Black is Back – 5.11c
Description:
Andy Genereux, September 2020
Located several meters left of the climb Soaring Raven, start off a slopping pedestal located left of a single bolt base anchor. Make a very thin delicate traverse rightward then a very thin hard sequence up to the second bolt that proves quite technically challenging compared to the 5.10+ climbing on offer over the upper portion of the route. Recommend a stick clip to the second bolt. The builder plans too return and look at a more in context option that starts up left from the slopping pedestal. Hopefully a better more consistent (maybe less difficult?) option, to start will be unveiled.
Recent Sendage:
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2026-08-05Clean rock at the start , choss above . -
2025-07-13 -
2025-07-12The slab section at the start is THIN and it took a few tries to figure out. The rest of the route is engaging with nice crack features and relatively straightforward climbing. -
2024-09-06Just deadpoint ! Screw technique -
2024-08-31I would say splitting both tips of my pinkies near the start of the session, and still doing around 8 climbs today is not bad
