Steep climbing with the crux going past the third bolt. Fairly "sequency" for clipping the bolt at the crux. Challenging again going past the last bolt to the two-bolt anchor. One of, if not the, best routes on the Cattle Call wall.
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Listed as route #7 on route topo photo for Las Conchas Cattle Call Wall.
By Jason Hundhausen From: Los Alamos, NM Jun 14, 2007 rating: 5.10d
Nice, powerful moves through the 3rd bolt. I'm not too keen on the placement of the 1st bolt though--the rock is solid there, but it's placed in a dish such that a fall onto the 1st bolt would cross-load the carabiner. The moves after the 3rd bolt aren't as difficult as the bottom, but it they're still nice and sustained. The best route on Cattle Call Wall IMO.
By George Perkins Administrator From: Los Alamos, NM Jun 24, 2008 rating: 5.10c
Jason Halladay and Allison Fritz replaced the anchors on this climb in June 2008, thanks to a hardware donation from NMCRAG.
And to add to George's comment, we left the two Metolius rap hangers that did serve as the anchor in situ. I didn't have a small enough socket to remove the five-piece bolt. The hangers are a bit loose anyhow so we opted to install new bolts to go with the new Fixe sport anchors. I'll go back to remove the old hangers at some point but if someone else wants 'em, go for it!
By Daniel Trugman From: Los Alamos, NM Sep 3, 2008 rating: 5.10d
It is also easy to set up a bomber top rope anchor with long slings or trad gear.
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