Infinite

Greg originally rated this route 5.9+ and the line followed a deceptive path up the middle of the slab. Due to another route right next to it that shares the first pitch plus start of the second pitch, it seems that not many will repeat the original line or

experience

the original intent of this Greg Lowe masterpiece.

Some years ago writing on a thread for SuperTopo, Jeff Lowe had the following comment about 'Infinite'.

Hard Slab Climbs

Nov 30, 2006 - 06:11pm PT

In the sixties in SLC we had already drunk the Kool-Aid. . .My cousin George climbed the Dorsal Fin with long run outs between chickenheads to drill from. It's still rated 10d. It was my first climb of that sort, when George took me to repeat it in 1967. I just thought it must be normal. I also really enjoyed the need for concentration and steady nerves. . . Probably the hardest slab climb in the country in those days was my brother, Greg's route, Infinite, in the City of Rocks. Infinite had lots of 5.10 spice climbing, and a 5.11c crux fully 30 feet above the last 1/4" bolt. Kim Miller made the second ascent in the mid 'seventies and I repeated it afterwards. These may have been the only ascents of the route early on . . . .

Base of the Clamshell - upper City of Rocks.  Pitch 1 goes over the roof at the lowest part of the wall (old bolt) and ends at what used to be a two pin (lost arrows) anchor.  The original Lowe route goes left, undercling, and into a shallow grove that you need to step out of via a layback.  Clip the bolt and head for a small tree.  It gets steeper and steeper.  The danger would be falling and sliding down the groove and tripping over the rope that crosses it.

Mostly old quarter inch bolts.