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David Katz

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May 7, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Saddle Peak > Topanga Ridge M… > Venice Slab
A 5.9 start goes right out the cave on a well bolted climb facing the trail on the Twin Towers
● Why is the Venice Slab suddenly being called the White Slab or the Topanga Teaching Slab on Mountain Projec… View Comment
May 7, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Saddle Peak > Topanga Ridge M… > Venice Slab
Topanga Teaching Slab
● This formation is documented as the Venice Slab with a number of top rope climbs including the very steep 5… View Comment
May 5, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mountains
Pico Raquelita
● Hidden Fracture 5.10 easily the best crack climb in the Santa Monica Mountains, Two other good crack clim… View Comment
May 5, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Point Mugu
Mugu Slab
● In the 1980’s I bolted a face climb through the slab to a ledge above on the main formation that I thought… View Comment
May 4, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Saddle Peak > Topanga Ridge Motorway
Bucket Brigade climbs the steep pocketed face in the foreground
● This photo was taken from the top of the Buoux Wall which has a bolt anchor for 2 top ropes. The very large… View Comment
May 4, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Saddle Peak
Topanga Ridge Motorway
● The Topanga Ridge Motorway has become a very popular trail that many hike to the “Topanga Lookout”. If you… View Comment

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Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Edelrid 4mm tag line
Mar 18, 2025 4mm seems like a nightmare for rope handling characteristics  View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Let’s buy Greenland
Feb 14, 2025 Kleptocracy is quickly taking control in the USA.Goodbye Democracy  View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Harness broke during fall
Feb 2, 2025 Yates Astroman harness, very solid construction and super comfortable for trad climbing long steep routes.Just purchased my 3rd Astroman harness in the past 20 years. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews
Reply: Tufa Climbing: Mochilla 33
Dec 17, 2024 The bomb!I own 2 Mochilla Packs and 3 Houdini Chalk BagsClimbing over 50 years and Tufa get’s a A+ for gear design and quality View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Tufa is back
Dec 17, 2024 Tufa makes my all time favorite climbing day pack and chalk bag.Excellent designs and quality craftsmanship  View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Grey colored Jumars from the 70’s,
Nov 8, 2024 Shelton Hatfield wrote: I believe the brand is "Jumar". This page (LINK) shows various iterations of the grey Jumars.Thank you for the excellent LinkDo you know which Count… View Message

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