Ein Von Frei "Santa Fe"  5.12c

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Type:  Sport, 65 feet Consensus:  5.12+ [details] FA:  Aaron Miller & Peter Submitted By:  DisturbingThePeace on Feb 4, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (6) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

This is why Santa Fe is out of service more often ...

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Climbing is currently allowed in Last Chance Canyon. Continued access is everyones responsibility. MORE INFO >>> The Lincoln National Forest Service continues its ban on bolting new routes (or, by permission only). However, climbing is currently allowed in all areas of Last Chance Canyon. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Steep! is probably the best way to describe this route.

Route starts up the vague arete to the technical crux of the route at the first bolt, a long reach right from a sidepull to a crimp. Continue up utilizing some good holds in the crack to the second bolt. From here trend right on mostly jugs while negotiating some smaller crimps. A decent rest can be obtained below the roof. Head out the roof on great jugs to a heartbreaking redpoint crux just below the chains.

3 Stars for the climbing, 1 star for the rock quality. While nothing came off, it felt like a few holds were about to. In particular the rest crimp below the roof felt a little shaky.

Location 

Route #2 on the photo topo. The base of this route gets washed out after heavy rains.

Protection 

8? Bolts to Anchors, currently has three fixes draws which greatly helps the cleaning process.

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Peter Steadman on the Santa Fe Route.