BETA PHOTO: The route goes up the slabs on this south face
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Follow the main Turret Dome directions. When you're at the base of the slab it is about as obvious as can be. Sprint upwards. Gear is a bother, you have to move to the far right or left side of the slab. I suggest the old fashioned solo.
At the start of the bathtubs (you'll recognize them) move right into the gully & finish. If you ascend the bathtub area you'll encounter harder climbing than 5.0, but there are a couple ways to get off keeping it 5.4 (see finish for Schooldaze or traverse right below the final summit overhang & do some downclimbing).
Has anyone "found" this route also: it skirts well climber's right of the easy slab. This route is East to NE Aspect starting up a left-facing dihedral flake for about 3 pitches (5.2 to 5.4); then 3rd class right then moving up and left to a shady belay under a gigantic right-facing flake (simul-climbed up to this point); 1 pitch of 5.6R to a comfy ledge; then finishes the upper headwall through an obvious weakness with a couple of 5.8 moves? It's an obvious natural line that probably has been climbed before (probably many times), but it's not the Sunshine Slab & not the Upper Lip. Just wondering what it is.
A fun outing and great beginner's route or just for fun to move on rock. We did 4 pitches starting to the right of a large fallen tree on the face. Placed about 2 or 3 pieces every long pitch. Took 4 pitches to end up at a nice belay below the headwall roof towards the east side. Did one more pitch to skirt east up and around the roof headwall. So far, no climbing harder than 5.4 or so. Found an obvious weakness in the headwall to get to the true summit. Probably closer to 5.8 but just two short moves at that grade. Cool summit. Bit of a tricky 4th class downclimb north and then easy hike back down the east side towards the picnic area. Solid rock the whole way and only encountered one very loose flake.
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