Purple Stones

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Description

dakota sandstone-esque boulders from 10 feet to nearly 40 feet tall. more problems than the tunnel boulders, most of them with better landings and rock quality. intrigued?

Purple Stones are located in topanga canyon. park near topanga market and hike down to the stream and then continue downstream. Check the GPS for directions.

Latest Photos

Fallin'	Highballin' ish	Cobble Boulder
The Center Piece

Latest Videos

	Description Several problems from the Purple Stones. Some old, some new... scientiaclimbing.com
	Description A few problems from the Purple Stones scientiaclimbing.com
	Description Daniel using his head on Poprocks scientiaclimbing.com

Comments

Heretic Jun 17, 2009	Intrigued - If it's in Orange County then yes, absolutely. Where is this?
fraction Jun 17, 2009	They're on PCH in malibu. I added a wee bit of info, but it's not deadly accurate -- hopefully thatonekid can add more details.
Sam Jun 17, 2009	Last I checked Purple Stones was is Topanga Cyn about 3 miles up from PCH. google maps these: 34.076697, -118.591200
fraction Jun 17, 2009	GPS added - thanks, Sam.
fraction Jun 18, 2009	Why add these videos here? Please add entries to these problems, then add the videos there.
thatonekid Jun 18, 2009	simply because it takes more effort than i am willing to put in between a morning at the purple stones and an afternoon at malibu. "dont tell me what to do devil woman!"
fraction Jun 21, 2009	Lazy ass - add the problems.
oneangryrobot Sep 16, 2009	I parked on Topanga where you see a bunch of big propane tanks surrounded by a chain link fence. A big dude with a beard told me it was cool to park there; he appeared to work at the propane store. So you park there and hike up the road; if you're facing the propane tanks, go left and you can find a trail to the creek at the start of a red iron fence that has a big piece ripped off. Hike down past the bums' beds and huts and shit and follow the creek towards the beach. You can also walk further up the road maybe a 1/4 mile and drop in on the right side where it leads to a concrete tunnel that goes under the road and drops you way closer to the climbing with less poison oak and it may be faster for all I know. But the tunnel is at a pretty steep angle, so just be prepared for the possible butt slide if you're a douchebag. Hope that helps; I had fun there today, cool climbs.
dameat Jan 26, 2011	Its the main area not the north area...how can it be south of the headwaters boulder and be called north area dumb ass?
Tattvamasi Feb 6, 2011	Dameat, the headwaters were developed recently as you know, with that in mind the areas were named in relation to what had been climbed. This being the South area (which has chicken catchatori) and the North Area (main area). It was called North area because it was north of the south area... see Craig Fry's southern california bouldering guide for more on it.