Elevation: 7,482 ft
GPS: 42.72912, -108.86395
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Description

This is the first granite wall at the top of Sinks. It is split by a huge corridor. The cliff is tiered and most climbs are on the lower lever. They are mostly slightly overhanging on good quality stone.

Look out for snakes, poison ivy, and rascally hikers on the falls trail.

Getting There

Park at Bruce's, cross the bridge, and walk down the waterfall trail for about five minutes. Look for cairns and a faint trail that switchbacks up the hillside. From this turnoff onto the climber's trail, the small buttress known as The Moose's Hump should be visible directly above (see photos of the approach for the Moose's Hump). Switchback moderately up the hillside until below the Moose's Hump and follow cairns west across the talus to the base of the large overhanging wall with multiple tiers (The Joint). The walk should only take 12-15 minutes once you know where to go.

NOTE: The guidebook recommends walking on the main hiking trail until hitting the talus directly below The Joint and then blasting straight up the loose blocks to the base of the wall. This approach is a good option if you're looking to train your legs for objectives like The Ogre or Latok 1 but fell out of favor with frequent visitors to the crag after the appearance of the more moderately graded climber's trail. 

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Joint

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
1000 Churches
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 8
Stone Pulse
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 22
Mr. Big Shot
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 15
Obscured by Clowns
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 3
Infinite Crystal Space
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Big Smoke
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 8
Bluebeard
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
Slick Fifty
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 13
Feel The Bern
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 3
The Rift
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 4
Get Wacky
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 3
Razoreater
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 9
Full Tilt
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 8
Broken Heroes
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 4
TS Arete
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
1000 Churches
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Stone Pulse
 8
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Mr. Big Shot
 22
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Obscured by Clowns
 15
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Infinite Crystal Space
 3
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Big Smoke
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Bluebeard
 8
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Slick Fifty
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Feel The Bern
 13
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
The Rift
 3
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Get Wacky
 4
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Razoreater
 3
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Full Tilt
 9
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Broken Heroes
 8
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
TS Arete
 4
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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