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All Locations > Utah > Moab Area > Castle Valley > Sister Superior… > Jah Man (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b)

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Tim Foulkes replacing a 1/4 inch bolt on the last pitch of Jah Man. Somebody buy that guy a dank soda!

Hiking up the approach trail. You can see the whole route in this photo.

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Nick Schlichtman

May 22, 2016

“Thin hands”

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Getting close to Sister Superior, looking back toward Parriot and the Nuns? Gorgeous.

Sister Superior

There are good belays and there are good belays...

great day for a kite

Third pitch.

Top of the spire, ma!

3rd pitch.

josh toasting some buns on the summit.<br>
he made a promise to everyone that his ass would be tanner than our faces by the end of the trip, and he kept his word.

Rapping the anchors to the right.

Summit shot with Castleton and the Rectory in the background.

Sister Superior showing Jah Man

rapping down jah man. easily done in 3 raps with a 70m

Finally above the fog into blinding sunshine. Castle Valley shows its beauty.

George Armstrong on Jah Man.<br>
Photo by Todd Gordon Mon.

The new Jah Man Route after first pitch fell off last week.

Route topo for Jah Man.<br>
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A 70m makes it from the top of the chimney to the ground with room to spare.

Sweet thin hands splitter on the third pitch!

Tim Foulkes replacing a 1/4 inch bolt on the last pitch of Jah Man. Somebody buy that guy a dank soda!

Thin hands

Hiking up the approach trail. You can see the whole route in this photo.

Steve Tweito coming up pitch 4. Nice view of the ridge running to Castleton.

Looking down while Tony Bubb comes up the top pitch of Jah Man. Photo by Joseffa Meir, 1999(?)

About to go for the approach!

Optional rap route. From the top of the Sister Squeeze flake/pillar you can rap off to the right and hit the ground with one 60m rope. This seemed to be a cleaner rap option then going off the belay anchors on top of P2.

Brad, Travis and John on the summit.

on top

birds

'mornin' Sista

Jah Man<br>

Darren "sport-climbing" on the last pitch.<br>
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Beta: You can see the old star-drive bolts and the drilled pin. The drilled pin seemed "good" by desert standards and is clippable from the stance. It is the best bolt on the pitch, and it protects the crux move. The rest of them seemed only good for holding a quick draw.

Summit bolt

Peter Metcalf starting into the goods right off the ground

The Reverie and Castleton Tower from the base of Jah Man.

Yours truly rocking the Casbah on the sister squeeze.

Matt traverses left on the tricky crux of Jah Man.

The Squeeze.

Jah Man

Hell of an approach, but the climb was bone dry. I am seen here fighting the windburn with all of my might.

Chino Parada on P3

the plaque at the base of Jah Man

Tristan Hechtel leading the great hand crack on pitch 4

Happy to be on top

Angela Van Stein taping up for our summer ascent

Pointing towards Arches NP, 1997.

Before and After the flake on P1 fell.

Its a looooooong slog up to the Sister.

pitch 2

The Convent and Sister Superior at sunset

Coming out of the chimney

Matt and climber from SLC chillin' on the route.

Summit

Tony Bubb near topping out high over the valley on Jah Man. Photo by Joseffa Meir, 1999(?).

Jah Man<br>
Photo by Aerili

Going Down. 1997

Suzette Miller says, "Hey Dad, this is easy" (maybe if you are 17 and have tiny hands).

Nobody on the route - Suzette and dad on a killer classic climb.

TJ on pitch 3

The squeeze

P3 Jah Man Oct 2019. Photo by Pyard Paola.

Top of Sister Superior right before my partner dropped his Blackberry off the North side haha

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