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Elevation: 6,600 ft 2,012 m
GPS: 38.845, -104.8823
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Shared By: Livia on Jul 17, 2006
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC
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From the guidebook: Solar Slab is a long slab up to 80 feet high that is directly below the Whale and alongside the trail on the west edge of the canyon. The cliff is directly opposite from the Ripple Wall. The routes are generally thin affairs with lots of smearing and small holds. The rock quality is very good. The routes are described from right to left.

Other notes: the routes are described right to left which is North to South - the main approach trail will thus take you by the #1 route first. I've added a few climbs and used the numbering system from that guidebook. At the time of the edition of the guidebook that I purchased, there were 9 routes on the wall. As you would expect, this wall gets morning and afternoon sun and evening shade.

This crag faces East, so it drops into the shade by 3pm or so.

Getting There Suggest change

From new parking lot, the approach takes 10-15 minutes on an easy, well maintained trail which at the start is the width of a dirt road. Follow the direction on the general RRC canyon description and then the directions in the blurb from the guidebook above.

L->R:

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A. Solar Flare, 10-, 1p, gear.
B? Up Until Sunrise, 11+, 1p, bolts.
C. Tava, 10, 1p, bolts.
D. Icarus, 9+, 1p, 60', bolts.
E. Eclipse This, 10-, 1p, 50', bolts.
F. Isis, 10-, 1p, bolts.
G. Helios, 7+, 1p, 45', bolts.
H. El Sol, 6, 1p, 45', bolts.
I. Frigga, 7 or 9, 1p, 45', TR.

9 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Solar Slab

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 119
Helios
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 56
Frigga
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 88
Icarus
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 88
Solar Flare
Trad, Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 80
Eclipse This
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 61
Isis
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 108
Tava
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 27
Up Until Sunrise
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Helios
 119
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Frigga
 56
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Icarus
 88
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Solar Flare
 88
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Sport
Eclipse This
 80
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Isis
 61
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Tava
 108
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Up Until Sunrise
 27
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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