Frank Slide - Albatross

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Albatross 1 / 3

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Hoedown, 7A

Short, cramped, contrived, and ugly, but still a lot of fun! Start on a huge, broken horn/slot in a hole just right of the arete. Avoiding the good, incut edges out right, climb directly up using two opposing edges, to a powerful, sloping top out. (FA Mark Derksen, 2013)
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V2, 6A

Sit-start using good edge. Head straight up, or head right (joining "Albatross Left").
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Albatross Left, 6B+

Start as per "Albatross", but head left at the roof to a sloping sidepull, then up the face.
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Albatross, 6B+

Sit-start low on a hold above the v-notch in the middle of the slab. Climb up into undercling, and power through to the face above the overhang. Very height-dependent!
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Evan's Scary Slab, 6B

Start on the crack just right of "Albatross", and head up through the blank looking bulge above. Spooky and rarely climbed.
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Groove of the Move, 6C

Start extremely low (virtually lying down) at the bottom edge of the slab right of "Albatross". Climb onto the slab with great difficulty, and continue up the slab to much easier moves above. (FA Evan Erickson, 2007)
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V1, 5

Sit-start and climb the blunt prow at the corner of the boulder.

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Albatross 2 / 3

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Roadrunner Excavation Company Right, 7A+

Start as per "Roadrunner Excavation Company Left", but use a sloping edge to climb directly up the face above. Great movement, but difficult to avoid dabbing on the small boulder behind.
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Roadrunner Excavation Company Left, 7B+

Start on the long, juggy rail beneath the low, obvious roof at the right corner of the west face of the Albatross boulder. Fierce compression moves and a sloping pinch lead up and left to a dynamic finish.

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Albatross 3 / 3

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V1, 5

Sit-start and climb the blunt prow at the corner of the boulder.
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Pumpout, 6B+

Start as per "Shutdown", but after the crack section, continue moving up and left to finish up the juggy prow.
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Shutdown, 6B

Sit-start on a jug at the lowest end of the diagonal crack in the small cave. Climb the juggy crack to a sloping and powerful topout. Great movement!
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Overtime, 6A

Start as per "Shutdown", but move directly right using a series of incut slots and edges. At the long incut edge, a big move upward to a jug leads to easier climbing. Finish either back left on a positive ledge, or move right, up a series of horns and jugs. Excellent warm-up with fun movement! (FA Trent Hoover, 2013)