Southern Comfort Wall Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 6,510 ft |
GPS: |
32.3668, -106.5878 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 21,568 total · 97/month |
Shared By: | Aaron Hobson on Jan 23, 2006 |
Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
Description
South facing wall located north of the base of the Rabbit Ears Massif. There are several high quality trad routes on this wall. The rock tends to be good quality. There are 3 separate rappel routes which make the descent fairly easy. Bring two ropes to rappel.
Lowenbrau Light, Black Velvet, Margaritaville, and Best Bitters all use the rappel chains at the top of Five Easy Steps. This is a 165-foot rappel. If you do hang up your rope, check the bottom section of Best Bitters for retrieval options. The climbing on this part of the route is in a 5.7 range.
Wild Turkey and Zombie are best done as top ropes, the pro is not that great. To reach the anchor the two climbs share, rap down from the same chains (the ones on top of Five Easy Steps) and look to your left.
Lowenbrau Light, Black Velvet, Margaritaville, and Best Bitters all use the rappel chains at the top of Five Easy Steps. This is a 165-foot rappel. If you do hang up your rope, check the bottom section of Best Bitters for retrieval options. The climbing on this part of the route is in a 5.7 range.
Wild Turkey and Zombie are best done as top ropes, the pro is not that great. To reach the anchor the two climbs share, rap down from the same chains (the ones on top of Five Easy Steps) and look to your left.
Getting There
Approach via Topp Hut Road. 30 minutes to one hour (are you in shape?) to reach the cliff. Follow the Topp Hut Road past the hut. Take a right turn at the first fork and continue up this road until its end. From here on the left, strike up a climber's trail which heads directly up the slope to the cliff's base.
Classic Climbing Routes at Southern Comfort Wall
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