P1 (5.8+)90' - On the right hand side of the Solstice slab of Bone Mountain, work up a mossy slab aiming for two bolts in the center of the dark-colored headwall (20' feet left of the right end of the solstice slab; bolts are hard to see). Continue up broken cracks with excellent gear to a final featured slab and a two-bolt anchor. 

  P2. (5.6) 90' -  a great easy gear lead! Off the belay climb up an easy right facing corner getting small wires and small tcus to a stance and a nice vertical crack system.   Continue up past horizontal cracks with awesome gear to a bolt through a bit of dirty climbing and a nice grassy shelf with a two bolt anchor.  Two 30m raps to the ground.

Lost In the Forest

Sad Peter

Aro's Grand Adventure

Stinkadabuttsa

Another great easy climb on the Solstice Slab, the most direct line up the wall. 

  P1. Start in the center of the slab, just right of Sad Peter. Head directly up the slab aiming for a bolt in the center of the headwall. Tackle the steep headwall on great holds and continue up to a nice belay ledge. 5.7.  

  P2. Continue straight up the slab from the belay passing great horizontal cams. Don't be tempted to wander left, continue up to reach an excellent belay ledge with a two-bolt anchor. 5.6.

P1 5.7 90' - Start at the toe of the middle of the Solstice Slab.  Slab up easy low angle rock to a brown headwall.  Pull through at an obvious weakness at 5.7 and continue up a nice face to a 2 bolt anchor.   P2 5.6 90' - Continue up the face above passing occasionally bolts and cool "eyebrow" features (gear) to a sling anchor on a spruce tree at the top.

Climb up on the far left side of the solstice slab. gain the tree ledge to belay then continue up the prominent corner, avoiding loose rock until you reach a 2" horizontal hand crack. Pull some committing moves on the head wall on the left or continue up the dirty low angle slab on the right if you dare.

An excellent place for a beginning trad leader! Decent exposure, south facing, excellent views, and good pro make up the majority of the climbing on the Solstice Slab. To top it off, it's the easiest section of Bone Mountain to find. A few hundred feet right of Family Picnic lies the obvious imposing slab which can be seen from the interstate miles below! 

  The slab hosts Aro's Great Adventure on the left, Sad Peter and Stinkinabuttsa going more or less straight up the middle of the slab, and Lost in the Forest up the right end. 

USUALLY CLOSED IN SPRING FOR PEREGRINE FALCON NESTING

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Routes in D. Solstice Slab