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5.9, Sport,  Avg: 2.3 from 125 votes
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California > Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Malibu Creek SP > Stumbling Blocks
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Description

roof start, then straight up the arete

Location

left of Chopping Block. (start is down a bit from the start of Chopping Block). Belay from tree.

Protection

Bolts to sport shuts

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Belaying from the tree after leading.
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Climber on Prow
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Michael Bartosek
Los Angeles
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Committing start if you are not tall enough to clip the bolt first. That is the single hardest move on the route, the rest of it feels about 5.7, certainly easier than Chopping Block. Nov 19, 2010
phenotypical
[Hide Comment] it's very secure between the first and second bolts, but if you were to fall near the second bolt, especially with some slack out to clip, you'd likely fall past your belayer into something unpleasant. take care! Jun 15, 2015
Alex Fletcher
Las Vegas
  5.8+
[Hide Comment] I suppose there's more than one way to start this, but my partner and I started by stemming on the slab to the right of the belay tree and then worked up and left to the first bolt. Climb was easy, just figuring out which pockets are actually usable is the hard part. Top gives a good view of the creek where people like to swim. May 6, 2016
Alec Sullivan
Santa Monica
 
[Hide Comment] Bouldery start on a big hold that opens up to semi vertical pocket climbing. Great views at the top.

A few of the bolts are spinners down low but nothing too scary. Sport shuts at the anchor are in good shape. Jun 5, 2023