Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch is a great splitter crack route. The name derives from a rope that got stuck and upon releasing, gave me a shiner, just days before I was to start a new job.

P1: Begin 3rd classing up a stepped buttress. Climb double cracks in left facing corner to ledge. Move left, clip a bolt and up choosy ramp to bolted anchor. 5.8, 80'.

P2: Step left over some chose to reach the base of the steep splitter crack. Climb past some solidly wedged blocks then through overhang (golds and blues). Continue up narrowing crack until you can step left for a rest. Choose between 4 camalot crack (right) or .75 camalot crack (left). Finish up a short section of #5 camalots to bolted belay. 5.11, 100'.

P3: Climb up wide crack into an acute corner past some blocks to a ledge. Bust out the roof and continue up steep leaning #4 camalot crack finishing on a section of #3 camalots to bolted anchor. It's possible to cut right into the other crack system (Out From the Shadows) and avoid the steep off width for an easier grade (5.11?). 5.12, 100'.

P4: Climb splitter in right facing corner above the belay. Mostly #4's, and can place a #5. Climb to a ledge. Take the crack through the next band of rock, but step left to top it out to avoid choss. Belay from gear or tied off boulders.

P5: Hike about half a rope length across the ledge to the east face. There are a couple clean cracks to climb. I've been climbing the leftmost - #1 cams through a bulge. Easy, maybe 5.8 and about 40'. Belay from bolts.

Descent: Rappel route or Out From the Shadows is a more straight line down. You'll need a directional if you want to reach the anchors on top of Pitch 2 of Sucker Punch.

This route is located on the NW facing corner of the Bridger Jack Butte.

Hike up the Bridger Jack Trail from the campground. Go right along the base of the wall until you wrap around to the west face of the Bridger Jack Butte. Just as the trail begins to descend there will be a little alcove on the left. This is the staging area. The route begins just around the corner to the right.

1x: #.3 blue, #.4 grey, #.5 purple, #5 purple camalots

2x: #1 Red Camalots

3x: .75 Green, #2 Yellow Camalots

4x: #3 Blue Camalots

5x-6x: #4 Camalot

Half a dozen extendable slings

70M Rope suggested