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All Locations > Nevada > Southern Nevada > Red Rock > 14-First Creek… > Slippery Peak &… > Plate Tectonics (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a)
Looking up the route from the base with belays marked. Extremely foreshortened view.
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Likely the first humans to stand atop Slippery Peak. Thanks Larry for teaching us so much about life!!!
The route essentially climbs the steep left skyline (the starting tree is visible), and the descent goes down the west couloir behind the peak. The summit is actually a fair bit higher along the ridge than it appears in this photo.
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Derek Field
Apr 24, 2019
“Looking up the route from the base with belays marked. Extremely foreshortened view.”  

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Looking up the route from the base with belays marked. Extremely foreshortened view.
The route essentially climbs the steep left skyline (the starting tree is visible), and the descent goes down the west couloir behind the peak. The summit is actually a fair bit higher along the ridge than it appears in this photo.
Hand-drawn topo for Plate Tectonics.
Larry DeAngelo follows Pitch 2, a beautiful lichen-covered slab.
Looking back down the steep corner on Pitch 4. Larry and Giselle are situated at an unnecessary hanging belay. The preferred belay ledge is 30 feet below them.
Larry DeAngelo gets ready to descend from yet another FA. The man is a machine!
Likely the first humans to stand atop Slippery Peak. Thanks Larry for teaching us so much about life!!!