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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Dona Ana Mountains
By: Lowell When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Here's 2 free guidebook downloads by Charles Cundiff.
Guidebook Download Link CLICK HERE
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Dona Ana Mountains : Checkerboard Wall
By: Reed Cundiff When: Sep 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: One of the better routes was named "Wally's Folly" after Wally Houseman who was happily belaying the leader on one of the ledges around 1970 when he realized there was a loud buzzing between his feet. He got struck on his boot heel by a a moderately large rattler. Fortunately, he was wearing heavy mountain boots which probably gave the snake a headache and bent fangs. He did a bit of dancing on the ledge but maintained his belay.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Dona Ana Mountains : Bear Boulders
By: Reed Cundiff When: Sep 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Bear Boulder was named after my cousin Paul Seibert's nickname "Pooh Bear" (sorry about this sordid detail primo). Bear Boulder and the Pizza Boulders were closed due to very nice petroglyphs on the rocks and in the general area. Climbers were quite respectful of them but others painted over them, chipped them off or used them for target practice. Bear Boulder also has a section of "Mammoth Rubbing" which is apparently quite rare
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Dona Ana Mountains : Checkerboard Wall : Cross-trainer (5.7) : Photo
By: Paul Davidson When: Sep 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route has a number of odd and poorly, very poorly, thought out belay stations. Just some whacked stuff.
The locals oughta clean this up.
The climb itself is quite fun.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Dona Ana Mountains : Checkerboard Wall : Knight's Move (5.8)
By: Paul Davidson When: Sep 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Quite a fun route. Perhaps a bit stiff for a novice 5.8 leader. Couple of sections with route finding, trickier pro and small runouts.
I combined the first two pitches with a 70m. Might be possible with a 60.
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