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This is why Santa Fe is out of service more often ...
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.
Fact is, this route is not named Santa Fe. Truth is, the name is some weird euro sounding whatever that I cannot recall. Anyhow, this guy from Santa Fe was always down rehearsing this route and so unable to say the actual name properly, it has slowly become known as the Santa Fe Route.
I think I broke A little bit off the rest hold before the really steep climbing- don't think it made it any harder though. Major pump factor on this route!
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