PRINT: Climb Fritz Face, Los Angeles Basin

Fritz Face

V6, Boulder, 13 ft (4 m),

Avg: 2.9 from 32 votes
FA: Dimitrius Fritz
California > Los Angeles Basin > Stoney Point > Canyon Boulders

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

Looks like V2 but it's not. Won't go into too much detail or post a picture because it is a fragile climb, but it's pretty easy to find.

One big undercling. Two small crimps. A little tricky beta.

Be careful with this one, it's changed a lot since I've been working it.

Location

In the Canyon Boulders area.

Protection

Pad. The rock behind isn't problematic really.

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Stemming to the sloper

making a funny face on "Fritz Face"

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Chris Owen
Big Bear Lake

Saw Yair do this as a two-handed dyno from the undercling to the top - this was certainly the FA without the crimps, and I'm led to believe that it was the overall FA. Feb 16, 2016

Rob Gordon
Hollywood, CA

Very interesting. Mar 1, 2016

Fat Dad
Los Angeles, CA

There's a video on youtube of some strong but skilless doofus trying the same maneuver. Like many flakes at Stoney, it's not going to be there for long with people wanking on it like that. Apr 24, 2016

Conor Clarke
St. Louis, MO

In the Stoney guidebook this is listed as "Meathead," with the suggested beta being the aforementioned dyno. I found this to be easier than the other v6s in the park, though it's probably helpful to be tall. Apr 9, 2017