Hippogriff  5.11d

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Type:  Sport, 80 feet Consensus:  5.11d [details] FA:  Eric F Rhicard, Guy Agee '03 Submitted By:  Jason Halladay on Sep 18, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (8) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Claudia in the thick of the route's crux bulge.

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Thompson Canyon's southern access via the private ranch is now closed. MORE INFO >>> The gate to Thompson Canyon's southern end is locked and is no longer a viable option for short and convenient access. The standard access is now via the longer, rougher Davenport Lookout/Thompson Canyon route. See below for details. New Mexico CRAG (NMCRAG) will continue to be in contact with the ranch owners and the Forest Service to see if we can resolve this issue. In the meantime, please respect the closure and spread the word. 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 

Start up from a small platform in the bushes through some slightly chossy rock and over a couple of bulges for four bolts. Things get steeper and bit more interesting but the jugs are big up to the fifth bolt. The crux comes after as you figure out how to surmount the bulge with a mantle-esque move. Once up past the bulge, small pockets on the face lead past a couple more bolts to the anchor.

The climbing is fun and the crux move is balancy yet pretty powerful at the same time. In my opinion, if the rock quality at the bottom was better, this would be a three-star route.

Location 

This is the right-most route on the south face of the tower.

Protection 

8 bolts to bolted anchor.