This is a really good crack problem. It starts out as an overhanging finger crack in a hallway, then you can either step off on the rock behind you or for full value, top out the easy 5.8 above. From the top, an easy corridor leads back down to the base. For extra value, sit start the problem, which provides a definite starting point, and bumps the grade to more solid V8. There are many different interpretations of the stand start, with varying grades. This is a very fun thin finger crack. Bring tape.

Lattice Action (formerly The Crap Artist)

Casual Corner

Shanty Shack

Unknown flared crack

Aretsky

The Green Room

Unnamed Scrappy Crack

Casual Corner Junior

H & S Chimney

Unknown Crack

Hang Five

Layback Flake

Left Slab

Toilet Bowl

Awakening the Spine

Slotsky

Unknown Sport Route

Das Knabestreich

Screaming Ego

Right Slab

This is the right-arching hand crack just left of

Casual Corner

. When the crack turns horizontal, follow two bolts up the slabby face.

Climb the hands/offwidth crack to where it goes horizontal.  Then climb a face (10 feet) to your right to the top.  We found the crux to be the end of the main crack.  A #6 Friend can be placed here to sew it up.  Overall, a pretty good climb, warm up on junior, hit this one then get beat up on

Das Knabestreich

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Sit on top of the lower boulder above the little cave, downclimb the offwidth flare towards the ground, traverse the cave on good jams, and invert-offwidth back up the other side. I preferred climbing southward, but laps can be done in either direction.

Right-leaning, slabby, flared crack.  Starts small offwidth, but if you're tall you can reach past that to good jams.  Crack gradually shuts down and turns into a crystal climb for the last 4 feet or so.  A little on the dirty side.

Aretsky is a slab route with good crystals for feet right where you need them.

Pull overhang via big knobby crystals up  onto the green slab.  The climbing above is about 5.8 but gets a little highball.

Sit or stand start this burly overhanging flared problem.  For a fun challenge, start on your back with your feet in the low pod, sit up, and finish.

Climb this perfect 5.3 hand crack in the right facing dihedral.  Then move forward over a class 1 slab to either a pine needle infested crack descent or climb one of the cracks above a bush to an easier descent.

Start climbing a wide crack with some stemming and smearing at the start. Work into a chimney that narrows as you go up. Crux is probably the top out depending on your body size. Short climb but worth doing if you like this sort of climbing or are camping at East L.A.

This is a crack that begins on a ledge and jogs right and up through the obvious butt crack. It has 3 distinct cruxes: a slap move, then a flairing hand crack, then a lieback grunt at the top.

I can only claim to have fallen all over this climb. My two buddies who led it clean called it 5.11c. If anyone can please provide info about the FA or name or rating, please chime in.

Lots of dirt and plant matter was pulled from this guy, but there is no chance we're the first.

This is actually the highball finish to the "Crap Artist". Begin standing on top of the slab and climb the obvious arching hand crack to the top of the Party Dome.

From user Orphaned:

Hang Five ascends a right-arching crack splitting the south face. Step over the dropoff and into crack with the help of some good hand jams, then move to flaring fists as the crack rolls over to mellower angle and widens.

This obvious and fun right facing layback flake is a good warm up for nearby bouldering. A little tall for beginners, with the hardest moves at 3/4 height.  Topout isn't too bad.

There are a few balancy moves on the problem and a fall from near the top wouldn't be pretty.  Climbs on slightly better holds than the right side, a few crystals and some trust in the feet send you over the top.

This short interesting mushroom boulder problem calls for the reverse flush. A very Vedauwoo-esq move. Wear pants.

Short off-width, the rock was crumbly.  The crux is the bulge at the top.

Slotsky is a short chimney with a fun exit.

This is a 4 bolt, short sport route on the ass end of East LA left of

H & S Chimney

on the corner.

I've never stepped foot on this route. Someone please provide any additional information about name, who put it up and the grade. Thanks.

Try this enchanting, left-sloping, capacious crack.  After breezing through the crack, high step over a headwall for the finish.  I recommend doing this third for the Knabe trifecta after the Casual Corner routes.

The crux is just before pulling over the top.  A bit scary if you aren't solid on this grade and type of climbing. A nice slab exercise, trust those feet.

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