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Styx Rock Climbing

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Routes in Styx

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	Cold Day in Hell T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Elysian Fields T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Lethe (aka Baby Boomers) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Minion T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Path of Charon T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Phlegethon's Ripple T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13

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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.

Description

A warm, south-facing basalt area just beyond the Solar Cave area that offers enjoyable, easier traditional routes up nice crack, columns and small dihedrals. The features resemble those of Devils Tower, Wyoming but on a *much* smaller and less steep scale.

All climbs here have two-bolt anchors.

Multiple lines exist on this face so get creative and have fun as the climbing never gets too hard.

Getting There

Park at the main Diablo Canyon parking area. Hike down the sandy wash towards the Rio Grande passing the Winter Wall and Solar Cave areas and look for anchor bolts on the right wall five feet off the ground. These low anchor bolts are used for cave rescues and are located between climbs Elysian Fields and Phlegethon's Ripple.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Styx

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 21 ● Minion Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 20 ● Lethe (aka Baby Boomers) Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 29 ● Elysian Fields Trad