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jeff constine
Social climber
Marina Del Rey
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Oct 10, 2014 - 10:57am PT
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2015 - 02:01pm PT
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A few weeks ago a friend and I attempted a foolish ridge line starting between the tunneles at the Tunnel Crags and worked our way up the ridge above the first tunnel to the west. It was mostly choss, well ok it was all choss but it was a fun adventure anyway. We ended up bailing at a giant Jenga tower and made several rappers into the gully to the west. It was a fun way to waste an afternoon.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2015 - 02:10pm PT
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Found this gem a while back but am keeping the lid on it for now. It's a ways off the road anyway so no real danger of overcrowding. Three pitches of 5.10 hands.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Mar 10, 2015 - 02:11pm PT
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Bat... you guys are hard core....
If you sit between the tunnels and look up that ridge, some kind of rock is going to fall down on its own every 7 min or so..... gravity at work.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Mar 10, 2015 - 02:53pm PT
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Bat... you guys are hard core....
No kidding, it takes huge gonads to climb San Gabriel rock. If you can call it rock...
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Mar 11, 2015 - 09:38pm PT
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Hiking through Griffith Park late yesterday and ran into a couple of dudes on a new sport route on Bee Rock. And so it begins.
Looks like crap from a distance but not bad up close.
My general knowledge is that there was an official ban in the 1930's.
A friend of mine called the ranger station in 1995 and asked about it. Someone told him they don't care if people rock climb up there.
I think as long as we all keep it on the low down, keep it clean and don't make problems, things will go fine.
Then again, it could suddenly become the "pop" LA crag and the place gets overrun and people start having "problems" with each other.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 12, 2015 - 08:04am PT
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Spider,
We should go check that out soon. I'd also like to check out the old zoo for bouldering.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 12, 2015 - 08:24am PT
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We ended up bailing at a giant Jenga tower
What the hay is a 'Jenga tower'? A variation on 'jingus'?
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 12, 2015 - 08:39am PT
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Jenga is that game of stacked wood blocks where each player carefully removes one block at a time without it falling apart. As the game moves on the tower gets more and more unstable until one player finally pulls a block and the whole tower comes tumbling down. Thats what it felt like climbing up there.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Mar 15, 2015 - 10:58pm PT
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I've got time the next two weekends...
Unless the allure of day trips skiing near Kearsarge Pk beckon more loudly! But a day of choss-hunting would be good for my soul
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hustler
Trad climber
los angeles
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Mar 17, 2015 - 06:48pm PT
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Just a heads up on Griffith. The climbs are mostly 11+/12 and could still use some cleaning. Oh, and one has a big scary hollow sounding block, you can probably figure out which one. enjoy.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Yous guys need to go to the Cascades or the Rockies - your talents
are wasted hereabouts on these puny things.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2016 - 04:27pm PT
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New route at the Saline this a few weeks ago. Monkey Tranquilizer follows a off width first pitch to hand crack second pitch, both pitches 5.9
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2016 - 03:37pm PT
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Just replaced old rap anchors and bolts on the climb between the two tunnels that starts right above the west tunnel. I left one old bolt at the top on easy ground for posterity sake.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Mar 30, 2016 - 03:46pm PT
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Bat.... for the good of the people, you should have pulled all of the bolts on that climb, and the one to the right.... all of that stone is shattered quite deeply due to the numerous blasting episodes above the tunnel.
This is just my opinion, if one likes really deep down looseness this is the climb for you.
carry on
EDIT: Saline stuff looks really good.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2016 - 03:58pm PT
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Guy,
I really like both of those climbs. I always find myself going back and doing them every few months. Both have some good run outs that you don't find much anymore and require you to be heads up. The occasional loose rock just adds to the fun. I did add a bolt on the left route to avoid a ledge fall while pulling the small roof.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Mar 30, 2016 - 04:16pm PT
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Saline route looks sweet! Love the name Monkey Tranquilizer, too.
Does anyone travel to SoCal for the climbing or is it just Socal people who climb there when they don't feel like going far? Is it a worthy destination?
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