Type: Trad, 225 ft (68 m), Grade II
FA: Mark Leonard and Mark Dalen
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Shared By: John Kear on Dec 10, 2007
Admins: Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown

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The route is a logical top out for parties looking for a moderate way to climb out after summiting the Bush Shark Spire. From the high point in the notch behind the Bush Shark Spire down climb to the right a couple of body lengths into a chimney. Continue traversing R for about 20 ft to the base of a short steep corner under the main crack system. Do a couple steep tricky moves to get up into the crack system. Once in the crack/corner follow it up til it ends about 180ft. Best to belay here and do a second shorter pitch to the top. The crux comes in the form of physical Yosemite style crack climbing. This route is unusual in the Sandias because it follows a continuous crack system and ends with a pretty cool chimney section. Unfortunately the route gets overgrown due to neglect.

Location Suggest change

The route starts out of the notch between the Bush Shark Spire and the Bush Shark Wall. Top out and belay off a large tree at the rim. Scramble off to the east to the top of the formation.

Protection Suggest change

There is no fixed gear and a standard rack to 3" or 4" will suffice.

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