Elevation: 6,950 ft
GPS: 39.9788, -105.2913
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Shared By: Mark Oveson on Apr 18, 2005 · Updates
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC
Access Issue: 2018 Raptor Closure Lifted Details
Access Issue: Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

Description

[This was previously entered as Satan's Slab. Ridge Two, containing Satan's Slab] is the second ridge rising out of Skunk Canyon to the north. Its immense, smooth east face is visible for long distances to the east. [Skunk Canyon from Ridge One's West Face] is closed from February 1 to July 31 most years for raptor nesting.

The climbing on the east face of this rock tends to be thin, unprotected slab climbing, significantly harder than average Flatiron slabmongering. There are some difficult sport climbs on the west face. The quality of the rock is excellent.

Getting There

Follow the directions to the west side of Stairway to Heaven. To reach climbs on the east face, simply cross the gully and you've arrived. To reach climbs on the west face, you have to get between [Ridge Two] and the Achean Pronouncement, which rises from Skunk Canyon to the south. Stay near the Skunk Canyon creek and find a scrambling route through some boulders between Satan's Slab and the Achean Pronouncement, then proceed west and north under the overhanging west face.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ridge 2 aka Satan's Slab

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5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
 7
Enchanted Devil
Trad 2 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
 14
Purgatory
Trad 3 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
 7
666
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 54
Satan's Slab
Trad 8 pitches
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
 6
Doric Dihedral
Trad
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 3
Face The Present (aka Beware the…
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Enchanted Devil
 7
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R Trad 2 pitches
Purgatory
 14
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R Trad 3 pitches
666
 7
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 Trad
Satan's Slab
 54
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad 8 pitches
Doric Dihedral
 6
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R Trad
Face The Present (aka Bewar…
 3
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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