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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
New Climbing Routes

New routes will be added to this page as the park receives topos for them.

The Park Service currently has copies of hand drawn topos available, at the South Rim Visitor Center and North Rim Ranger Station, for the following new routes:

The Rectagonal V 5.12- FA: Topher Donahue, Jared Ogden

Ouiji Board 5.12b FA: Andy Donson, Jonny Copp

Diagonal Arete V 5.10 A2 FA: Jim Beyer

Captain Hook VI 5.10 A4 FA: Jim Beyer

Power Lounger 5.10

Peter Terbish Tower 5.11A

Atlantis IV/V- 5.11- FA: Kent Wheeler, Jim Howe

Super Wuss (IV 5.6) actually 5.10 FA: Kevin Cochron, Josh Wharton

Blood Sport III 5.12a FA: Zack Smith, Josh Wharton

Woke Up Punk IV 5.12a FA: Josh Gross, Zack Smith

Flapjack IV 5.12a FA: Tim Kuss, James Williamson

Shadow Boxing V 5.13a R/X FA: Topher Donahue, Jared Ogden 

Stay Puff Buttress 5.10 A1 FA: Josh Borof, Paul Emrick

Burl Girl V 5.12 FA: Topher Donahue, Jared Ogden

Stand Up Comic III 5.11+ FA: Wheeler, Shotwell, Lomme

Hair in my Cheeseburger IV+ 5.10 FA: Josh Borof, Paul Emrick

Crystalvision IV+ 5.11- FA: Josh Borof, Paul Emrick

Tague Yer Time V+ 5.12 FA: Topher Donahue, Jared Ogden

Free Hallucinations VI 5.13- R D10+ FA: Ryan Nelson, Jared Ogden

Cheap Hooker V 5.12- FA: Topher Donahue, Jared Ogden

The Narrows  

Did You Know?
The narrowest part of Black Canyon at the river is only 40 feet across.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST