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Rhinestone Cowboy

5.10a, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2 from 4 votes
FA: Benjamin Chapman & Pam Neal (December 13, 2015)
California > Los Angeles Basin > Angeles Nationa… > Texas Canyon > Waco Wall
Warning Access Issue: 1. RAIN & WET ROCK 2. DANGER OF EROSION DetailsDrop down

Description

Begin by pulling a bouldery move on sloping holds and xenoliths to a stance below the 1st bolt. Undercling the flake and move right to a high horizontal edge. From the edge move back left and up on fiction and small holds to a large pocket and the anchor.

Location

Left side of the Waco Wall.

Protection

3 bolts & chain anchor

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Toproping on the Waco Wall.
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Rhinestone Cowboy.
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Working the lower face of "Rhinestone Cowboy."
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Underclinging the flake on "Rhinestone Cowboy."
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Topping out on Rhinestone Cowboy.
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Chalking up on Rhinestone Cowboy.
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Cruising up Rhinestone Cowboy.
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The wildflowers are blooming at Texas Canyon.
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Enjoying the friction on Rhinestone Cowboy.
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Waco Wall.
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Enjoying the wonderful friction on Rhinestone Cowboy.
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The Rhinestone Cowboy.
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Benjamin Chapman
Small Town, USA
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Felt harder than the 10c next door to me and my buddy — maybe some holds have fallen off? It is quite chossy at the bottom. Nov 2, 2020
Benjamin Chapman
Small Town, USA
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Perhaps bouldery to start, but hardly 5.10C. Nothing has fallen off. Nov 2, 2020