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 Printer Friendly ViewDescriptionThe climbing here is overhanging and requires a bit of endurance and power. This area also has the hardest route THE STING(5.13c). Getting ThereTo get here drive about 20 miles down the canyon to The lodge and then about another half a mile to a mile and park just past the first bridge where there is a pull out on the right, walk across the road and the trail is there, walk up the hill past several good sized boulders for about 7-8 minutes, Left like half a minute is Lord of the flies wall and right is Gregs Gully, about 20 minutes The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Blue Sky:
All Strung Out on Crack 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet Lord Of The Flies Wall
Carp 5.10c Sport, 60 feet The Fishbowl
The Conch 5.11a Sport, 43 feet Lord Of The Flies Wall
Engine No. 9 5.11b Sport, 50 feet Iron Horse Wall
Iron Horse 5.12a Sport, 60 feet Iron Horse Wall
Monorail 5.12c Sport, 50 feet Iron Horse Wall
Big Train 5.13a Sport, 50 feet Iron Horse Wall
Powers That Be 5.13a Sport, 35 feet Greg's Gully
Flight of the Bumblebee 5.13a Sport, 70 feet Pheromone Wall
The Sting 5.13c Sport, 70 feet Pheromone Wall
Featured Route For Blue Sky
 Great beginning warm-up for the harder routes up at Blue Sky or a challenging route for the 5.10 climber. This route is technical at the bottom on small pockets and edges that lead into a funky dihedral. After negotiating the dihedral, the climbing is on big holds up to the crux on not-so-big holds. Lots of fun. ...[more] Browse More Classics in SD |
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