First Creek Slabs (left) from the approach

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First Creek Slabs (left) from the approach

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Brett on the final pitch. I thought this corner was the crux of the climb (5.7), the recent guidebook called it 5.6.

From the top of the route, there is still some scrambling to reach the descent ramp.

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fossana

Nov 27, 2012

“First Creek Slabs (left) from the approach”

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DeAngelo et al on the neat and clean upper pitches.

the raps start in the gully below this crack

Brett on the final pitch. I thought this corner was the crux of the climb (5.7), the recent guidebook called it 5.6.

First Creek Slabs (left) from the approach

From the top of the route, there is still some scrambling to reach the descent ramp.

start

Looking up the easy low angle slab that leads to the awesome hand crack finish.

Looking up on the upper rib. The foreshortened exit corner is visible immediately to the right of the belayer.

This rap station is somewhat hidden from above. I believe there are two more rappels after this to the ground.

Rap station mid way down the descent gully.

Looking up at pitch 1.

Looking down on Pitch 3. Great protection and fun climbing.

Moving to the right onto the upper rib.

on the descent

looking back at the slabs

Rising Moon/Sunset Slab start

The lovely corner!

Nice face climbing low on Sunset Slab.

Rap Station 2 Anchors.

Nice, well protected slab with a bulge

approach pitch, P1 of Rising Moons

Looking up at Pitch 1. Fun and mellow start.

sadly all that I scored on the route

Looking up at the great finger crack at the start of Pitch 2. You can vaguely see the rope to the left of the frame.

the Charlie Brown Xmas pine tree on P1 proper

Approaching the belay position to the left of the midway headwall of Sunset Slab.

You can see the large pine tree which is directly above the descent gully.

looking down P1

First rap station, below the large pine at the top of the gully.

and more low angle slab

The ledge to the left of the frame is the intended pitch 2 belay station. We belayed from the middle of the slab.

very Flatirons-like climbing so far

Looking up from the bottom of the first rappel.

the final rib (the hand crack is on the far right side as you near the top)

the hand crack (lichen didn't interfere with the friction)

looking down the last pitch

Rappelling from the 2nd station.

upper ramp that accesses the raps

This is the steep third class approach to the start of the route. After climbing this ladder of pockets, step left and down to the ledge above the giant jumble of boulders, which will put you at the start of pitch 1, right where fossana's "charlie brown tree" picture was taken.

Sunset Slab and Rising Moons