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Description
Blackjack is the very prominent left-facing dihedral on the south rim. The feature is very striking and the climbing is pretty good too. Go down the Chillumstone Gully and head skier's left or climber's right shortly after the rappel. Third and fourth-class ledges reach the base of the route (best to scope this from the north rim first).
P1: 5.9 cracks go up and left to gain the base of the huge dihedral.
P2: Climb the dihedral at 5.8?? I can't really remember.
P3: Climb a good stretch of 5.8 offwidth that is somewhat protectable (Nick placed the #4 too early on and ran it out considerably afterwards though he did get some smaller gear).
P4: Climb up to the roof slot. Turn it on the left at easy 5.10 and head up and left to a hanging gear belay. Resist the temptation to stretch it out to the ledge higher up for there isn't really a ledge and no gear for an anchor.
P5: Climb up and left to gain vertical dirt and stretch rope to a belay of your choice.
P6: From here you follow a few hundred feet of ledges and short 5th-class sections along a ridge to reach the rim.
Protection
Standard rack up to a #4 or #4.5 Camalot.
Routes in South Rim Routes
- 7Blackjack5.9+Trad