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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Upper : The Thumb : Aviary Ort Overhangs (5.9)
By: Bill Matlin When: Jul 7, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: A little chicken-head hold broke off right after the traverse on the second pitch making the roof a little bit harder.
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : Echo Canyon : Yucca Flower Tower
By: Bill Matlin When: May 27, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: What routes are at the top of the gully just to the south of Yucca. We rapped down there today off a bolted rap station at the top and saw a few bolts on the head wall. Looks to be solid .11 face with small discontinuous cracks.
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Lower
By: Bill Matlin When: May 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: www.hillmap.com/m/ag1zfmhpbGxtYXAtaGRychALEghTYXZlZE1hcBi3ti>>> more or less.
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Lower : Gemstone West : ... : Photo
By: Bill Matlin When: May 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: camera tilt make it look was steeper than it is.
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Torreon : Mountain Momma (5.10c)
By: Bill Matlin When: Apr 29, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: If you climb the 2nd pitch and head straight up, instead of heading toward the top left, you can see a shiny new bolt above an older bolt, and then above a roof there is some fixed stoppers in a crack full of bird shit. The fixed gear is about 15-20 feet to the right of the 5.10 hand crack above the 1st crux on the correct 3rd pitch.
Having never done the route before, we saw the shiny new bolt and got suckered this way. Is this someones new project or just someones folly. The bolt looks re... more >>
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : The Tooth : Tooth Fairy (5.9+)
By: Bill Matlin When: Nov 14, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: On the approach, you hang a left when the road peters out on the second ridge. We went up the first ridge, passed by a mine shaft and quickly realized we were beginning an approach out of Lord of the Rings. If you are not a well worn trail with cairns you are screwing up.
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Location: NM : Jemez Valley Area : Las Conchas
By: Bill Matlin When: Oct 16, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Noticed two new routes today on Gateway Rock, the one on the far right was excellent, what's the grade on these?
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : Juan Tabo Canyon : The Needle : Southwest Ridge (5.8 PG13)
By: Bill Matlin When: Sep 4, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Must not get climbed very often. Did it yesterday, on a Labor Day weekend and had the whole place to ourselves. I'm certainly going to do it again.
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : Pinnacle Valley : Tombstone : West Face Direct (5.8)
By: Bill Matlin When: Jul 23, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: One of the best 5.8's I have climbed in the Sandias. Excellent rock, ample pro, pretty vertical. What more can I say!
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Lower : Gemstone West : Gemstone (5.8)
By: Bill Matlin When: Apr 24, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Climb is in good shape, the bottom is completely dry.
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : Domingo Baca Canyon, Lower : Lower Domingo Baca Slabs (A...
By: Bill Matlin When: Apr 21, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Heads up, there is a rattlesnake nest at the base between Summer Solstice Slab and Right Tower. Not that anyone should be surprised.
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