West Slabs, Mt. Olympus, Utah

Adam Haydock
Jun 26
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Mt. Olympus is the iconic peak above Salt Lake City on the Wasatch Front. The West Slabs route offers solid granite slab climbing with spectacular views over the Salt Lake Valley and the Great Salt Lake. A day route accessible from the trailhead east of the city, combining a long approach hike with exposed ridge scrambling and climbing on clean granite before reaching the summit block.

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