This route follows the black and white streak up the left side of the buttress, beginning on the slab and finishing through the right side of the bulge. Skunk Boy was my nickname after a week of climbing/camping/no showers.....   The slab is pretty tricky, at least for the first 3 bolts, with tiny pockets and small edges. After clipping the 4th bolt veer out right and follow the bolts out the pumpy bulge.

Skunk Boy

Sidekick Stinky

Turkey Vulture

Carrion

Pepe' Le Pew

Polecat

Easy Prey

Buzzard Breath

This route shares the start of Skunk Boy and then veers up and left. Skunk Boy sounded like a superhero to me, so this is his sidekick, Stinky....   I think this route is actually better than Skunk Boy, but I can't seem to get anyone else to climb it. Begin on the first 4 bolts of Skunk Boy, but get the pocket by the 4th with your right hand this time. Clip and head up and left via a series of cool moves. You will get to a rest that's right by a big chimney filled with bat and mouse shit (another reason for the name). Find a hidden undercling for your left hand and clip the bolt high above your head on the bulge. The crux sequence in the bulge is awesome and it includes a big throw to a ledge off of tiny holds. From the ledge climb up and right to the anchors of Skunk Boy. Go out and try this one. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

This was the first route put up at Blue Sky, and for good reason. The climbing on the black buttress is superb. If this route were only the 2nd through 4th bolt, I would STILL give it 4 stars.    Begin to the left of a small tree stump and do a semi-hard move to get established. The 2nd bolt looks like a long way away, but it's easy. Plus you want that 2nd bolt high when it comes time to clip the 3rd.... Big pulls on good pockets lead to the sidepull crux move to a mailslot pocket. From there you get a great crimper section leading to a huge rest. From the rest, it's 3 more bolts of easy 5.10. Going to the anchors is a bit runout, but relatively easy.

This dicey slab route begins to the left of Turkey Vulture. Begin on a big edge and head up and left on small pockets and edges before heading back right into the crux. The crux leaves you iron-crossed between a bad left hand and a decent right edge, match right and head straight up on good pockets to join in on the top arete of Turkey Vulture.   Nate Renner bolted this and it sat for several years before I got the FA. Yuck, I said. Then Curt Love repeats it and says he loved it.... different strokes.... you be the judge.

A route for those who like it short, stout and stinky. Expect a beat down.

The beginning of this route looks impossible. Start a little right of the bolt line and do some pretty hard moves right off the deck to get established. A looooong reach to a bad edge concludes the crux, but don't let your guard down afterwards. Finishes on easier terrain up the blunt arete.

This short route is is to the right of the main Turkey Vulture buttress. The climbing is fun, albeit not long lasting. Start by climbing the small bulge off the ground into a thin hold section. Getting over the bulge at midheight is the crux. Some people really like this route, others..... 

This route is just right of Turkey Vulture.  Great bottom then into easier climbing up top.

This mostly shady area has a handful of great routes, including the first route put up at Blue Sky, Turkey Vulture 12c. The routes here are long and on beautiful rock.  

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