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Rhinestone Cowboy
5.10a,
Sport, 40 ft (12 m),
Avg: 2 from 4
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FA: Benjamin Chapman & Pam Neal (December 13, 2015)
California
> Los Angeles Basin
> Angeles Nationa…
> Texas Canyon
> Waco Wall
Access Issue: 1. RAIN & WET ROCK 2. DANGER OF EROSION
Details
1. Texas Canyon is conglomerate that 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, then do not climb.
2. The south end of the First Corridor is in danger of collapsing at the base of Sophie’s Choice. A dam of rocks and soil has been built to divert water away from the eroding soil underneath these huge boulders. Please help keep this system in place until a more permanent solution is implemented.
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
[Hide Photo] Working the lower face of "Rhinestone Cowboy."
[Hide Photo] Underclinging the flake on "Rhinestone Cowboy."
Small Town, USA
Small Town, USA