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Little Black Cliff Rock Climbing

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Routes in Little Black Cliff

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	Arete Route S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Buttress Climb S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Cassius Arete S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Damnifiknow T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Doobious S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Headwaters of Denial S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Identity Crisis S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Left Mixed 9 T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Loose and Dubious S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Mellow Yellow T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Middle 11 S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Reanimation S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Right 10 S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	When The Wives Are Away... S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Z Elephant Boy S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c

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Description

Little Black Cliff is a small crag with a casual approach. It has mostly 6 bolt sport climbs with a few mixed/gear routes. Most of the climbs can be toproped by hiking around looker's right of the main crag.

Getting There

From the parking just before the bridge, look uphill on the passenger side of your car, and throw a rock, you probably just missed hitting the crag.

15 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Little Black Cliff

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● When The Wives Are Away... Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 8 ● Headwaters of Denial Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 5 ● Middle 11 Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 7 ● Z Elephant Boy Sport