Century Lake Area  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  650' Lat, Long:  34.0981, -118.734 Map Page Views:  36,951. Good page?    Administrators:  jt512, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Ryan Kelly on Aug 28, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

New Access Difficulties MORE INFO >>> A new fence laced in razor wire has been erected on the far end of the dam where you used to hop over. Skirting around is a trivial matter, but I'm unsure how the message should be interpreted. There are no new signs indicating closures, and you can still hike over from Stumbling Blocks/Ghetto Wall. If anything the fence is going to have more of an effect on the hikers trying to do the loop than the climbers. On the plus side, I've never seen it so empty at this area. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

BETA PHOTO: Overhead view of the Century Lake Area. Hike in f...

Description 

A smaller (yet growing), secluded section of climbing near Century Lake featuring an unusually large proportion of moderates for Malibu Creek. Same quality rock as the rest of the park and just as well bolted. There is one main wall here (The Power Wall) hosting several decent sport routes, and a couple smaller sections of developed rock scattered around. There are also some boulders that can be climbed further down the wash, some of which have bolts put in to top rope because of questionable landings.

Getting There 

Hike into the park as usual and veer right up into the hills just past the visitor's center (if you stayed on the access road instead of the hiking trail just stay on the road). Continue on the road for maybe 10 minutes as you wind your way up into the hills, until you see a path on your left with a "No Bikes on Trail" sign. Follow this path into the woods, keeping the lake on your right, around a fence blockade, and over the left side of the dam. Scramble down some rocks into the wash, on your right are two medium sized sections of detached rock next to the dam; the first is Drifter Wall, and the second, next to the dam, is Little Cheops. If you cross the wash and follow it down stream for 100 meters or so you will find a large wall on your left, The Power Wall. Directly across from it is a small section of rock known as The Water Wall.

The Classics

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The Drifter 5.12a  CA : Los Angeles County : ... : Drifter Wall

Starts just right of an arete on vertical terrain up to an alcove under a roof. A few big moves to get through that, a huge jug to rest on, and then sustained thin pockets on a slab to the top. Consistent and a decent length (for the area) but probably not the .12a that's listed in the guide. Regardless, one of the better climbs in the area, and in the park in my opinion....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: Turn left here	Century Lake	the dam
The spillway from above the Drifter	Below the dam on a beautiful Thursday afternoon.	Leading Rolling Blackout - 5.10d. At the powerwall...
Some nice reflections on the lake today. 10-2-10	Some nice reflections on the lake today. 10-2-10	Some nice reflections on the lake today. And the ...