Coppertone

Coppertone follows a copper/tan-colored water streak up a section of very polished slab.  Thanks to past glacial scouring, the rock is so slick here that climbing shoe rubber doesn’t really stick.  There are limited options for holds, where small patches of the polish have eroded away, which makes the climbing interesting.  It’s a fun lead, and a little bit different.

The pitch is protected by seven bolts.  Climb past the final bolt, up and left, and then walk left along a shallow ledge to the belay anchor of Somewhere in Time – two bolts with chains.  Coppertone and Somewhere in Time share the same belay anchor.

200-foot rappel (two ropes), then walk down the rest of the slab to the base.

This route is on the far-left side of Razor Back, and is the second route to the right of the prominent right-leaning crack system that separates Razor Back from Marmot Dome (Marmot-Back Crack).  Coppertone is to the right of Somewhere in Time.  From the base of the wall, walk about 125 feet up the slab to a belay stance just below a thin overlap flake, where the climbing begins.  See descriptive photo.

Minimum 7 draws for lead bolts, including a couple of longer draws, plus a few slings