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Access Issue: Access Issue for Areas in BLM Taos Field Office Lands
Details
Per the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office's ( blm.gov/office/taos-field-o…) 2012 Taos Resource Management Plan (RMP) ( bit.ly/2Kab3HO), "Installation of new rock climbing routes or hardware will require pre-approval by the BLM." The RMP is the document that guides all the BLM management in a given field office. Climbers are asked to respect this guidance and not install new bolts or fixed hardware on Taos Field Office BLM land without pre-approval from the BLM. NM CRAG ( nmcrag.org/) is currently working with the BLM Taos Field Office to establish specific guidance for new route development in the district and they hope to have a formal process in the near future.
Diablo areas within the BLM Taos Field Office management area are: The Shack, Winter Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx.
Diablo areas within the BLM Taos Field Office management area are: The Shack, Winter Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx.
Description
A beautiful splitter crack throught the middle of the Observatory Ledge. The whole gamut of climbing styles from tricky face to finger and hands to tips through the crux. Finish left at the top. For the harder "Lunar Eclipse" finish variation(10d), finish right.
Lots of lichen on the rock off the belay but improves as you ascend. Makes for beautiful rock!
Lots of lichen on the rock off the belay but improves as you ascend. Makes for beautiful rock!
Location
From the arete on the right edge of this crag, the first crack is Luna Lumina, then Goodnight Moon, then Solar Eclipse. Belay from the Observatory Ledge's LEFT set of anchors. Climb up past face moves through two bolts to the base of the splitter at the headwall. Climb hands to fingers crack and descend from bolted anchors.
To reach Observatory Ledge, climb Space Shuttle to anchors, and then another 15' up to Observatory Ledge-Right anchors. Then traverse 20 feet left across the Observatory Ledge to reach the left anchors.
To reach Observatory Ledge, climb Space Shuttle to anchors, and then another 15' up to Observatory Ledge-Right anchors. Then traverse 20 feet left across the Observatory Ledge to reach the left anchors.
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