All Locations > New Mexico > Taos Area > Vista Verde Crag

Afterburner Face Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map This is our best guess at this area's location.
Fix Location

Routes in 4. Afterburner Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Afterburner S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Big Howie S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Blockbuster S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Fire It Up S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Let The Daylight In S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Pinch to Grow and Inch S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Speed of Sound S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Windburn S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

Order Wrong? Sort Routes

Explore this area in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

GPS:	36.342, -105.7394 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	10,546 total · 50/month
Shared By:	Mike Howard on Dec 15, 2006
Admins:	Mike Howard, Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown Page Updates (admin only)

See Weather Forecast

Description

Tallest and most austere of the walls at this crag. Several of the most continuous and sustained sport routes are found here.

From Climber's right:

Fire it up

Pinch to Grow and Inch

Let The Daylight In

Speed of Sound

Getting There

Continue down river (climber's left) of the Bat Cave about 100 meters until you come to a tall (25 meter) section of steep white and black basalt. This is the afterburner. The clif faces due East, with great morning sun for winter/cold day cragging and goes into the shade in summer afternoons. Excellent rock, classic lines, quality hardware and anchor chains.

8 Total Climbs

Route Finder - Best Climbs for YOU!

Location:	4. Afterburner Face Change
Type:	to Trad Sport Toprope
Quality:
Pitches:
Sort by:	then:

Classic Climbing Routes at Afterburner Face

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 6 ● Speed of Sound Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 14 ● Afterburner Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 24 ● Big Howie Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 8 ● Blockbuster Sport