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Sugar Bowl Rock Climbing
Routes in Sugar Bowl
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Anything but Sun T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Back Alley T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Backdoor T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Fire Escape T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Five O'clock Shadow T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c |
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Laundry Chute T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Spoiled by Shade T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Stairs T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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| Elevation: | 5,314 ft |
| GPS: |
32.46448, -106.78313 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 5,799 total · 54/month |
| Shared By: | Marta Reece on Jun 10, 2015 |
| Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
Description
The wall is about 300 feet tall at the highest point, about 500 feet or so wide. It faces basically north, with a sort of a bowl shape in its center. The rock varies from quite solid to somewhat fractured to really fractured. It's called the Sugar Bowl not because it's sweet, but because much of it looks like a bowl of sugar cubes. Loose.
The angle of the rock is quite variable. There are some easy slabs to the left of the bowl, some overhangs, some stretches of steep ground, but the most common terrain is steep but still somewhat slabby. There do appear to be some really fine, even if not especially long, cracks. The area provides good summer climbing, especially in the morning, but its location in the Dona Ana Mountains means a hot walk back to the car.
The angle of the rock is quite variable. There are some easy slabs to the left of the bowl, some overhangs, some stretches of steep ground, but the most common terrain is steep but still somewhat slabby. There do appear to be some really fine, even if not especially long, cracks. The area provides good summer climbing, especially in the morning, but its location in the Dona Ana Mountains means a hot walk back to the car.
Getting There
Location of area: Behind Checkerboard, left of Windy Woman.
Driving directions: Leave Jornada Road as if heading to Checkerboard. Turn right onto Power Line Road. At the gate, turn left. Turn left again when the road forks. Stop shortly before or at the large boulder. Sugar Bowl will be on your left with about 20 minute approach.
Driving directions: Leave Jornada Road as if heading to Checkerboard. Turn right onto Power Line Road. At the gate, turn left. Turn left again when the road forks. Stop shortly before or at the large boulder. Sugar Bowl will be on your left with about 20 minute approach.
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