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Black Velvet

Name: Black Velvet
Rating: 2.7

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

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	A Day in the Life S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Another Day S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Bends, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Black Velvet T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Blinders S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Bungalow Bill S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Centrist T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Corker S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Corkscrew S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Corky S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Crandall Hammer Arete S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Crosshairs S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Doom Seam S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Freezer Burn T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gap, The S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Giant Dihedral T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gigantor T,S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Glass Onion S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Heat Stroke S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Lady Fingers T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Left of Center S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Libertine S,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Line-of-Sight S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Lord of the Flies S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Lucky Ones, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Man Hands T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Meter Maid T,S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mighty Mouse S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Minimalist T,S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Mix Up T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mr. Kite S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	My Left Foot S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Not Alone T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Polyethylene Pam S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Radio Head \| 0744 S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Radio One S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Refiner S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Revolution #1 T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Right of Center S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shimminy Cricket T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Shiny Face S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Stopper Start S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sun Burn S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Sun Dog T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sun King S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Sunrise Slab S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Super Nova T,S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Surefire S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Swirly Slab T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Tall Boy S,TR 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Tilt S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Tilt-a-Whirl T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Trunkline T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Two Edged Sword T,S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Wall Crawl T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	White Dwarf T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 65 ft (20 m)
GPS:	39.26976, -105.11789
FA:	Scott Sills
Page Views:	2,807 total · 16/month
Shared By:	Jay Eggleston on Oct 22, 2012
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Per Ross Andrea: Ramparts Range Road is closed December 1.

March 1st-July 31st: Devil's Head Rock, Sin City, & Recovery Wall are closed for raptor protection. The vast majority of the other crags are unaffected by the closure. Please visit:
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Description

This climbs a big, right-facing dihedral. There is some lichen at the bottom, but with care, it can be avoided. The crux is about 3/4s of the way up, but the protection is good. You can clip the last bolt on "Tilt" if you want. I did this as I had already used my biggest cams lower in the dihedral.

Location

This route is on the Lowball wall right of the route known as "Tilt". It ascends a big, right-facing dihedral.

Protection

Bring a standard rack. One book says to bring gear to 3", but a bigger piece like a #4 Camalot will protect the beginning. There are two bolts fixed for descent at the top.