Mountain Project: Climbing Red Rock

Submitted By: Mike Morley on Feb 16, 2004
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Description

The Black Corridor is very popular due to the high concentration of routes and the fact that it is always cool. The routes range from 5.9 to 5.12a. There are six 5.9's, eleven 5.10's, seven 5.11's and one 5.12a.

[Reprinted with permission from Jed Botsford, Climbing Ranger - RRCNCA].

Getting There

To approach the BC, follow the trail from the parking lot until it forks, take the right fork and then take next left following the trail to the wash. Walk up canyon until it turns to the left (west), at this point walk over the slickrock past several pools of water to another wash. Cross this sandy wash to another slab of slickrock. Once you are on the slickrock, turn right (east) and follow it to the entrance of the BC.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Black Corridor:

757 2x4 5.7 Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet

The CEL 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Bonaire 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Texas Tea 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet

Burros Might Fly 5.10a PG13 Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Vagabonds 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Dancin' with a God 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Fools Gold 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet

Black Gold 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet

The Heavy Hitter 5.10b/c Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Burros Don't Gamble 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Idiot Parade (aka Need to Rest) 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Friend 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet

Nightmare on Crude Street 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Michael Angelo 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Rebel Without a Pause 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Foe 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet

Psychobilly 5.11- Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Hips Don't Lie (aka Punch Drunk) 5.11b/c Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet

Livin' on Borrowed Time 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Photos of Black Corridor

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BETA PHOTO: Lower Black Corridor	Gigette and JC in the lower corridor	The coolest beetle ever inside the Black Corridor!...
Typical Crowded day in the lower Black Corridor. ...	Climbing fever! Spring break rush hour in the Corr...	Trying to figure out which route to do in the lowe...
BC from above	BC from inside	Caterpillar
The black corridor	Tim H. spring '06	A good view of Black Corridor with Hunter S. Thomp...
Unknown climber in the black corridor HDR process ...	Climbing out of the shade on Psychobilly at the Bl...	Werner "the other" Braun in the Black Corridor, ph...
Bolt clipping near the Corridor, photo: Bob Horan	Climbers in the Black Corridor, 5 frame HDR	Climbers in the Black Corridor, 5 frames HDR
A climber's shadow, preparing his rappel in the up...	The view

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By biach
From: Hygiene
Nov 10, 2006

It's a scarab beetle, family Scarabaeidae, common name Green June Beetle.

By Ryan Kane
From: Denver
Apr 2, 2007

I'm looking for a route name. It is the route nearest to the step between levels on the right-hand side(if you're walking in the lower level) of the lower level.
Felt like high-10 and a lot of fun. Sandy and dirty, save some juice to pull over the top!

By Mike Bond
Nov 1, 2009

Friend and Foe both have one or two "mangled" hangers. The hangers had clearly taken some big falls after being spun 90 degrees counter-clockwise. So, they have been bent flat and stretched a bit.

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