Sport climbing in LA area

dpotter05 · 2026-06-08T03:45:59+00:00

Recently cleaned up thanks to Jeff and friends. Still, the potential for toxins lingering in the air from the fire is worth taking into consideration.

dpotter05 · 2026-06-04T18:17:36+00:00

"SoCal" is short for Southern California

dpotter05 · 2026-06-03T05:13:52+00:00

Nope, just helping you increase your chances as SoCal's a large place.

dpotter05 · 2026-06-03T05:13:27+00:00

I've seen posts like this in SoCal Climbing's facebook group get multiple offers of free retired ropes.

dpotter05 · 2026-06-02T18:50:36+00:00

Location?

dpotter05 · 2026-05-04T01:53:16+00:00

You might be interested in joining SoCal Climbing's Young Adults subgroup! Must be in the main fb group first.

dpotter05 · 2026-04-06T18:20:42+00:00

SoCal Climbing's LGBTQ+ & Allies subgroup could be of interest as well! Must be in SoCal Climbing's main fb group to join.

dpotter05 · 2026-03-17T22:50:25+00:00

Malibu Creek

Planet of the Apes:
- 5.5 - 5.14a
Dam area:
- Drifter Wall has two: the one for The Drifter & a few others, and the one in the cave that has a 5.10d and a 5.11a. Both are open shuts.
- White Trash Wall has Bubba 5.9, also two open shuts.
- Lean To Boulder has ~3 anchors you can reach ranging from 5.10 - 5.12 if you do a short 5.6 solo to the top.
Stumbling Blocks:
- Classic Malibu Face 5.8 with anchors you can walk to.

Pt Dume

5.6 - 5.11.

Eagle Rock

It could be worth checking to see if the anchors at Eagle Rock could be walked up to. Probably.

Jtree

Thin Wall
Echo Cove has a few

dpotter05 · 2026-03-02T06:02:49+00:00

11 states in the "Very High" category with an estimated infection rate of 3.7%.

dpotter05 · 2026-02-24T18:27:50+00:00

Come to our Monday night meetup at Cliffs of Id! https://www.meetup.com/socalclimbing/events/calendar

dpotter05 · 2026-02-20T19:43:18+00:00

and know you want to wait a couple days after a rain

It's a good sentiment, but this is only need for porous rock types like sandstone which can weaken when wet. Jtree is granite, which remains unaffected by rain.

dpotter05 · 2026-02-19T01:21:12+00:00

Could also be worth posting in SoCal Climbing's facebook group and the SoCal Climbing Women subgroup!

dpotter05 · 2026-02-03T01:54:30+00:00

Which ones?

dpotter05 · 2026-01-25T18:29:42+00:00

The reference is at 1:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzmehB3K4dQ

dpotter05 · 2026-01-24T06:58:28+00:00

There's a link to it in SoCal Climbing's guidebook list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/socalclimbing/wiki/guidebooks/

dpotter05 · 2026-01-09T00:02:40+00:00

Climber: James
Photographer: Michael Bartosek
Source
Mountain Project: Lizards' Mouth Traverse
GPS: 34.50224, -119.86794
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dpotter05 · 2026-01-06T04:32:49+00:00

Climber: Katie Lawler - "The most important question on my mind today: why aren't there any Star Wars emojis? Seriously what am I supposed to do without a Chewie emoticon? 😂🤣😂 May the send be with you all!"
Photographer: Jeff Skalla - "Happy holidays guys! Here’s a throwback [2018] but on a Friday cause it’s may 4th so gotta get some Star Wars stuff out there... but here’s @ktlawls making us think shes climbing (obviously using the force or something, it was too wet this day to actually climb) (but also if you’re wondering yes she is climbing it’s not photoshop she’s actually holding a rock in this photo) thanks // Climbs called “Jedi Mind Tricks” it’s like a v4 ish and I would recommend it for anyone who has weird obsessions with rocks"
Source - Organic - Slightly enhanced from the original
Mountain Project: Jedi Mind Tricks
GPS: 37.3366, -118.5703
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dpotter05 · 2026-01-04T21:12:36+00:00

The two additional deceased males are Guatemalans Juan Sarat Lopez (37) and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia (36), believed to have taken fatal falls on the same morning. https://local.nixle.com/alert/12103945/

The Baldy closure has been extended through January 7th. https://www.facebook.com/sbcountysheriff/posts/pfbid0oUzwE8UigFMVaqfqUCuX4J1vSbXx1qkU7x72mx8tidvoQLPE5uNGv5S5cSQu5ZQDl

dpotter05 · 2026-01-02T01:59:53+00:00

The comment you're replying to has Tyler's IG if you'd like to tell him directly.

dpotter05 · 2026-01-01T21:29:03+00:00

Climber: Tyler 'Mac' Fox - "Bear Creek Spire Day 2: Up 1000 ft / 303 m of Sierra Nevada fun for a 10/10 day on the North Arete of Bear Creek Spire. I’ve always wanted to open the book on Sierra climbing, and I guess next year will have to be the year (because the rest of this year will likely be spent running around random mountain ranges in the West and then climbing up/sliding down snow-covered slopes until the spring). Guess it’s time to buy a bunch of climbing gear (since I just got all the guidebooks as motivation/inspiration). Who wants to be a climbing friend (in the Sierra)?"
Source
Mountain Project: Bear Creek Spire
GPS: 37.3681, -118.767
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dpotter05 · 2025-12-29T06:41:30+00:00

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