West Slabs Route Climber's Log
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| vanman798 | With Byates  Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2012 | |
| Brad, and I along with 3 others climbed the West Slabs and on to both the north and south peaks. Total time on the mountain 6.5 hours. En countered two rattle snakes! | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2012 11:42 am | ||
| byates | North and main summits included Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2012 | |
| Climbed with Vanman and a few others, continued on to North and main summits. Two known rattle snake encounters, one noticed at the very top of the slabs right were we had been taking a break the other I stepped over and Walter heard it rattling so I just kept moving! | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2012 9:40 pm | ||
| PellucidWombat | Cell Phone On Route Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2005 | |
| I climbed this with Brenton Peterson. I remember on one pitch he got a cell call and stopped to answer his phone and talk on it :-) Also did a little bit of simul-climbing to reach nicer belay ledges a few times. | |
| Posted Dec 24, 2010 8:19 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | West Slabs Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2003 | |
| This is a great route that is always fun no matter how many times you climb it. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2010 11:32 am | ||
| Mooner | Up I Go | |
| 9/18/10 with WMC | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2010 6:00 am | ||
| Mooner | Up I Go | |
| 9/18/10 with WMC | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2010 6:00 am | ||
| Pharmacist | perfect Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2010 | |
| didn't know how the weather was gonna turn out...ended up perfect though. lots of fun! | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2010 10:41 am | ||
| jamesmc2 | Mega Slab of Fury! | |
| Climbed with two friends. Would make a great solo if I had the guts for that kind of exposure! | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2010 2:03 am | ||
| Moogie737 | On a threatening fall day Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009 | |
| With Dave. Perfect weather: cool and overcast. Some wet areas but mostly dry for this challenging scramble/climb. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2009 10:40 pm | ||
| Matthew Van Horn | cool Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2009 | |
| The best sustained scramble I've experienced. Fun stuff. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2009 6:58 pm | ||
| asaking11 | Fun Route Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009 | |
| We started out with a rope, but after the first twenty feet we said screw it and just did it without the rope. Awesome climb with beautiful views. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2009 5:29 pm | ||
| dfrancom | Good Date Climbed: May 16, 2009 | |
| The approach was filled with snow, then climbed the right side near a small arete. The rock is a little better quality on the right side for the first two pitches. Hiked off the backside and hit the main Olympus trail. Lots of bush wacking until the trail. Love the climb, really fun | |
| Posted May 18, 2009 12:32 am | ||
| TRP | West Slabs Mount Olympus | |
| We put some fixed lines up for the descent. Over the summer and fall we would do this climb a couple days a week. Our fastest time car to car 1hr 32 min. great morning work out. | |
| Posted Dec 7, 2008 1:29 am | ||
| mightykev | great climb! Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2008 | |
| loved it | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2008 6:17 pm | ||
| vidclimber | Fun Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| After a long time of this face calling to me every time I step put of the Salt Lake REI. I finaly got together with a friend and climbed it. It was GREAT! We had planned the whole day, but in the end it 6 hours from car to car. 3 of which were on the climb. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2008 11:05 pm | ||
| Curt | This route is a blast Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| Partnered with madsjim; see below. We swung leads and pitched it out (8 pitches, starting higher and to the right from the approach gully), so we weren't particularly speedy, but got some good practice finding non-obvious gear placements, as well as using all the trees and shrubs, etc. The descent almost made up for the fun we had climbing. ;-) | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2008 3:13 pm | ||
| madsjim | Fun Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| Very fun. Big wall with easy climbing. We took our time and roped up for 8 pitches where we came out on the ridge. Plenty of cracks and trees and shrubs to use for protection. Lots of exposure, not to be taken lightly. We saw no bolts, just one sling with a ring around a tree to our left. We took a set of stoppers, 5 cams from small to 3 inches, several small hexes, and we found places to use most of this gear. Great for beginning trad climbers. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2008 6:57 pm | ||
| LonePeakFreak | Easier than Expected Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| We brought way too much gear for such an easy climb. Most of the route info on this site and others is unreliable and outdated, so don't rely on it too much. Bolted anchors have been drilled all over the face, but finding them can be difficult. Most pitches are exactly 60 meters, but a rope is hardly needed after pitch 3 or 4. We brought two ropes to rappel the face and it proved to be a fiasco. The face is not clean enough for a smooth rappel descent. Just hike back down the gully and save yourself a lot of frustration. Overall a fun trip but not the adventure I expected. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2008 10:49 am | ||
| PocketsOfBlue | Sweet! Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008 | |
| Awesome, relaxed climb. We belayed the first three pitches and simuled or soloed the rest. Angle stays pretty mellow throughout. Crux was the approach; had to traverse to the side of the snow couloir since we didn't have crampons or an axe. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2008 4:01 pm | ||
| marauders | Excellent! Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008 | |
| This is a fun, relaxed climb. We roped the first three pitches, and coiled the rope the rest of the way. The angle of the slabs are much lower than I was anticipating, so the climbing is easy and not physically strenuous. It's more of a cardio workout because you can climb so fast up the wall. Great environment and stellar views! | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2008 12:57 am | ||
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