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Classic Climbs for Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

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All Routes Trad Sport Boulder Ice / Mixed
V4 6B
 5
● Rowdy Death Stare (aka Route 26)
Boulder
Marmot Rocks > Boulder D
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 78
● The Casual Route
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 42
● Lauren's Arete
Trad
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 27
● The Dragon's Tooth
Trad 3 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 382
● The Maiden Voyage aka The Red Di…
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R
 23
● Ground Control to Major Tom
Trad 10 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 87
● Leisure Climb
Trad 6 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 29
● Rosy Arete/Tourist Route
Trad 14 pitches
N Rim Routes > Long Draw area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 112
● Casually Off-Route
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 41
● Northwest Rib
Trad 4 pitches
Curecanti Natio… > Curecanti Needle
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 29
● Newberry's Delight
Trad 3 pitches
N Rim Routes > Below Checkerboard Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 135
● Russian Arete
Trad 6 pitches
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 48
● Blackjack
Trad 6 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 281
● Escape Artist
Trad 7 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 173
● King Me
Trad 3 pitches
N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 54
● Monkey and the Engineer
Trad 4 pitches
N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 168
● Journey Home
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 305
● Comic Relief
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 44
● Movable Stoned Voyage
Trad 10 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 20
● Musical Partners
Trad 4 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 19
● Buzz Cut
Trad 4 pitches
N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 30
● The Odyssey
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > Guppy Gully
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A3 R
 20
● The Hallucinogen Wall
Trad, Aid 16 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 136
● Checkerboard Wall
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
 27
● Southern Arete
Trad 17 pitches
N Rim Routes > Painted Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 70
● The Cruise
Trad 12 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b X
 14
● Flakes, The
Trad 14 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 25
● Ghost Dancer Arete
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 12
● Kachina Wings
Trad 6 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 10
● Alimony
Trad 3 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 92
● Cloak & Dagger
Trad 6 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 43
● A Modern Day Interpretation of M…
Trad 7 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
 69
● Cloaked Interpretation
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 303
● The Scenic Cruise
Trad 13 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 41
● Great White Wall
Trad 13 pitches
N Rim Routes > Long Draw area
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 181
● A Midsummer Night's Dream
Trad 6 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
● Black Shadow Arete
Trad 8 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 22
● Dark Star
Trad 13 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 25
● Last Payment
Trad 4 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
 31
● Crystalvision
Trad 12 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 8
● Peter Terbush Tower
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > Below Checkerboard Wall
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 20
● Highway 61 Revisited
Trad 11 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
 8
● The Ripe Stuff
Trad 9 pitches
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 52
● Comic 2.0
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
 49
● Atlantis
Trad 16 pitches
N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 19
● Black Snake
Trad 8 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 9
● No Country for Old Men
Trad 14 pitches
N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 12
● El Padre
Trad 12 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 4
● Brown Pants
Trad 4 pitches
N Rim Routes > Island Peaks Overlook
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 106
● Lightning Bolt Crack
Trad
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 44
● Happy Ending
Trad
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
● Journey Through Mirkwood
Trad
N Rim Routes > Painted Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R
 15
● Colorado Welcome Party
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 110
● Astro Dog
Trad 14 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a X
 9
● Stand Up Comic
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 41
● Stoned Oven
Trad 13 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
 12
● Sistine Reality
Trad 11 pitches
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
 16
● Dark Matter
Trad 12 pitches
N Rim Routes > Long Draw area
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 23
● Trilogy
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
● The Quota
Trad 6 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 7
● Lost Cities
Trad 11 pitches
N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 8
● Air Voyage
Trad 13 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
● Dylan Wall
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 10
● Veterans With Vertigo
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 6
● Aretes | 2087
Trad 10 pitches
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 5
● Burl Girl
Trad 12 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a C0
 10
● Twisted
Trad, Aid 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b R
 8
● Qualgeist
Trad
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 10
● The Free Nose
Trad 14 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 43
● Tague Yer Time
Trad 15 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 14
● Blacksmiths
Trad 11 pitches
N Rim Routes > Aretes
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 17
● Perfect Art
Trad 5 pitches
N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 11
● Event Horizon
Trad 14 pitches
S Rim Routes
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
 9
● The Apparition
Trad 9 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
 7
● Straight Out Da Projects
Trad 8 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 4
● 827 Go! (AKA Job Site Dogs)
Trad 10 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b PG13
 5
● Air Jordan
Trad 11 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c R
 13
● The Free Hallucinogen Wall
Trad 12 pitches
N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Rowdy Death Stare (aka Rout… Marmot Rocks > Boulder D
 5
V4 6B Boulder
● The Casual Route N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 78
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 8 pitches
● Lauren's Arete N Rim Routes > Aretes
 42
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad
● The Dragon's Tooth N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 27
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
● The Maiden Voyage aka The R… N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
 382
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad 5 pitches
● Ground Control to Major Tom S Rim Routes
 23
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R Trad 10 pitches
● Leisure Climb N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 87
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches
● Rosy Arete/Tourist Route N Rim Routes > Long Draw area
 29
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 14 pitches
● Casually Off-Route N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 112
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 8 pitches
● Northwest Rib Curecanti Natio… > Curecanti Needle
 41
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
