A short-cut from the back to the front of Apparition Rock, and a fun little corner.  To do it in the style of the first ascent, you must lead this route with a 40-lb pack on your back.  Crux move is getting off the ground and up to where you can place your first piece--not too far, maybe 10 feet off the deck.  This may be a 5.4 move but in the great JT tradition, we won't count the first 10 feet towards the grade.  From there, jam, stem and smear up the corner, then wander up through wide cracks and blocks, up and over to the top of Apparition.  At the moment there is no rap anchor on Apparition so you'll need to do the traditional down-climb, which is exposed, grainy 5th class.  This is one of the ways JT makes you a better climber.  Or you can rap from the anchors atop Amsterdam but then you're on the backside again and you have failed to take the shortcut to the front of the formation.  I recommend hanging a top-rope on Apparition and lowering/rappelling down it with all your gear so that the last person to climb that route can drop the rope and do the down-climb without a pack (or rappel Amsterdam and walk all the way around).

Up & Over

Mr. Kromm's Last Hurrah

Between the Sports

No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Shish-Ka-Bill

Rocky Summers in Tucson

Amsterdam

There are three bolted climbs on the south face of Apparition Rock. This is the left one.

There are three bolted face climbs on the backside of Apparation Rock. This is a beginners route to the right of Shish-Ka-Bill. It starts on a boulder to the right of the bush and follows an easy staircase climb up until it reaches a small standing platform.

Once you reach this platform you can use a quickdraw on the 4th bolt from Sish-Ka-Bill for the last half of the route. The second half follows the middle of the crack, using the nice hand-holds towards the top, and eventually ends on another platform. You can then follow the side of the peak to the top anchors of Shish-Ka-Bill.

A great introductory sports climb to learn using quick-draws and setting up a top-rope climb from the top without having to climb the 5.8 if you are not ready. Once setup, it is a great test for beginners to do laps on. Especially focusing on weight shift and hand holds on the top half.

A fun, easy crack climb with good protection.

There are three bolted face climbs on the backside of Apparition Rock. This is the right one. It starts in some boulders and angles up a bit to the right climbing up steep slabs of patina patches.

Climb the dark brown face between Amsterdam and Shish-Ka-Bill.

Bolted sport route on the back (south) face of Apparition Rock. Start on a lieback crack to a roof. Turn the roof to the left and follow a seam to the top.

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Routes in Apparition Rock (Rear)