This line is between Hagfish and Carp. I bolted this route initially thinking it was filler (hence the name), but it actually turned out to be a great route. Start right behind a small birch tree and climb up decent 2 and 3-finger pockets that trend out right to a shallow dihedral. There's a bit of funky climbing in the dihedral, but it leads to good holds and the really fun, crux bulge.

Bottom Feeder

PHISH a.k.a. "Barracuda"

Carp

Fishin' for a Tuesday

Trouser Trout

Ride the Lighning

I Can't Quit U

Static Experience

Hagfish

The Righteous and the Wicked

Life Aquatic

On the left side of the main wall sits this tricky route. Bolted by Nathan Renner, it starts up the left angling crack/flake before grabbing a couple of glue-reinforced edges on the face. From these edges, go straight up the slab using tricky and insecure sequences. The bulge at the top has great moves that could be vicious to the pumped climber.

A way cool, super-fun, new-skool kind of climb that clocks in at the upper limits of 5-fun. 

  Starts out slabby on super small crimps and pockets that become a puzzle to unlock. The route gets steep real quick as it scales its way up to some big ass holds with teeth! If you like long, involved climbs with lots of fun varied movement, that you need to think twice about, don't throw this fish back into the water. 

  When you finally pull and crank yourself over the big bulge, you will feel like a rock star as you reach a final crescendo of pockets and ledges that are sure to leave a toothy grin on your Phishy face. 

  Don't leave The Fishbowl without reeling this one in!

Great beginning warm-up for the harder routes up at Blue Sky or a challenging route for the 5.10 climber. This route is technical at the bottom on small pockets and edges that lead into a funky dihedral. After negotiating the dihedral, the climbing is on big holds up to the crux on not-so-big holds. Lots of fun.

An absolutely sick fitness climb with great technical prowess. Starts on a killer layback flake and pulls a powerful fun roof on underclings and small pockets, side pulls, and crimps. Gain the tiny technical holds in the black as night dihedral and then figure out how to ride a steep arete into some desperate slab to the anchors. 

  Bullet proof rock! Cruxes rely on technical know how and powerful movement that made me want to take my supper, eat it down by the sea. A great addition to an area that you absolutely must visit if you are heading our way.

Sometimes bigger is better. But with this route you get a whole lot of action in a small package. This little tweeker starts on small, technical pockets and makes its way to a roof. Hope you saved your stamina, cause getting up and over the blocky brain roof can be pretty exhausting. Grab a hold up high with your right hand. Hold it tight and don't let go. Pull and yank yourself up and over as hard as you can until you find a secret hold behind the roof. Fall off and try, try again. Swing up and over to a fabulous, sporty finish that might have you wanting a cheese sandwhich.

This is a very good route, on solid black rock, with stout 11c climbing. Stemming off the left wall takes away all the voltage of the climbing.

Shares the first four bolts with "The Righteous & The Wicked" and then moves right. Finished in the dihedral to the anchors.

Is it a crack climb? Is it a slabby smear-fest? Is it a pocket pulling parade? This fantastic route is all that and more making it the ultimate static experience.  

  If you like thought provoking, technical climbs that require gorilla strength, ballet dancer finesse and absolutely no dynamic moves whatsoever, then look no further. This climb is calling your name! 

  This climb is awesome! The rock is bulletproof, black as night, and in some places it gets smooth as a baby's butt. A very asthetic line. The technical nature of the climbing makes this route a difficult onsight to be proud of if you are not quite leading at the 5.11 grade yet. For those seeking harder grades this route is a perfect warm-up for the rest of the climbs on the wall. Do not bypass this climb! Get on it and git r' done!

Stick clip the first two bolts (up to the one in the black rock) and battle your way up the chossy start, which is actually quite fun once you figure out how to do it. Then climb the easy slab for two more bolts up to the steep headwall. From here it's continuous crimpers for a long time, with 3 distinct cruxs, all on tiny little holds. A new sequence discovered by Jason and Lee drops the grade a bit (bastards), but it's actually more fun than the way I did it.   I almost bought the farm while cleaning this route. I was on the slab when I heard this whistling sound... half a second later, a rock the size of a toaster smashed by my feet about two feet away. I think I called it a day after that.

Pretty sweet route with a variety of climbing. Start on Hagfish and climb the technical first four bolts. Cut left here to the steep arete. Good rest before pulling the bulge. Fun side pull climbing with tricky feet for a couple bolts. Then the climbing eases but keeps you thinking with long slab moves and a final pull over a shallow roof to the anchor.

This wall is the farthest left area at Blue Sky. The main wall is shaded by trees, so it can be cold if you're up there on a sunny winter day. The climbing on the main wall is on good pockets and edges up vertical/slightly overhanging terrain with small bulges near the top. Home to one of the best warm-ups at Blue Sky, Carp 10c.

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