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Elevation: 6,394 ft
GPS: 35.5163, -108.873
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Shared By: Anthony Stout on May 21, 2006 · Updates
Admins: Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown

Description Suggest change

This is the original Mentmore. The area that allured the original pioneers of the area to start drilling bolts. Has a great selection of climbs ranging from 5.8 to 5.12a. Enjoy! Walls are numbered from left to right, starting on the far left side of the climbing area by the railroad tracks. When following the trail, however, you will typically end up near between (04) Benny Silva Wall, and (05) Health Wall. Both of these walls have a nice variety of climbs on them.

Getting There Suggest change

Once to the parking area, look for a break on the North side of the lot through the fence. Follow the trail down through the arroyo, past some big ugly signs that the city put up, and to the crag. Pretty difficult to miss. There is also a newer trail that has been more recently been developed that can be used if the arroyo is full of water. This trail starts on the west side of parking area just left of a large wooden information sign. Of course, this used to be a nice sign, but there are certain sects of Gallup locals who prefer not to have anything nice and decorate things like this with bullet holes.

Alternate driving directions to the Original Side:
From the parking area on the New Side ... drive back out east to the paved road (County Road 1), take the sharp left and follow the road north and then west (across the one-lane bridge) ... then just as the road starts to turn right near the tracks, take the LEFT onto the dirt. Drive half a mile south to the obvious parking area. Road surface conditions vary considerably (dirt and gravel piles), so don't try the drive in just any vehicle.

38 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Original Side

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 13
Joe's Crack
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 31
Big Blobs of Love
Sport, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 19
Looking for Daniel
Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 21
May Cause Health Problems
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
Pseudo-Supercrack
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 22
Magnum cum Masochist
Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 22
Rapture
Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 24
Inner Sanctum
Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 10
Phalanx
Trad, TR
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 23
Hookymaster General
Sport, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 14
D.D.M.
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 12
Muy Enfermo
Sport, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 31
Not Suitable for Pregnant Women
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
Tres Amigos
Sport, TR
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
Smegma Deluxe
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Joe's Crack (04) Benny Silva Wall
 13
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Big Blobs of Love (04) Benny Silva Wall
 31
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, TR
Looking for Daniel (02) Slab Wall
 19
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, TR
May Cause Health Problems (05) Health Wall
 21
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Pseudo-Supercrack (02) Slab Wall
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Magnum cum Masochist (05) Health Wall
 22
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
Rapture (04) Benny Silva Wall
 22
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
Inner Sanctum (05) Health Wall
 24
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
Phalanx (05) Health Wall
 10
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
Hookymaster General (03) Bivi Wall/Swallo…
 23
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport, TR
D.D.M. (03) Bivi Wall/Swallo…
 14
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Muy Enfermo (03) Bivi Wall/Swallo…
 12
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, TR
Not Suitable for Pregnant W… (05) Health Wall
 31
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Tres Amigos (05) Health Wall
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport, TR
Smegma Deluxe (05) Health Wall
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
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