Slick Rock, Crystal Basin. Placerville climbers have been doing new routes on Slick Rock this year (consult the USGS 15-foot map for Robbs Peak). To find the area, leave Highway 50 at Riverton via Ice House Road. A bit north of Jones Place, a road branches right, through a gate. Drive up Cheese Camp Ridge to between Four Cornered Peak and Slick Rock. Circle north and down to Silver Creek, east of the rock. It’s best to hit the slabs east of the face, and contour along them, to avoid bushwhacking. The climbing is friction and face on Tuolomne-quality rock. Most routes are easy after the first pitch.

Bob Branscomb