Climb up into the small roof and pull over the larger roof from left to right. Continue easier climbing to the top. Pull the small roof at the top for some added fun.

Black Hole Sun

White Arete

Hot NOS

Behind the Sun

Illusion

Fire Away

Cynosure

High Hopes

Grayscale

Black Crack

Cynosure Direct

Illusion Right

Big positive holds to the top. Would be a good first lead.

Start at the right edge of the white Quartz looking Arete left of "Black Crack". Crack. Climb the arete to easier finish.

Fun, quick route for more creative gear placement than Black Hole Sun. Short route with good ledges for new trad climbers. For top roping, can set up a gear anchor or use short ropes to get to the trees.

I doubt I'm the first person to do this route (the start holds had chalk on them), but It hasn't been posted on here yet. Set your hands, step your feet up, and dyno up to a jug on the overhang. Pull the roof and continue up the face (5.7). This is really a one move wonder with a V2-3 start move.

Pump through the steep face to the right of "Black Crack" then join back up with the route at the end.

Same start as Black Hole Sun. Traverse left to right at the wider overhang about 5' to about the midpoint between the arete and start. Crux move here to pull up to easier climbing.

Variation of white arete just off to the right, but not quite into black crack.  There's a solid path straight up if you never go around the side of the arete.

Climb Cynosure but go straight up to roof instead of off to left to meet "Black Crack".

Start on up the right side wall on easy horizontal edges, follow the edge of the huge chimney that splits Illusion and Illusion Right as it begins to overhang. Pull through a few hard moves to gain the overhang, then finish directly above the chimney in a prominent crack.

Southernmost outcropping on the cliff band.  The Black Crack (5.9) is an area favorite.

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Routes in The South End