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Casual Slabs

Name: Casual Slabs
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5.4 YDS 4a French 12 Ewbanks IV UIAA 10 ZA VD 3c British PG13

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Routes in Ridge 1 aka Stairway to Heaven

L › R R › L A › Z

	Ariel T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Armed Forces S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Arms Reduction T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Army T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Better Than Better Than Love T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Better than Love T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Casual Slabs T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c PG13
	Celestial Pile T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Devil May Care T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R
	Forget Me Not T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	God's Kingdom on Earth S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Guardian, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Gunky T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Heaven and Hell S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Hellbound S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	In God We Trust T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b X
	Inscrutable T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Later Creators S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Like Hell It Is T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Love T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Party Of One T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Pepé Le sPew S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pious Polecats S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Season in The Abyss S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Seeker, The T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Stairway to Heaven T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Thief of Joy S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Wanderer, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	What, What? TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Who, Who? T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13

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Type:	Trad, 65 ft (20 m)
GPS:	39.979, -105.29
FA:	Haas, Bubb?
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Shared By:	Leo Paik on Apr 3, 2014
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Access Issue: 2025-26 Raptor Closure Details

Per Chris Beh: the raptor closure for Skunk Canyon began December 15, 2025.

As of May 16, 2018, per Flatirons Climbing Council: the raptor closures have been lifted here due to no or failed raptor nesting.

Currently 105744237 is not applicable.

Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:

See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….

Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:

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Description

This line lies in the lower angle section between Like Heaven Pinnacle and The Guardian overhanging section of the lower west face of Ridge One of Skunk Canyon. Its description in Jason Haas' Climbing Boulder's Flatirons seems to be the first documentation of its ascent. It drew the eye of any slabber wandering up between Ridge One and Ridge Two. In some ways, this section is reminiscent of Boulderado in Boulder Canyon.

Climb up a right-angling, faint crack system past a tree halfway up this slab. Finish at a notch-like feature near a modest tree.

The simplest descent is probably to downclimb/down lead the route or one of its neighbors.

Note, in Haas' book, "many variations exist" may include some of the neighboring routes.

Location

This is a right-angling crack-like system passing a tree in the middle of the upper low angled slab between the Like Heaven pinnacle and The Guardian overhang.