The Red Slab  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  39.7443, -105.2994 Map Page Views:  10,505. Good page? (1 like)    Administrators:  Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Richard M. Wright on Jan 1, 2001 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 63° | 37° 64° | 41° 61° | 48° 70° | 50° 73° | 50°

Jim Bodenhamer enjoying a nice day out.

Description 

The Red Slab is a lot bigger than it might appear. Nearly all of the routes are a full 85 ft in length. Something like ten years ago Alan Nelson, working with various partners, put in all the routes. Most of the routes are 5.10 with very spacy bolting. On some of these routes you can expect fewer than six clips in 85 ft of climbing. An excellent 5.12b exists as the wall's only test piece. Bring lots of mental cool and you can pick off about a dozen fine pitches on great stone. Best in the earlier hours (during warmer months) since it faces East by South-East.

Also, there are a few traditionally-protected, multi-pitch lines which lie just around the corner to the left.

Getting There 

Three miles up Clear Creek Canyon is a large and generous parking area on the South side of the road and just before the first bridge. The Red Slab is the large East facing formation across the road from the parking. Access the crag via a short scramble just at the bridge abuttment. This picks up a trail with a couple of decoy forks in it. Stay high to avoid tumbling into the creek. The trail will deposit you at the base of The Red Slab about in the middle.

L->R: 

Around the Corner to the left:

A. Fun 'n Games, 9-, 3p, 350', gear & bolt.
B. The Corner, 8+, 4p, 350', gear.

Main crag:

C. Slip It In, 11 PG-13, 1p, 50', bolts & gear.
D. Bumblies for Breakfast, 10- PG-13, 1p, 85', bolts.
E. Vapor Trail, 9 PG-13, 1p, 85', TR or bolts.
F. Trundelero, 10, 1p, bolts.
G. Wicked Game, 10+ PG-13, 1p, bolts.
H. Spring Fever, 10+, 1p, bolts.
I. Diamondback, 10, 1p, bolts.
J. Pink Slip, 12, 1p, 80', TR or bolts.
KJ. Slip and Slide, 10+, 1p, 80', bolts.
L. Lounge Lizard, 10, 1p, 80', bolts.
M. MK '74, 9+ R/X, 1p, 80', TR or funky gear & bolts.
N. Snakes for Snacks, 10- PG-13, 1p, bolts.
O. Rattle and Scream, 10- PG-13, 1p, 60', bolts.
P. And Now for Something Completely Different, 8 R, 1p, TR or gear.

The Classics

Featured Route For The Red Slab

Bumblies For Breakfast 5.10a  CO : Golden : ... : The Red Slab

This is a great, continuous, 80' pitch that is not for the meek. It originally had five bolts (you do the math for the runouts), but an additional bolt at the bottom was added in the summer of 2001 to reduce the groundfall potential. This route was established in the old-school style: on-sight, from the ground, with the protection drilled from free stances. As such, it is too run-out for your typical sportclimb, but it's got big bolts that were drilled with a Hilti.Even though it's steep, it'...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO