Black Widow Slab

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Description 

Black Widow Slab is the large rock located just right (west) of Vampire Rock, 8.5 miles up Boulder Canyon. A number of good sport climbs can be found on the clean north face and several ice climbs form on the northeast face during good (wet) winter months. This is a good spot to escape the summer heat and enjoy some quality climbing in a beautiful setting.

L->R:

A. Kate Moss, 10, 1p, 125', bolts.
B. Consilience, 11, 1p, 110', bolts.
C. Left Side, 9 R, 3p, gear.
D. Gyromancy, 11- PG-13, 1p, 65', bolts.
E. Unknown ?Kor Route, 10+, 70'?, 1p?, TR (or gear & pin).
F. Unknown, 1p, bolts.
G. Dracula, 12, 1p, 80', bolts.
H. Unknown, 1p, bolts.
I1. The Spectre, 10+, 1p, 80', gear.
I2. SMERSH, 11, 1p, gear.
J. Resonator, 12+/13-, 1p, 50', bolts & gear.
K. Right Side aka Bong Session, 10-, 1p, 100', gear.
L. Pipe Dreams, 12, 2p, 100', bolts.
M. F*** You!, 11, 1p, 80', bolts.
N. Bands of Gold, 11+, 1p, 80', bolts.
O. Center, 8, 3p, gear.
P. Wired, 10-, 1p, 70', gear.
Q. Smoke Down, 11-, 1p, 60', bolts.
R. Caught In The Web, 12, 1p, 60', bolts.

Getting There 

Drive 8.7 miles up Boulder Canyon and park in a large pullout on the left across the road from the Boulderado. Head down stream for a couple hundred yards and ford the creek. Hike up a gully and reach a good trail that goes along the base of the rock.

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Consilience 5.11b/c  CO : Boulder Canyon : Black Widow Slab

I am going to go out on a limb here. This is one of the best slab route in the area. This climb offers continuous, quality climbing up a near vertical face/slab on knobs and small edges that lead to expose moves out a small overhang just below the anchor. A longer and better version of the "Scientist" with a hard move to gain a ledge near the top. The route starts on the northeast face of the rock just left of the old "Left Side" route. Climb up ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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BETA PHOTO: Consilience.