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Little Horse Mesa


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Submitted By: Karl K on Jun 18, 2008
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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Little Horse Mesa:
Salt Mother   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Up Your Arete   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Great Roof Left   5.9     Trad, TR, 50 feet   
Sangre Verde   5.10a     Sport, TR, 50 feet   
S&M Crack   5.11a     Trad, 75 feet   
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Jason Halladay preparing to do business with the overhanging hand crack....

S&M Crack 5.11a  NM : Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
S&M Crack is one of three routes at Sugarite dubbed as "megaclassics" by Dennis Jackson in his "Rock Climbing New Mexico" book. At 75 feet in length it is also the longest route at Sugarite. Start off some blocks at the base following some broken flakes and finger crack from protection up to a large roof/bulge. Pull up and around the roof via some committing laybacking to the hand crack above. If you're pumped like I was, a large ledge just of...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM


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By Karl K
From: Phoenix, AZ
Jun 18, 2008

Ratings here seem a little soft, but not too bad. Climbs often have good stances for placing pro.