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City Slicker

5.10a, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),

Avg: 2.3 from 46 votes
FA: Dee & David Tvedt, 8/2004
Idaho > S Idaho > City of Rocks > Drilling Fields > Drilling Fields - Los…

Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) There are no longer trash cans in the park. (3) Highlining ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

Another fun well bolted pure slab in the vein of its modern neighbors to the right (There's Friction Afoot and Contra Friction), City Slicker will let you enjoy 70 some feet of friction without ever crapping yourself in fear (a common issue when climbing the old school lines further to the left).
Getting off the ground is the crux with a couple touchy moves (or a deadpoint) to a chickenhead and subsequent shenanigans to get your feet on it. Things ease up considerably after that with mellow slab padding past closely spaced bolt to another slightly harder section before the anchor.

Location

City slicker is the 3rd bolted line from the right of the buttress, it takes the plumbline up a bulge following tan hangers.

Protection

Bolts (7 or 8) to an independent bolted anchor.

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Will Becker going full mantel to work those feet past the steep friction start.

The moves right after the deadpoint.

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Sean Sullivan
Idyllwild, CA

The moves at the bottom were super fun. If you were down here, it is certainly worth getting on. Jun 19, 2018

Sean Sullivan
Idyllwild, CA

Me again. This is my favorite route on this wall. The deadpoint move is so fun. Try yelling something like "Haggah!" as you latch it...or not. Jun 13, 2020

Tyson Arp
Omaha, NE

Makes sense that a City Slicker has never seen an actual chicken's head. Chicken Head is a very generous description of this feature. Nonetheless, a quite enjoyable route! Jun 16, 2022