BETA PHOTO: Pitches 1-3. The wave-like feature on pitch 3 can...
Description
This is a nice route that is generally easy climbing and short cruxes. It's only drawback is crispy holds in a few places. It can be most easily identified by a noticeable dark cresting-wave-like roof on the 3rd pitch. The first 4 pitches are long, clean, and fun. Above the route weaves through a series of aretes and buttresses.
Pitch 1: Climb up the face finding the path of least resistance. 195ft
Pitch 2: Continue up and left up to a roof in a left facing corner. Pull the roof and belay.
Pitch 3: Continue up the crack below the wave-like roof. Traverse right on brown varnished rock to a crack at the right side of the roof. Continue up through the roof and belay in the crack above.
Pitch 4-7: Continue up the crack and face to a tree. From the tree move up and left around a buttress to a crack. Continue up this crack to the top in about 2 more pitches.
Location
This route lies just to the left of the hotflash gulley on a buttress which is bordered on the left by a bushy gulley.
Descent: Use the usual first creek slabs descent.
Protection
Standard rack to 4"
There are no bolts on this route. Lets keep it that way.
A fun route with beautiful views! The first long pitch is super duper great for new trad leaders, or a fun solo for more experienced climbers.
I thought that most of the rock on this route was great; not one hold broke off on me, which says a lot on the overall quality (for a newer Red Rock route, anyway).
We simul-climbed a good portion of this route, as it's fun, mellow climbing. It would be a super fast way to get to the climbs on the upper walls (First Creek Slabs Ledge) if you are okay with simul-climbing, and decent at route-finding.
Thanks for putting this one up, Larry DeAngelo, and Raluca, and Karsten Duncan; It made my day!
First Creek Slabs
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