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Mount Olympus Rock Climbing

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Routes in Mount Olympus

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	Argus S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	B.E.M. (Booger Eating Moron) S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X
	Boiler Room S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Hercules S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Incoming S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Mars S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Medusa S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pluto S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Up And Over Red S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Venus S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Elevation:	2,689 ft
GPS:	34.11803, -118.9376 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Mount Olympus is one of several crags in the Santa Monica Mountains that feature a volcanic tuff or Brecchia containing cobbles that protrude from the surface to provide amazing hand and foot holds. The routes of Mt.Olympus may be a bit intimidating as the bolts are more widely spaced than most sport routes and appear harder than their grades, but be assured that many of the cobbles have positive tops or hidden holds between the cobbles.

Getting There

From the Sandstone Peak parking area, follow the steep fire road for 0.3 miles until you reach the Mishe Mokwa connector trail on your right. Continue on the main fire road to Sandstone Peak. From here continue on the fire road around a sharp right turn, a U-turn to the left, and a steep downhill section. Alternately, at this point there is a use trail that leaves the fire road around the left end of the woooden railing going west and reconnects with the Backbone Trail after a couple hundred yards. Continue straight ahead on the fire road until the obvious cobbled tower can be seen downhill and left of the fire road. This is Mt. Olympus.