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Cochiti Mesa

Submitted By: Monomaniac on Nov 28, 2006
Administrators: Aaron Hobson, Anthony Stout, George Perkins
Latitude: 35.7164  Longitude: -106.3977 
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Overview of Cochiti Mesa crags


Description 

This is the main crag in the area, offering over 60 excellent routes. Shaded in the AM, sunny in PM.


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The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Cochiti Mesa:
(16) Monkey Lust   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet   North Cliffband
Just Say No to Crack   5.10a/b     Sport, 50 feet   South Cliffband
Unnamed (?)   5.10b/c     Sport, 70 feet   South Cliffband
Another Lichen Nightmare   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   South Cliffband
The Boya from La Jolla Who Stepped on a Cholla   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet   Upper Cliff Band
The Prow   5.11b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   South Cliffband
(27) Open Mouth Syndrome (OMS)   5.11b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   North Cliffband
(26) Pickpocket   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   North Cliffband
(04) Praise the Lunge   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   North Cliffband
Dreamscape   5.11c     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   South Cliffband
(06) Gunning for the Buddha   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet   North Cliffband
Shadowdancer   5.12c/d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   South Cliffband
(12) Touch Monkey   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   North Cliffband
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Featured Route For Cochiti Mesa
Cheryl B on The Prow

The Prow 5.11b/c  NM : Santa Fe Area : ... : South Cliffband
The Prow is the ultra-classic 5.11 of the South Cliffband. Distiguished by the large, triagular overhanging arete that makes up the last 10 feet of the route, the Prow is obvious from the approach trail.This route is the antithesis of sustained. Beginning up a low-angled, rounded arete on sinker jugs, a good rest below the crook in the arete provides one last shake before the final sprint up the left side of the wildly leaning arete. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM