20100702 Malibu Creek

Post by **Taco** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:04 pm

Picture time RIGHT OFF THE BAT HOLY CRAP

Hike in

Planet of the Apes wall

Some sorta 5.8 or so, which apparently is a new route.

Zach GO!

Cougarmajeek GO

Foot

West

Time to rappel into this thing

The Petzl Pirana. This majestic device can be used in four different ways:

Normal amount of friction mode...

More friction mode...

Further amounts of friction mode...

LUDICROUS MODE

Putting it to use in normal friction mode.

CM and Randy on some sort of 5.6 or something named after primates.

The view from up top

Time to try out this 5.10 or whatever.

Zach is horrified to find a fresh duke on the ledge.

He promptly escapes.

Zach catches the end of the rope, earning a beer.

Rope backpack? Real men carry it in their teeth!

Going home.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:50 pm

It used to be SAR (Search and Rescue) now it's ZAT (Zach and Taco) or more correctly ZAR (Zach and Ryan)

Nice climbing guys, that's twice this week, you guys are making the best of it all over Southern Cal.

Hope I get a chance to join you soon.
Great pictures

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:12 am

Maybe it should be CZAR. (Cougarmagic, Zach, And Ryan)

Good stuff!

HJ

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:09 am

Thanks for a great day guys! ZAR are (is?) great climbers and coached me so I was able to climb some tougher stuff than before.

It was very nice to have the climbing area ("Stumbling Blocks") all to ourselves. Last time I was there, it was a Saturday and it was a zoo. It was shady, and cool with a nice breeze.

Only downside was the human waste, which really was a bit excessive....

This place would be perfect a day or two after the first big rain storm in the fall! FLUSH!

Oh yeah - Zach catching the end of the rope like a NINJA when it fell was AWESOME. 8)

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:28 am

My 2 cents about this climbing area is as follows: I love the easy approach. I really like the little not-so-deep water free solo traverse to get to the final climbing area. The shade and breeze was 10/10. There was literally a pile of human feces on the ledge of that 10a. Besides that, the climbing was sweet. Lots of hueco, small finger pockets and unlike some climbs where the route is rated by its hardest move, these ones seemed to have sustained climbing at the rating given to the route. Made for some pumpy climbing

I loved it. Time for a nice week of relaxation and then we're headed to the alpine for some TRAD!! w00t

PS: Sharky's next to the park was amazing. I drank me a Corona

mve · Post by **mve** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:15 pm

I work about 15 minutes from Malibu Creek and never checked it out -- for some reason I thought it was a picnic / car camping park -- completely forgot it's got some rock in there. Good stuff! Minus the 5.10 port-a-potty

Johnny Bronson · Post by **Johnny Bronson** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:48 pm

looks like a fun place,except for the ledge deuces lol

Post by **Taco** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:10 am

Johnny Bronson wrote:looks like a fun place,except for the ledge deuces lol

This is now the official term.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:51 pm

Vote for term limits.

tinaballina · Post by **tinaballina** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:09 pm

I like the ludicrous mode.

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:27 pm

dang! shows you how out of it i have been. i just saw this post.

except for the crappy (pun intended) land mine looks like you three had a good day. cool! that wall affectionately called Ape Wall is where i learned to climb back in the day (that would be the 90's.) the Grotto (dis)affectionately called the Ghetto has a cool approach as long as you don't fall in the water with your gear. extra points for staying dry!

ZAT and Johanna, i should be back to raising hell in two weeks. let me know if you want to swing out my way again.

Rumpled · Post by **Rumpled** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:08 pm

I spent 2 days at Malibu Creek State Park whike following the Tour of CA in May. It was my first time there and I found it a beautiful place. The CG was typical State Park style, crammed and crowded and loud. But, it did overlook a beautiful valley and sunset over the rocks was great with a cold beer and some grilled chikin.
I got a couple of MTB rides in and I definetly want to go back.
PS. Where is that restaurant?

Post by **Taco** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:55 am

Which restaurant? Sharky's?

Rumpled · Post by **Rumpled** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:35 pm

Yeah, Sharky's seems to have a good review there.
I wonder how slow someone would be going in ludicrous mode?
I also like that backpak quip.

Post by **Taco** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:00 pm

Sharky's kicked ass. I don't recall where it was, sorry. Very tired at the moment.

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:48 am

there is a Sharkey's on the SW corner of Westlake Boulevard and Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Westlake Village, but you probably headed east from Malibu Creek and went to the one on Reseda Boulevard just south of the 101 freeway.