PRINT: Rock Climb Fallout, Los Angeles Basin

Fallout

5.11c, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 2.9 from 18 votes
FA: unknown
California > Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Malibu Creek SP > Century Lake Area > Drifter Wall

Access Issue: New Access Difficulties Details

A new fence laced in razor wire has been erected on the far end of the dam where you used to hop over. Skirting around is a trivial matter, but I'm unsure how the message should be interpreted. There are no new signs indicating closures, and you can still hike over from Stumbling Blocks/Ghetto Wall. If anything the fence is going to have more of an effect on the hikers trying to do the loop than the climbers. On the plus side, I've never seen it so empty at this area.

Access Issue: New route or crag development is NOT permitted within Malibu Creek SP at this time. Do not improve trails or belay areas using materials brought from outside the park. Details

Description

A fun route on the far right, more vertical than overhanging, side of the wall. Starts on some thin holds (Back wall is off!) and continues that theme for over half the route until you find a Thank God hueco. At that point ignore the deep huecos to the left and head right and up onto some thin almost non existant holds to the top.

Location

Farthest right on the wall, just left of the cave.

Protection

4 bolts to an open shuts anchor

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somillionaire Viradia
Los Angeles, California

5.12a

this thing is really good. not as good looking of a line as drifter but in my opinion better climbing. also, this thing is wayyyyyy harder than drifter. every move to the 2nd bolt is harder than anything on drifter so youd better be able to hang on and clip, especially since the boulder is right behind you if you fall. this would be good route to run laps on for fitness. Mar 16, 2015

John Long
Venice

The rating is off. It's harder than Drifter. Downrating relatively moderate routes (5.12a is moderate by modern standards) is not a confirmation of superior technique, but proof you haven't traveled enough to understand the grade. Sep 19, 2019