Routes in Blind Channel Crags

Arete with a bolt protecting the crux

Between Run Like a Thief and Issy's Rock. Wide crack.

5.10c/d? Unknown Route 4, starts from the top of the Unknown Route 1-3. Area left of Gang of Foreplay.

A well-textured lower slab leads to some glacier polished steps.

SR up to 3

A short climb on the lower bulge.

Super fun, intimidating looking crack with amazing moves

Climb the large corner to a set of anchors on a ledge, or continue up the slab to the top.

CLOSED PROJECT: Left most crack with one bolt, currently red-tagged as of may 11 2021

Unknown crack climb - 5.10a/b. Start on the right leaning finger crack, finish with another finger crack. Easier option - start in the corner. Area - first climbs you see as you come up the Island in the Sky trail.

A well-textured slab leads to a small horizontal crack, then more glacier polished slab to the top.

climb up the featured face to the right of The Squeakers.

SR to 1.5

climb the corner past broken pockets to a short slab with 2 bolts.

a steep corner leads to a slab crux finish

Right Variation of Ursus Arctus

Sandbagged!

Named for a missing cat that was never found.

Corner crack

SR to 4

Obviouse line

Climb Chicken-Sashimi up to the blocky undercling, then break out right on the slab. Climb past a horizontal crack, then 2 bolts to the finish.

a short traverse past one bolt, then follow 4 bolts up a well-featured slab.

A short left-leaning crack leads to a few tricky moves on the slab above.

Right variation of Man about the Park. At the end, cut across the slab towards an easier crack.

A thin slab leads to easier climbing above.

Up often wet corner crack past one bolt

SR to 4

Arete. SR to 1.

Start on Swampton, then quickly break out left on the tricky hand traverse. Mantle up at the end of the crack and climb the slab past 4 bolts.

Slab between crags, avoid holding/stepping on them for full grade, I've been told 5.10b although feels more 10a

Start on the mellow slab to the right of Naughty by Nature, then follow the bolt line left crossing Naughty by Nature and finishing at the anchors for Boys in the Wood

Highly technical slab directly above the free and easy slab.

SR to 2.5

SR to 2.5, RPs

Small aliens

Climb the wide crack all the way to the top of the cliff. doubles from 1" to 3"

Cracks to the right of shiney new bolts

Start to the right of Hydrotherapy, climb the polished slab.

*Requires: Name, Descrpition, Grade

Finger crack on the wall right of Riden’ with Biden

Up the slab and to the left. To the intermediate chains is 11+

Climb Swampton up to the first ledge, then step right and head past 2 bolts to the anchors on the large ledge.

5 shiney new bolts

The Zip was discovered and unearthed by Blake and Ward Robinson in about 1979, and quickly became popular. (It’s the left hand crack.) For the first while there was a stump in the middle, at the jog in the crack. Anyway, the rappel route was from a tree, more or less where the blue rope is. The first time there, I noticed some interesting edges and cracks under the rappel rope, and soon after returned to clean it up – Crystal Ball, so named because it foresaw numerous other routes of its kind elsewhere in the Little Smoke Bluffs. Although TBH it does have a natural line. Anyway, having gotten started I also cleaned Riden’ with Biden, enough to climb it anyway. It’s the crack on the right. In the context of 1979 it wasn’t likely to draw crowds, even had it been buffed. Dave Nicol and I did Crystal Ball, and while he was rappelling, I scampered up Riden’ with Biden. Although as I believe that the second rule of solo club is not to talk about it, never made much of it. (First rule: don’t fall.)

a great slab to learn on! 4th bolt line to the right from Naughty by Nature

SR up to 2.5

*Requires: Name, Descrpition, Grade

Up the middle slab

Climb the slightly overhanging corner past some awkward jambs to the ledge, cam be linked with the 5.9 crack directly above.

Trad route left of shiney new bolts

Straight up the slab

SR until 2

5.6? Low angle crack climb leading to bolted anchors. Shares anchor with two other slab climbs. Area - Left of Gang of Foreplay.

From the large ledge above Swampton, Climb the left-leaning crack. Gear to 2"

Climb P then break out right towards the edge.

Starts on the terrace right

Strenuous fist-sized crack climbing. A hard man's route.

5.7? Unknown Route 2 - starts with the crack and then two bolts on the slab. Area - left of Gang of Foreplay. Shares anchor with two other climbs.