Skyy Slab  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  7,500' Lat, Long:  34.308, -116.8781 Map Page Views:  2,422. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  C Miller on Mar 28, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

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Description 

This small northwest-facing formation, actually the backside of Coyote Crag, is located just left (east) of the Tombstone Pit and around the corner from the Mad Cow Wall.

The handful of routes here are all well-protected moderates from 5.5 to 5.10b with most being 5.9 and under, with Firewater (5.5), A Midsummer's Night Seam (5.7) and Skyy Pilot (5.9) being among the best.

Routes listed left to right:

Naughty Pine (5.6)
Skyy Pilot (5.9)
Liquid Courage (5.5)
A Midsummer's Night Seam (5.7)
Firewater (5.5)
Rotgut (5.9)
Here's Mud in Your Eye (5.10b TR)
Master of Cylinders (5.6)

Getting There 

Walk right (north) and around the corner from the Mad Cow Wall or walk left from the vicinity of the Tombstone Pit or Claim Jumper Wall.

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Skyy Pilot 5.9  CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Skyy Slab

This is the second route from the left and is located just right of Naughty Pine and left of a wide crack/break in the wall which can be used as a downclimb.The crux comes early as you pass the first bolt via some awkward moves, but higher the angle kicks back and easy slabbin' leads to the anchors - a true one-move wonder route....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: The left side of Skyy Slab. Naughty Pine (5.6) cl...	BETA PHOTO: The left side of Skyy Slab. Skyy Pilot (5.9) star...	BETA PHOTO: The right side of Skyy Slab. A Midsummer's Night ...
Ginny Christiansen having fun on Naughty Pine.	Skyy Slab from the Thunderbird Wall, Holcomb Valle...	BETA PHOTO: Photo/topo for Skyy Slab, Holcomb Valley Pinnacles...
BETA PHOTO: Overview for some of the Central Pinnacles crags, ...