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West Slabs Rock Climbing

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Routes in West Slabs

L › R R › L A › Z

	1978 Bracksieck/Mallow Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	BLM (aka, Bolt Like Mad) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Hwan Kap T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Left-facing Dihedral T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Shaft, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tin Can Arete T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Unknown 2nd 9 T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unknown 5 T,S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Unknown 7+ T,S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown 9 T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unknown 9+ T,S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a

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Description

The West Slabs saw some development of bolted routes in the early '90s. Several quite old trad lines exist that must date back 30 years or so. Nearly everything on the West Slab can be done with a single 60 m rope. However, not all routes have bolted anchors, so choose you lines carefully. Numbering used here begins on the left side of the crag with an old Kurt Smith route (1) and ends with a new Kurt Smith route (7), at least so far.

Eds. now there are a number of moderate pitches on the right side of the crag.

Getting There

Park near the tailings field at the base of The Silver Plume mine. Hike West about 150 feet, crossing a dry streambed. Just after the dry streambed, a trail through the tailings pile zig-zags up to the obvious South-facing crag.

L->R:

A. Kurt Smith route, 12, 1p, 60', bolts.
B. The Shaft, 12-, 1p, 60', bolts.
C. Bolt Like Mad (BLM), 12-, 1p, 70', bolts.
D. Time to Climb, 10, 1p, gear.
E. Toxic Chalk Syndrome, 10+, 1p, gear.
F. Route/project, 1p, bolts.
G. Kurt Smith route, 13-, 1p, bolts.

H. Unknown 7+, 7+, 2p, 150', bolts & gear.
above H. Hwan Kap, 9, 1p, 145', gear.
I. Unknown 9, 9, 1-2p?, 90' or 180', bolts & gear.
J. Unknown 2nd 9, 9, 1-2p, 90', bolts, pin, gear.
K. 1978 Bracksieck/Mallow Route, 7, 3p, 300', gear.
L. Left-facing Dihedral, 7, 1p, gear.
above L & right. Unknown 9+, 9+, 1-3p, bolts & gear.
M. Unknown 5, 5, 1p, bolt & gear.
above M. Tin Can Arete, 5, 1p, 110', gear.