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All Locations > New Mexico > Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountains > La Cueva Canyon… > Gemstone East > Emerald City (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a)
Also from that era, a description of the free version of an old aid climb, now "Leonardo da Smear."
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Looking down at Davito following the second pitch of Emerald City. Sapphire comes up the slab at the far left side of the photo.
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Brian McLaughlin
May 21, 2011
“Also from that era, a description of the free version of an old aid climb, now "Leonardo da Smear."”  

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Page 1 of the original Topo
Also from that era, a description of the free version of an old aid climb, now "Leonardo da Smear."
Looking down at Davito following the second pitch of Emerald City. Sapphire comes up the slab at the far left side of the photo.
Topo of Emerald City and alternate finishes
Davito belaying me at the beginning of pitch 2 on Emerald City.
The second double rope rap from Emerald City to the ground.
Roger starting up P1 of Emerald City/Sapphire on a particularly wet slab day. October 2009.
Nearing the P1 crux of Emerald City. Due to the camera angle, the crux section appears to be just down and left of the climber. The fixed piton is at the top of the diminishing, left-facing dihedral in shade, just left of the climber's left foot.
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