PRINT: Rock Climb Trenchtown Slabs - Left, Los Angeles Basin

Trenchtown Slabs - Left

5.4, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 1.9 from 9 votes
FA: Jim Perez (October 2018)
California > Los Angeles Basin > Angeles Nationa… > Texas Canyon > Tower of Babel

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.

Trenchtown Slabs - Left

The Left Route was previously a toprope. Pull an initial steep step at the base of the slab and work up and left to a faint arete with shallow scoops and features. Continue up the slab staying left of the obvious broad groove.

Location

Begin at the apex of the corridor, just left of a very large block and a broad groove. Stay left of the groove on the crest of a faint arete/ridge. All six lead bolts are 3/8" stud/wedge bolts while the anchor consists of two 1/2" Powers 5-piece bolts.

Protection

6 bolts and an anchor equipped with doubled screwlinks.

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Benjamin Chapman
Small Town, USA

5.4

This climb hosts an odd assortment of hardware. The lead bolts are wedge/stud bolts, which are not well suited for use in choss, while the anchors are 1/2" Powers bolts equipped with pairs of large screwlinks. The left anchor had a spinning hanger and none of the bolts were tightened to specs by the FA. That has been rectified. Jan 13, 2022