Safe Space

There are a few sub-crags that make up this zone but it all makes sense as the Safe Space area. The whole spot just has a nice chill out of the way vibe and is a delightful place to get some pitches done. It also has a fair mix of trad and sport routes which is not common at Russell. On the left there is an older, and quite enjoyable bolted route and just to it's right, a really fun trad line called It Takes Two 5.8+. There are a couple more cracks over here that Mike Z put a lot of work into digging out and it was well worth the work.The central area of the crag is beautiful and proud with a variety of climbs up to 70-80 ft tall. The first climb done here that we know of was done ground up by Mike Z and Nick B they left so little trace we didn't realize they had ever climbed here. This was a bold lead through fragile, vegetated rock and required a cool head and a fair bit of chutzpah. The climbs here are 5.10s and 5.11s as well as a nice lil 5.7 on the right.The far right end has a couple of mini cliffs. A trad route and a sport route have been climbed here so far but I would expect more routes to be added over time.Most of the Safe Space routes were bolted with stick clips in mind. Plan to use one.