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Grouse Slab

Submitted By: Dave Loring on Feb 7, 2003
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Description

A fun slab with a mix of everything, and a good place to get away from the crouds, Grouse Slab has excellent easy cracks, bolted slab routes, and multipitch.

Getting There

Park at the base of School Rock or ASI and hike the trail north and east from School Rock past Star Wall, and head east toward the Lake. As the trail heads back north, keep moving east across a creek bed and a large open area, around the knob to the north. Grouse slab is on the east side of this knob.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Grouse Slab:

Insidious Crack 5.6 Trad, 1 pitch, 160 feet

Jellyroll Arch 5.8 Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet

Greener Pastures 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 20 feet

Short Cake 5.9 Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet

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Paul getting to the roof of Pebble in the Sky.

Pebble in the Sky 5.10b CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : Grouse Slab

I believe there are 3 cruxes on this climb. The first is getting off the ground up to first bolt. The second crux is getting feet over first overhang to third bolt. The third crux is stepping over the second overhang and getting a stance above. ...[more] Browse More Classics in CA

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V2 on a boulder before Grouse Slab	Ben bouldering on the way up to Grouse Slab, Augus...	Sharp!!! Aug 06.
Bump. Aug 06. Super fun problem.	Ben. Aug 06.

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By Aerili
From: Reno, NV
Sep 21, 2009

The anchors that are just right of The Slash and Unknown (the 5.10 bolted face) are in VERY bad condition! They are handmade, old, rusty and somewhat spinner; additionally, someone has slathered glue all around the base of each but it is totally less than inspiring.

There are other, newer bolts farther right of these, but they do not have rap hangers installed on them.

It is possible to walk off much farther to the right of this wall (i.e. kinda 'next wall over'-ish), and I suggest you do so after cleaning your anchor for the day.

I think the mank should either be replaced or choppped and patched. (I don't own a drill to replace, but I will see what I might be able to do about the latter.) Next time I am out there I also plan to donate two large quicklinks to the "good" bolts at the top so people may rap from them.