The Word from Mount 7

Black Velvet Canyon
Black Velvet Wall
Sour Mash 5.10a
6 pitches
November 3rd, 2007
R. and C. Gmoser

This is another outstanding route on the Black Velvet Wall. The climbing is more varied and, I found, a little harder overall, than on Dream of Wild Turkeys. Prepare for rope drag on the second pitch with some long slings. The crux for me was the 5.9 pitch just before the bolted 5.10a pitch. There is some thin pro and a few thin moves to make. The rap off the roof of Fiddler on the Roof is a worthy adventure in itself.