Easy slabs routes?

[eddi]

Howdy,

I'm recovering from a wrist injury for six weeks and I don't want to miss prime Pinnacles climbing season. I'm also trying to view my left arm atrophying as an opportunity to improve my footwork and balance. I'm allowed to use the arm lightly; just not pull hard. I've got the 07 guidebook and am happy to paw through it, but I was wondering if anyone here knows of some lower-angleish slabs that I could hop on while I'm healing?

Thanks in advance!

[JC w KC redux]

Howdy,

I'm recovering from a wrist injury for six weeks and I don't want to miss prime Pinnacles climbing season. I'm also trying to view my left arm atrophying as an opportunity to improve my footwork and balance. I'm allowed to use the arm lightly; just not pull hard. I've got the 07 guidebook and am happy to paw through it, but I was wondering if anyone here knows of some lower-angleish slabs that I could hop on while I'm healing?

Thanks in advance!

Welcome to the forum.

Not sure what your comfort level is for Pinns routes so I'll list everything I can think of.

Pinns doesn't have a lot of easy, low angle slab. It's mostly face climbing.

1st Sister has 2 long easy slab routes but they are not well protected in the easier portions.
You can stem through the crux section of the center route to keep from using your wrist much.
A lot of the other Sisters routes are pretty cool too but some are more face climbing than slab.

Here are some new routes that are either very easy or a mix of slab and face moves.
At the very least you'll get to see a lot of the park and hang in some cool areas.
I had to scroll through the new routes list to recall which ones might be good for you.

Newly Established and Found Routes list (sticky) http://www.mudncrud.com/forums/index.php?topic=886.0

259.913  Snake Charmer  5.6 - check out Pain in the Asp too
302.58  Wheelchair Access  5.3
325.216  Call of the Crud  5.5
325.33  Summer of Mud  5.1
325.34  It’s 4:20 Dude  5.5 * a few face moves
325.37  Mud, Sweat and Veers  5.0
352.923  Celebration Slab  5.3 *
352.926  Geezer Pleezer  5.0 *
363.61  Whaleback - Stairway to the Sun  5.0 *
364.92  Bare Bones  5.1
364.94  Johnnycake  5.0
370.42  Falsetto Slab  5.2 R
370.47  Foolish Pleasure  5.3 *
383.6  Endless Summer  5.1
459.3  Casino Rock’s Summit Ridge - Middle Chute  5.1 R
459.5  Casino Rock’s Summit Ridge - Right Chute  5.2 R
471.2  Apostrophe  5.3 R
484.1  Across the Great Divide  5.4 *
3rd Class Route on Beak Peak (really 4th Class and you have to downclimb)
485.5  The Hedonist  5.3 R *

627.8  Dollar a Day and Found  5.0 R
629.1  See Ya Crater Alligator  5.5 R
703.5  Seven Year Itch  5.2 
check out the other Class 2, 3 and 4 Crowley Routes

The Big Bad West is a nice, easy route.
Agent Orange is pretty slabby but not a very good route (that's being generous).
Lichen to Lead is mostly slab, except the upper section where you pull through a few moves on bodacious knobs.

Harder slabs are Twisted Sister and The Lump

[mungeclimber]

Pinns doesn't have a lot of easy, low angle slab. It's mostly face climbing.

That's not really a true statement because slab climbing is a subset of face climbing, ergo it is face climbing. But I just have too much time on my hands.

and that list is proper good!


I second the vote for Sisters. They are longer and you can almost do them no-hands, especially the bottom half.


PS - check your phone JC.  Start time, if you're interested, has moved back to 3pm.

[JC w KC redux]

That's not really a true statement because slab climbing is a subset of face climbing, ergo it is face climbing. But I just have too much time on my hands.

and that list is proper good!

I second the vote for Sisters. They are longer and you can almost do them no-hands, especially the bottom half.

PS - check your phone JC.  Start time, if you're interested, has moved back to 3pm.

That reminds me - Add Watergate to the list 5.4X

Mungie - my cell phone has one foot in the grave and is for my emergency use only.
I wouldn't even have one were it not for that.
btw - I just woke up Lazarus - nothing there in text or voicemail.
Did you text to my home phone/land line or perhaps Kat's phone? (831-227 prefix?).

[eddi]

Oh, this is perfect! Thank you so much! (Especially for going through the new routes list too.)

I can't wait to hop, and by that I mean delicately inch, onto these guys!

(Also, assuming you're the same JC/KC who left a comment about Manic Depressive Direct on MP, thank you for that as well! I was there a few weeks ago and appreciated the validation that it seemed harder than Knapsack.)

[JC w KC redux]

Oh, this is perfect! Thank you so much! (Especially for going through the new routes list too.)

I can't wait to hop, and by that I mean delicately inch, onto these guys!

(Also, assuming you're the same JC/KC who left a comment about Manic Depressive Direct on MP, thank you for that as well! I was there a few weeks ago and appreciated the validation that it seemed harder than Knapsack.)

You're welcome and yes - I use the same handle/screen name on MP

[Zay]

Costanoan in basically a 4 pitch 5.4 slab... There is that hardish move off the deck and thats it...

Also Bullseye+Derringer to Old Original... though there is that single bouldery 5.7 move which is right off a monster ledge (no danger at all).

There is that 5.6 right next to Destiny/Dos Equis... oh my god have I really forgotten the name... Corona! That's it!

Cheers,

Zay

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 The name for Corona is actually Static Cat, in the tradition of the route to the left was unreported and was given the name Corona. An abandoned, unwanted orphan, that cleaned up nicely.

[JC w KC redux]

The name for Corona is actually Smelly Cat, in the tradition of the route to the left was unreported and was given the name Corona. An abandoned, unwanted orphan, that cleaned up nicely.

There.
I fixed it for you.

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 Have you no interest in pets?

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 What did the tick on JC's left eyebrow say to the flea on his right eyebrow?
 

                                              

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 "There's got to be a couple dozen multi-pitch slab routes on this formation"