Slippery Slab

North Cascades, kinda near Steven Pass

Camera Phone video before we start.

We later had to change routes since I couldn't lead the mossy second pitch.

This was the first part of the climb, just a scramble. I'm hauling a full rack and a 70m climbing rope.

This was the first and only pitch, and it was kinda a combo of a slab/ramp and a chimney. The tough part was a small finger width crack I had to do my best to cram my fingers in. I sketched out a couple of times, as it was pretty damned hard to get decent foot placement. I damn near peeled off.

Brian and I on the top of slippery slab tower, about 2:30pm. We signed the summit register and headed home.

Not a great shot, but the tower in the background is what we climbed. We were back at the car in 1.5 hours and home by 7pm.