? Fall River Rd/I-70 slab

Natural falls hiking up to Swissco, Fall River Roa...

Description 

This is a little slab that attracts your eye as you drive by on I-70. I'm sure it has a name, but I don't know it. Perhaps it's even in you database but I can't find it. Perhaps you can tell us what its name is. It faces north and is located very close to exit 238 off I-70 across Clear Creek only 2 minutes from the road. I've often wondered about it. We checked it out and there are lo and behold 3 sport routes, 1 TR anchor and room for perhaps another couple routes.

It is steeper than it looks. It has a sort of granite-quartzite feel to it with wonder crisp edges. It still may shed a few holds with traffic. I popped off 1 foot hold and 1 hand hold.

A. The left route is 9 (or 10) bolts with a 2 bolt anchor with a nest of webbing and a biner & link to rap. It is 30m. A 50m rope leaves a partner at the 2nd bolt. 5.9+ & slightly devious.

B. The center route is 10 bolts long and starts next to a Dept of Highways little plaque. It is sustained and very interesting. It is at times hard to decipher it. It goes to a 2 bolt Fixe/rap ring anchor. 2 cruxes, 1 at the start and another 2/3 the way up. 25m. 5.10b.

C. The right route is 9 bolts long and starts with a left or right (easier) beginning. It sports 2 cruxes. 1st is at the 3rd bolt. The 2nd is at the 6th bolt. Good edges. Last bolt does not currently have a hanger. A wire or something might be useful to loop the bolt. It shares the 2 bolt Fixe/rap ring anchor. 5.11a IMHO.

Addendum: I didn't enter the routes separately, since I had no info on the names, FA, etc. Please add the routes if you have more info. Thanks!

There is a TR anchor to the right. Didn't try that.

There is a fixed rope up a gully to the right.

These may be accessible from above for TRs.

I-70 road noise is inescapable.

Getting There 

I-70 west of Denver. 2 approaches are possible.

You can get off in Idaho Springs and get on Colorado Blvd (North of the highway) which is the main street. Drive west and cross under the highway and then south of Clear Creek. Drive just west of exit 238 and find this slab just off the road to the south.

You can get off at the Dumont exit and cross under the highway, across Clear Creek and then back east a couple miles until you are just across from where Fall River Rd veers off N towards St. Mary's Glacier.

Hike up a loose scree path 2 minutes at most to its base.