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Location: CO : Gunnison : Black Canyon : The Painted Wall : Southern Arete (5.10 R)
By: cole taylor When: Oct 9, 2003

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Comments: this route is awesome. long and superb. it starts lower and tops higher than most all other routes in the canyon. excellent rock (don't be discouraged by painted wall nightmare tales, this route is quite solid, especially for the black). as for the crux pitch, it is possible to finish directly above the 5.9 runout slab. in the new guide book this variation is denoted by an arrow, and the word "NO." However, my partner decided it was the choice line, and i followed it at something around 5.... more >>


Location: CO : Gunnison : Black Canyon : South Rim Routes : Astro Dog (5.11+)
By: cole taylor When: Aug 3, 2003

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Comments: Justin D.--glad to hear that you are ok. I was in the canyon that day (I think you guys must have been rapping in right after us--remember the guys who couldn't find the rap anchors). Anyway, we had a true Black adventure that day, and it was midnight by the time we topped out, amid floodlights and fire trucks. The rescue crew all wanted to know if we had seen you guys, but until then we didn't even know anybody was still down there (we thought they were waiting to ticket us for not signing in... more >>