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Carp

5.10c, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 3.8 from 83 votes
FA: Greg Parker
S Dakota > Spearfish Canyon > Blue Sky > Fishbowl

Description

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.

Protection

7 bolts, open cold shut anchors

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Miah
 
[Hide Comment] The classicc warm up at Blue Sky and fun climbing no matter how hard one climbs. Jan 2, 2007
Jason Platt
Colorado Springs, CO
 
[Hide Comment] In my opinion this is the best 10 in the canyon. Sooo good! May 19, 2016
Franck Vee
  5.10c
[Hide Comment] I agree - worth doing regardless of what you climb.

If you're a 10 climber, then this is a good challenge. Managing the pump will be difficult, but there aren't really any crazy stopper moves and it's super well bolted.

If you climb harder, then it's just a fun sequence of moves, with variations in styles keeping it interesting to the end (thinner stuff, big pocket, cracks/dihedral). Jul 30, 2017