish has broken. I sent it today -- it still goes, but getting established in the dish requires some patience Jan 19, 2008

Euan Cameron
Mammoth Lakes, CA

Brilliant movement. This has got to be one of the sweetest problems around. Jan 9, 2011

Chris Humphries
TN

More breakage on the big dish (early 2014?). I think it may actually add a better foot, but it is a shame this classic keeps getting climbed after rain and broken. Jun 29, 2014

Alec Stein

The left sidepull that appears in the photo broke off about a year ago. Jul 11, 2014

Fat Dad
Los Angeles, CA

Can whoever decided to chip a pocket behind the left starting hold please stop? It doesn't make the problem any easier and will compromise the strength and longevity of that hold. Dec 5, 2016

Mike Stephan

Unfortunately, a good foothold has broken near the left hand starting hold. I don't know how it happened, but it looks like it came off a few months ago. The problem still goes, but with slightly different opening moves. Aug 11, 2019

David Katz
Calabasas, CA

Master’s of Reality, a Stoney Point classic Jan 21, 2020

Stuart Wilson
Oxnard, CA

The small crimp that was a jug below the dish is now gone. Bummer! Apr 11, 2023

James Braithwaite

Left Crimp Mantle Variation that avoids cranking on the nasty crux sloper: youtube.com/shorts/PhwDF5AC… Nov 14, 2023