START- At a faint dike 10 +/- ft left of The Last Wave.  The dike enlarges to include quartz protrusions where it breaks through an overlap about 15 +/- ft up.  

  P1 - Climb up to the overlap (#2 or #1 Camalot-sized gear on the right) and climb through it (5.6+  +/- harder if short).  Thin moves (5.8, now PG-13 or R) along and on the now-faint dike lead to pretty continuous 5.7 R going-to X and the top. 90 ft  5.8 R,  5.7 R/X

Surfing Primitives

The Last Wave

Wavy Gravy

Right Hand Dike

Student Daze

START - 2-3 ft left of the faint dike of Surfing Primitives [see photo posted in Surfing Primitives] , or 15-20 ft left of The Last Wave.  

  Webster's Guidebook gave this a "5.7+" but we felt there was enough "+" that the 5.8 was warranted. Still, on a relative basis it is much better protected than it's neighbor "Surfing Primitives".  

  P1 - Make a big step up over a small overlap just off the ground, then traverse left beneath a larger overlap (gear, but watch the potential for rope drag) to a 6 ft (+/-) high corner. Up this, then a committing but not hard step right onto slab. Now back right under a second overlap [small-to-medium cam(s)] and continue right until below a small flake that arches left. Up over this (crux) to easier friction above. Belay at an overlap (0-.75 Camalot) with a maple tree above.  

  100 - 110 ft  5.8R  

  If you are top roping off the maple tree and Cam(s) you may need to extend the anchor sling to TR with a 60m rope.

The best route on this slab and 'fun' if you enjoy run-outs. From the tree anchor at the right end of the tree-ledge below the slab, climb up 20' (5.7 R-ish) to a bulge and 2 side by side old bolts (a 30 yr old rusty 1/4" and the other a newer but rusty 3/8" with an aluminum hanger). Climb another 25' up on white rock to another 30 year old 1/4" bolt. Be careful clipping this bolt as the weight of your quickdraw may break it. Climb another 50' to a tree anchor near the summit. The 5.8 Var is slightly right of this harder Var.

"R/X" to lead, this can be Top Roped from the right side of the larger tree island; bring long-ish slings (best TR'd with a 70m rope, or 2 ropes, off a tree in the middle of the tree island with the belayer at the START to The Last Wave.), the good trees are back from the top of the slab.  

  P1 - Climb the open, clean slab, starting a few feet left of the start of Right Dike  90-100 ft  5.7 

On the right side of the ledge there's a dike leading up and right.  Climb it. Nice moves, maybe a bit "old school" 5.6. Two stars as a Top Rope.  

  There is a tree with old rap rings at the far right side (end) of the dike, but it does no good if you want to top rope this climb, as the swing would be more than 50-60 ft.  

   About 60-70 per cent of the dike (including all of the 5.6 moves) can be reasonably TR-ed from a tree on the far climber's right (hiker's left) of the "tree island". Climb the easy slab to the anchor, leaving the dike about 20+/- feet after the crux moves on the dike. (Don't worry, you'll recognize the crux moves !)  

Best TR-ed with two ropes which allows one to land on ledges 140 +/- ft below, it is possible to TR it with a single 70m rope, but requires belaying from a 4 inch diameter birch tree, "backed up" with a 2" diameter maple tree 3 ft above!   When rapping, BE SURE TO TIE KNOTS IN THE END.

The Last Wave Slab is a nice piece of granite about 100' - 140' high and a little over 100' wide. It's located directly above Sea of Holes and Wedge. It's a nice way to finish a slab route and it brings you near the summit. It presently has 7 climbs on it and is named after its best route.

Description

Protection

Routes in 8) The Last Wave Slab