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General Friction Slab Rock Climbing

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Routes in General Friction Slab

L › R R › L A › Z

	Clutching at Straws S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Colonel Grit S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Float Like a Butterfly S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	General Friction S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	General Marching Orders S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Get in the Groove S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Moon Flakes S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Small Steps S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Description

There is a diagonal break in the topography across the middle of the slab, with the lower half being steep enough for fun climbing. There are three belay “platforms” at the base. The lower (routes 5-6) and midlevel (routes 3-4) platforms are separated by a large boulder. The upper platform (routes 5-6) is connected to the midlevel by a short trail. And all of these platforms are connected to the base of The North Flakes Tower by short trails.

Getting There

Access climbs (base of General Friction Slab) via the “Exit Gully” on The North Flakes Tower. When leaving use Exit Gully on North Flakes Tower, a short distance from the upper belay platform.

Alternatively, there is an abseil anchor at the top of the slab, with two options:
1. Single-rope abseil (29 m) to the upper belay platform. Access lower routes via trail. Angle climbers left from the top anchor to line up for this abseil.
2. Two abseils (23 m and 18 m) down the two pitches of General Friction gets you to the midlevel platform.