Rock fall, Jah Man, Sister Superior

First pitch of the popular Jah Man, on Sister Superior near Castle Valley, crashed off recently. Red line indicates the flake that formed the chimney, and belay ledge. Posting this before people start the pilgrimage to this tower.

Dam I liked that chimney 

Welp. I guess that answers that.

Over under, 5 sprinters currently en route from Boulder to nab the new FA.

The missing rock should be glued back on to preserve the integrity of this classic line.

Well I guess that's what happens when you climb on wet rock

abe r wrote:

Wild!  I bet she still goes tho altho I don't quite remember the bottom half.

IIRC, the bottom half doesn't have the same amount of cracks - you're climbing for some time before you first reach a series of horizontals and later the actual crack. My guess is that if it does go, it'll be considerably harder.

Nick Pinto wrote: The missing rock should be glued back on to preserve the integrity of this classic line.

It should be chained back onto the wall like the rocker block on moonlight.

Nick Pinto wrote: The missing rock should be glued back on to preserve the integrity of this classic line.

I say we use a bolt, but perhaps let's let the FA weigh in.

if a bolt ladder goes in-stop one or two bolt lengths short of the crack so future parties have to toss a nut into the crack....

Pictures from someone who didn't join Mountain Project today or it didn't happen!!!

I climbed it in the middle of November and it was full on back-foot size for most of it. It was visibly larger than the pictures on the proj beta page. It also made some really spooky noises when we were rappelling, like maybe some of the boulders at the bottom were settling with an associated "boom" felt through the flake. Yikes. 

Wow. Bummer man, super fun chimney. Wish I was closer...

That was the best belay ledge!!!

i am surprised it didnt leave more carnage down the hill.

Climbed this last April with a friend that convinced me to lead the first pitch even though I was pretty scared of it. Infinitely more glad that I did now that it's gone! It was my first big desert tower experience, and probably one of the coolest climbs I've ever done.

Hmmm.
Lets see... Greg Child was the first to report this? Smart $$$ says he already got the FA of the new 1st pitch!!!

Andrew Fahrland wrote: I climbed it in the middle of November and it was full on back-foot size for most of it. It was visibly larger than the pictures on the proj beta page. It also made some really spooky noises when we were rappelling, like maybe some of the boulders at the bottom were settling with an associated "boom" felt through the flake. Yikes. 

Whoa. When I last did it six years ago, it was knee and back.

Geologic time includes now.