● Newberry's Delight N Rim Routes > Below Checkerboard Wall
 29
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Russian Arete N Rim Routes > Aretes
 135
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 6 pitches
● Blackjack S Rim Routes
 48
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 6 pitches
● Escape Artist N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 281
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 7 pitches
● King Me N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
 173
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Monkey and the Engineer N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
 54
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
● Journey Home N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 168
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches
● Comic Relief N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 305
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 8 pitches
● Movable Stoned Voyage N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 44
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 10 pitches
● Musical Partners N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 20
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
● Buzz Cut N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
 19
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
● The Odyssey N Rim Routes > Guppy Gully
 30
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 8 pitches
● The Hallucinogen Wall N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 20
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A3 R Trad, Aid 16 pitches
● Checkerboard Wall N Rim Routes > Checkerboard Wall
 136
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches
● Southern Arete N Rim Routes > Painted Wall
 27
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R Trad 17 pitches
● The Cruise N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 70
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 12 pitches
● Flakes, The S Rim Routes
 14
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b X Trad 14 pitches
● Ghost Dancer Arete N Rim Routes > Aretes
 25
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 5 pitches
● Kachina Wings N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 12
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 6 pitches
● Alimony S Rim Routes
 10
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 3 pitches
● Cloak & Dagger N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 92
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 6 pitches
● A Modern Day Interpretation… N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 43
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 7 pitches
● Cloaked Interpretation N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 69
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad 8 pitches
● The Scenic Cruise N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 303
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 13 pitches
● Great White Wall N Rim Routes > Long Draw area
 41
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 13 pitches
● A Midsummer Night's Dream N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 181
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 6 pitches
● Black Shadow Arete S Rim Routes
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 8 pitches
● Dark Star S Rim Routes
 22
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 13 pitches
● Last Payment S Rim Routes
 25
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 4 pitches
● Crystalvision S Rim Routes
 31
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R Trad 12 pitches
● Peter Terbush Tower N Rim Routes > Below Checkerboard Wall
 8
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
● Highway 61 Revisited N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 20
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 11 pitches
● The Ripe Stuff N Rim Routes > Aretes
 8
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R Trad 9 pitches
● Comic 2.0 N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 52
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 8 pitches
● Atlantis N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
 49
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 Trad 16 pitches
● Black Snake S Rim Routes
 19
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 8 pitches
● No Country for Old Men N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad 14 pitches
● El Padre S Rim Routes
 12
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 12 pitches
● Brown Pants N Rim Routes > Island Peaks Overlook
 4
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad 4 pitches
● Lightning Bolt Crack N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 106
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
● Happy Ending N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 44
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
● Journey Through Mirkwood N Rim Routes > Painted Wall
 5
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Colorado Welcome Party N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 15
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R Trad 5 pitches
● Astro Dog S Rim Routes
 110
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad 14 pitches
● Stand Up Comic N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 9
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a X Trad 5 pitches
● Stoned Oven N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 41
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad 13 pitches
● Sistine Reality N Rim Routes > Aretes
 12
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R Trad 11 pitches
● Dark Matter N Rim Routes > Long Draw area
 16
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R Trad 12 pitches
● Trilogy N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 23
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 5 pitches
● The Quota S Rim Routes
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 6 pitches
● Lost Cities N Rim Routes > Prisoner of Your Hair…
 7
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 11 pitches
● Air Voyage N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 8
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 13 pitches
● Dylan Wall N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 5
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 5 pitches
● Veterans With Vertigo N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 10
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 8 pitches
● Aretes | 2087 N Rim Routes > Aretes
 6
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 10 pitches
● Burl Girl S Rim Routes
 5
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 12 pitches
● Twisted N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 10
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a C0 Trad, Aid 8 pitches
● Qualgeist N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 8
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b R Trad
● The Free Nose N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 10
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 14 pitches
● Tague Yer Time S Rim Routes
 43
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 15 pitches
● Blacksmiths N Rim Routes > Aretes
 14
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 11 pitches
● Perfect Art N Rim Routes > SOB Gully (skier's le…
 17
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 5 pitches
● Event Horizon S Rim Routes
 11
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 14 pitches
● The Apparition N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 9
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R Trad 9 pitches
● Straight Out Da Projects N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 7
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R Trad 8 pitches
● 827 Go! (AKA Job Site Dogs) N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 4
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Trad 10 pitches
● Air Jordan N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 5
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b PG13 Trad 11 pitches
● The Free Hallucinogen Wall N Rim Routes > N Chasm View Wall
 13
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c R Trad 12 pitches

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