I bet if I googled "scrambling LA" I could find lots more.
I think the term "scrambling" doesn't get used in the US (or not so specifically to denote a particular sub-sport), but obviously the thing still exists, just somewhere in the hazy hard hiking/very easy climbing overlap. "Class 3" (or sometimes 4) hiking might cover it:
Important note: scrambling is in some respects more dangerous than rock climbing, because you're usually not using a rope (people who get into the more serious scrambles will often take a rope and use it to protect particular sections).
(I am much, much more scared on scrambly approaches/descents to get to/from routes than when actually climbing. THERE'S NO ROPE OR MAT BUT IF I SLIP VERY BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN. Also, unlike many climbers, I don't have a hillwalking/scrambling background, so much less practice.)
So yeah, potentially worth finding a hiking/scrambling partner(s). If you prefer to do it solo, then you have to be conscious of the risks (which obviously you are, as evidenced both by the comment I'm replying to and our shared fondness for incident analysis-type reading ...).
Also, doing a bit of climbing/bouldering will expand your repertoire of moves for scrambly stuff, IMHO.
Only semi-relatedly (but I'd forgotten you were in LA) -- this might interest/entertain:
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Date: 2016-07-16 08:38 am (UTC)I think the term "scrambling" doesn't get used in the US (or not so specifically to denote a particular sub-sport), but obviously the thing still exists, just somewhere in the hazy hard hiking/very easy climbing overlap. "Class 3" (or sometimes 4) hiking might cover it:
http://www.utahoutside.com/2010/07/hiking-trail-difficulty-ratings-got-class-now-you-do/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_Decimal_System
Important note: scrambling is in some respects more dangerous than rock climbing, because you're usually not using a rope (people who get into the more serious scrambles will often take a rope and use it to protect particular sections).
(I am much, much more scared on scrambly approaches/descents to get to/from routes than when actually climbing. THERE'S NO ROPE OR MAT BUT IF I SLIP VERY BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN. Also, unlike many climbers, I don't have a hillwalking/scrambling background, so much less practice.)
So yeah, potentially worth finding a hiking/scrambling partner(s). If you prefer to do it solo, then you have to be conscious of the risks (which obviously you are, as evidenced both by the comment I'm replying to and our shared fondness for incident analysis-type reading ...).
Also, doing a bit of climbing/bouldering will expand your repertoire of moves for scrambly stuff, IMHO.
Only semi-relatedly (but I'd forgotten you were in LA) -- this might interest/entertain:
https://www.amazon.com/Climbs-Alternative-Uses-Architecture/dp/190103349X