Ascent Notes for: Epinephrine - 5.9 popular Average Rating : 4.65/5

There's lots of quality pitches on this one. It doesn't offer the intense exposure that some of the other routes on Black Velvet do, but the climbing is more varied and enjoyable. We climbed this on a temperate and overcast day in June and had the entire canyon to ourselves. Not a single other car in the parking lot and perfect weather. The descent took us almost 3 hours because my partner had a tender ankle from a bouldering injury sustained a couple weeks earlier. The climbing went fast however so we had plenty of daylight. Around 11 1/2 hours total from car to car.

The pitches in the face and in the corner after the tower were so worth the learning experience we had in the chimney. Amazing climbing and position. Generally solid rock. There were lots of folks in front of us so, we got a late start and simply rapped most of the route.

Let's see. My longest climb ever. My first time leading chimneys. Never mind my longest climb, my first climb over 9 pitches. My earliest start ever. My latest finish ever. My first entire descent in the dark. Depending how you define epic, my first epic. All in all, an awesome day! All in all, an awesome climb!

This was my second try. The first time, I bailed one pitch after the elephant's trunk. Anyway, the descent in the dark was pretty epic, but we got down safely and didn't have to leave any gear.

Finally did this route on the last day of our trip after nearly 20 years of dreaming!! 9 hours car to car, which included nearly 4 hours in the black chimneys. As they say, once you reach the top of the black tower, "its over baby!!" For the decent, as others have mentioned, stay on the ridgeline way longer than you think. The Cairns are not as abundant for the first part of the ridge and some of the ones we found were wrong, leading many to descend too early. As you reach the summit ridge and look along it, you will see 3 small summits strung out over nearly a mile distance. Do not descend until you have traversed all the way to the third summit (with the huge cairn on top). At this point you should see numerous smaller cairns indicating the decent trail down to the top of Frogland.

Linking and simul climbing/soloing the route was a blast, a must do route!!!

This is one of the better lines I've done. Did it in 9 hours car to car and I think 10 pitches (we unroped for the 5th class ramp and scrambling). Luckily I got to lead every pitch. We did the chimney section in 4 pitches and did the outside crack variation on chimney pitch 3 (I needed the rest). The climbing above went super fast and was excellent quality face climbing on amazing incut varnished holds. The descent was much easier then expected but would be difficult in the dark. Overall a great experience. The rack included a single set of nuts, green and yellow aliens, and doubles in cams from .5 to 3 (camalot) with one #4. Anything bigger would have gotten in the way. Highly recommended!

I lost my composure on the third chimney pitch and cursed the backpack i was trailing below me several times. Took one take while seconding that pitch but made it to the top of the route. Thats all I really cared about that day.

Sweet, amazing, looong line. Got lucky and lead 3 out of the four chimney pitches including the crux. Also got the elephants trunk pitch which was sweet. Great day and long descent as well.

Pretty awesome climb. just down go down the wrong way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean it. Also bring tons of water just in case you do... ;-)