This route seems a little harder than the slab to the left. The bottom pitch is a bit overhanging and is broken up by a dirty ledge and even dirtier scramble, angling slightly to the left (Class 3 for maybe 20 ft).

The next several pitches are pretty wild and have a surprising amount of exposure for the area. Gradually follow the slabby, knife-edge arete through several pitches of easy fifth-class climbing. I thought there were a few 5.7 moves but I was in approach shoes so perhaps it’s easier. You can escape far left to a gully across the ‘Moccasins’ Slab if needed.

Probably never going to be a popular area/route, but very secluded and actually some pretty fun climbing.

Slabby Arete

Just Me and My Moccasins

Combination of friction and small crimpers up the polished face to the top. Bottom half is lower angle and it gets steeper as you go up.

I gave this climb this name because when I did it I basically realized about 1/3 of the way up the climb that it was just easier to keep going up than it would have been to trace my moves back to the bottom.

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Routes in Chicken Creek Canyon Flatirons