Point Dume

Yesterday, a large group of friends and I went climbing a Point Dume in Malibu. Normally, Carrie invites a few people, and I invite a few people, and 1 or 2 show up. This time, almost everyone showed up! And they brought friends!

The attendee list was, Myself, Carrie, Sri, Liz, Rob, Rob's friend Alexa, and Sri's friend (I wouldn't be able to spell his name). When we first got to the crag, it was a bit crowded, so I set up a top rope around the back on the ocean side of the cliff. The only climb available was a pretty tough 10c. I had to take a rest due to a general pumped feeling, but Rob managed to do the whole climb without a rest, pretty impressive.

We swapped places with another group, and got on the main wall. Everyone managed to finish this one, and everyone seemed to like the style (slabby with small ledges). After that, Alexa wanted to try a lead, so I lead the 5.6 first to check it out, and then she lead it as her first outdoor lead.

We also had some interesting wildlife sightings: Dolphins, a humpback whale that was only 40 or so feet off shore. He stuck his nose way up in the air at one point, much to our delight. We also had an enterprising squirrel who tore into our little camp, stole a granola bar, and whisked away with it. He managed to get through the packaging before another climber rescued the bar. A very brave squirrel!


All in all, it was a great trip, although in the future, a second rope will be a must, 7 people on 1 rope is not sufficient. Below are some pictures, for more, go to http://www.keith-roberts.com/gallery2/v/PointDume/