You've probably surmised by the name of the crag (The Slab) and the climbs (Slab Slick, Slab Happy, etc.) that this area is slab-a-licious - that is if you like slab ;-).
Michelle and I played around on a bunch of climbs here at The Slab and nabbing two of the five 5.7's Rick and I hadn't done yet (Slab Stick and Slab Happy). These two climbs have particularly steep and featureless starts giving them their FEISTY rating. The terrain eases up after the first couple of bolts, moving into "easy" friction fun ("easy" is in quotes because people's tolerance for friction varies - following that logic I guess "fun" should be in quotes too - haha!)
There are numerous cruiser slab climbs here and several more challenging 8s and 9s! I have to say "What R Streak" is amongst the most difficult 5.9s I've ever done (the Handren guide rates it a 5.9, Mountain Project calls it a 10a) and, if it were part of this tour, as a 5.9, I'd call it a WTFucker!- it was definitely harder than the 5.10b slab I did in City of Rocks. I'd love to hear what a 5.12 climber has to say about "What R Streak," but I digress, this is a 5.7 tour...
Michelle and I played around on a bunch of climbs here at The Slab and nabbing two of the five 5.7's Rick and I hadn't done yet (Slab Stick and Slab Happy). These two climbs have particularly steep and featureless starts giving them their FEISTY rating. The terrain eases up after the first couple of bolts, moving into "easy" friction fun ("easy" is in quotes because people's tolerance for friction varies - following that logic I guess "fun" should be in quotes too - haha!)
There are numerous cruiser slab climbs here and several more challenging 8s and 9s! I have to say "What R Streak" is amongst the most difficult 5.9s I've ever done (the Handren guide rates it a 5.9, Mountain Project calls it a 10a) and, if it were part of this tour, as a 5.9, I'd call it a WTFucker!- it was definitely harder than the 5.10b slab I did in City of Rocks. I'd love to hear what a 5.12 climber has to say about "What R Streak," but I digress, this is a 5.7 tour...
Slab Stick
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Slab Happy
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(The reference in the video is to Day 13: Meetup and Black Corridor)
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Stef on Slab Stick
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Michelle on Slab Happy
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DATE OF CLIMBS: September 29, 2019 & Previous Climbing Days with Rick and Stef (NOTE: We asked followers if we completed a climb within the past year or done a climb more than 3 times if we can count it. The response was "yes." Rick and I have done the three other other 5.7s within the past year.) WALLS HIT: 1 (The Slab) NUMBER OF CLIMBS: 5 NUMBER OF PITCHES: 5 NUMBER OF FALLS: 0 NUMBER OF TAKES: Michelle had a few takes while leading. (Props to Michelle, who is a newer leader, for tackling these feisty climbs on lead!) VERTICAL 5.7 FEET CLIMBED AT THIS WALL: 240 TOTAL VERTICAL FEET ON THE TOUR SO FAR: 3,620 NUMBER OF CLIMBS REMAINING: 196 VERTICAL FEET REMAINING: ~46,542 DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED: 0 DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TO DATE: 3 (still - we've seemed to hit an underwear hiatus - not that we mind...) |
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The climb list (the two 5.7s we did today)
5.7s Stef and Rick have done previously.numerous times...
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General The Plan Managing the Desert Heat Calico 1 (1ST Pullout) Day 14: The Slab Calico 2 (2nd Pullout) Day 13: Meetup & Black Corridor Red Springs Day 1: Red Springs (Cut Your Teeth; Hide and Seek; Happy Acres) Day 2: Red Springs (Cowlick, Cannibal) Day 3: Red Springs (Dickies) Day 5: Moderate Mecca Day 8: The Fringe Day 9: Reptile Rock & near The Fox Kraft Area Day 6: Conundrum Crag Day 7: Caligula Crag Day 10: Winter Heat Wall - Finally! |
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Day 11 - Angel Food Wall - Group Therapy Icebox Canyon Day 12: Sunnyside & Frigid Air Buttress |