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

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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.

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the raps start in the gully below this crack

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

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John Hegyes

Mar 30, 2008

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

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DeAngelo et al on the neat and clean upper pitches.

Sunset Slab- - Interactive 360°: https://go.ibex.fit/mp

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)

Sunset Slab and Rising Moons

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.

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

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

First Creek Slabs (left) from the approach

start

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

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.

Looking up at pitch 1.

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

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

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.

Nice face climbing low on Sunset Slab.

approach pitch, P1 of Rising Moons

on the descent

The lovely corner!

Moving to the right onto the upper rib.

Looking up at Pitch 1. Fun and mellow start.

Rap station mid way down the descent gully.

Rap Station 2 Anchors.

Nice, well protected slab with a bulge

Rising Moon/Sunset Slab start

looking back at the slabs

sadly all that I scored on the route

Rappelling from the 2nd station.

and more low angle slab

very Flatirons-like climbing so far

upper ramp that accesses the raps

send it my friend 8/8

looking back after coming up on the left of that big split rock 5/8

scramble to the circle to get on top of rock, note the descent afterwards on left 4/8

halfway to the base, looking at the scramble approach (circled) 1/8

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.

scramble up the circled area, on the left side of the large split rock. there are haphazard trails up the small mound of dirt/rock/shrub 2/8

the Charlie Brown Xmas pine tree on P1 proper

taken left of that big split rock. scramble up and right, follow the red line in the picture 3/8

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

taken from atop the large split rock looking at the wall. climb starts just around corner in circle past the bush, left of the mars crater rock 6/8

Looking up from the bottom of the first rappel.

after coming up the large split, keep going right along the wall and you'll see the alcove start ahead/left 7/8

looking down the last pitch

rappelling First Creek Slabs

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

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Brett Barrett

Las Vegas

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