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There are two cruxes on the approach to the Gemstone area. 1) locating the correct canyon, and 2) departing the canyon bottom at the approporiate point. Once dialed, the approach takes less than 30 minutes with full kit.
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Gemstone East (left half of pic) and Gemstone West (right half of pic) from across the canyon.
Another crux to avoid on the approach. Lion tracks in lower La Cueva Canyon, January 30, 2010.
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Monomaniac
May 7, 2007
“There are two cruxes on the approach to the Gemstone area. 1) locating the correct canyon, and 2) departing the canyon bottom at the approporiate point. Once dialed, the approach takes less than 30 minutes with full kit. ”  

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Another crux to avoid on the approach. Lion tracks in lower La Cueva Canyon, January 30, 2010.
Lower La Cueva Canyon looking west.
Gemstone area, in the center of the photo, looking east.
Gemstone East (left half of pic) and Gemstone West (right half of pic) from across the canyon.
There are two cruxes on the approach to the Gemstone area. 1) locating the correct canyon, and 2) departing the canyon bottom at the approporiate point. Once dialed, the approach takes less than 30 minutes with full kit.
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