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The Black Ark
5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British V2-3 YDS 5+ Font
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Routes in Aircraft Carrier Boulder
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Black Ark, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V2-3 5+ |
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Out of the Blue T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b V7 7A+ |
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Petit Hughie V12-13 8B |
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Same Reality, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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unknown aka Wingman V4 6B |
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Unknown Splitter Chimney AKA Blast Off T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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| Type: | Trad, Boulder, 25 ft (8 m) |
| FA: | unknown. Dave K.? |
| Page Views: | 2,996 total · 95/month |
| Shared By: | T Dz on Sep 20, 2021 · Updates |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure
Details
The Cathedral Spires area, including Block Tower, Cynical Pinnacle, Snake Buttress, the Dome, Hall of Mirrors, Sunshine Wall, and Poe Buttress, are closed annually starting March 1 for raptor nesting. After careful monitoring of nest sites, Jefferson County Open Space opens certain areas of Cathedral Spires and maintain spot closures for active nests through July 31st. Check back periodically during times of closure for updates: jeffco.us/open-space/parks/…
Note, JeffCo Open Space has notified us that access to The Bishop and Poop Point (along with all the Cathedral Spires Area) currently goes across JeffCo OS land. Despite information in some guidebooks (published or soon-to-be-published), the entire Cathedral Spires area is subject raptor nesting closures. Please be aware of the hefty fines associated with failure to observe these regulations.
Description
The Black Ark is another great and wildly overhanging line at the Aircraft Carrier Boulders. Start sitting on some hand jams, then move up into a powerful sequence of positive (but sharp!) fingerlocks, eventually gaining some good hands again for a while. Top out by moving right onto the arete, and finish on a jug rail/easy chimney, which is another 15 feet or so of easy climbing to the top.
People with smaller hands might be able to get handjams at the beginning.
Location
This boulder is on private propery, please respect the landowners so we can continue to have access to this great area.
On the west side of the western Aircraft Carrier Boulder, it's in a massive cave. The best way to get to it is to go above the eastern Aircraft Carrier Boulder, traverse towards the west, and then drop down into the massive cave. GPS coordinates are: 39.4158225, -105. 2681033.
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