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Righteous Babe
5.8,
Sport, 180 ft (55 m), 2 pitches,
Avg: 2.1 from 83
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FA: Traci Marx, Doniel Drazin
California
> Los Angeles Basin
> Santa Monica Mo…
> Echo Cliffs
> Easy Street
Description
P1: (5.7) Start in a channel with a very obvious black water streak. The first 40 feet are the steepest of the pitch, coming in a bit shy of vertical for a couple moves. It then eases up considerably. Follow up the slab to a small ledge at the base of a small wall. There should be two sets of anchors, mussy clips on your left and rings on your right. Use the Mussy anchor if continuing on to P2. A fun 5.9 (
Head Wound) veers right.
P2: (5.8) Traverse slightly left and pull over the wall wherever suits you. Continue up some slab for a could of clips. The route will bifurcate yet again. Go left up the less steep, yet better rock, of the two. A fun move pulls onto the wall and jugs bring you to two open shuts.
I can't be definitive about the length. I know a 60 meter gets you down with room to spare. Can't speak to a 50m, so I called it at 90 feet per pitch.
Location
Towards the right side of Easy Street there is a large black streak in the middle of a small channel. You can't miss it.
Protection
About 8 draws should get you up both pitches. Mussy clips at the first anchor, open shuts at the second.
[Hide Photo] Leading Righteous Babe. First part of P1, steps back a little after this point.
[Hide Photo] Rob topping out
[Hide Photo] Nate & Mike Conroy hanging out atop the first pitch of "Righteous Babe."
[Hide Photo] David & David hanging out atop the first pitch of Righteous Babe, Echo Cliffs.
Los Angeles
Anyone have any updated beta on the condition of this route? Jun 15, 2010
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