The South Slabs

Description 

As one approaches Greyrock on the Summit Trail, the South Slabs are the first area to come into view, appearing as a large, smooth section of rock amidst more broken areas. Two tiers of slabs offer fun climbing, both bolt- and gear-protected. Be wary on the slab routes, as they are 'traditionally bolted,' and will provide an experience quite different from sport climbing elsewhere in the Poudre Canyon. Fun routes on solid granite ranging from 5.5 to tough 5.11 ascend these slabs.

Getting There 

Hike the Greyrock Summit trail for a stiff 2.5 miles to its intersection with the Meadows trail near a bench, continuing along the Summit trail to the northeast. Follow this trail until you're roughly perpendicular to the South Slabs, then breaking uphill to the base of the wall. Stewart Green's Rock Climbing Colorado directs climbers to follow the Summit trail until reaching "large trailside boulder with a small pine in it. A climber access path winds faintly up the hillside above the boulder."

One exception to this entry is Go Spuds Go, which in fact ascends a boulder located near the southernmost tip of the Greyrock massif. Anyone making the hike to seek out this offwidth problem shouldn't have much trouble sighting the wide, overhanging crack.

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