Type: | Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches |
FA: | Dan Greenwald and Gina Hawryluk, First Climbed by Ken Sims, Dennis Jackson and Ed Sklar in the early 1980s |
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Shared By: | Orphaned User on Aug 31, 2013 · Updates |
Admins: | Mike Howard, Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
Raptor awareness is especially important during nesting season from mid-February to late May but needs to be considered through the end of August. Please report disturbed and/or nesting raptors to the Carson National Forest the appropriate district office (see below) and share relevant information here on MP. Human-raptor encounters can have negative impacts for the birds and climbers in the area. The Cason NF wants to maintain climbing access while protecting raptor reproduction and relies on climbers to recreate responsibly and share information in order to avoid the need for formal raptor closures.
Questa Ranger District
(575) 586-0520
Camino Real (Comales Canyon) Ranger District
(575) 587-2255
Tres Piedras Ranger District
(575) 758-8678
El Rito Ranger District
(575) 581-4554
Description
An enjoyable moderate route up Questa Dome's Southeast Face. Start 200 yards uphill and right of the major right facing dihedral at a right facing corner with a large standing snag on top. There is a cairn to mark the start of the route.
Pitch 1 (5.9+, 115 ft.) Climb the right facing corner until it turns left and then angle up right to a small ledge with a tree. Continue up a slab past two bolts (crux) to a large ledge. Belay off of large tree above ledge.
Pitch 2 (5.9 PG-13, 115 ft) Pass tree, climb up the zig zag crack and a few slab moves to its left and then up the left leaning, left facing corner to small ledge just above a small tree. Use hand size cams and a fixed nut for belay.
Pitch 3 (5.8+, 65 ft) A short, fun pitch. Climb the small right facing corner just left of the larger right facing corner to an overhanging face. Traverse left below the overhanging face and exit up and left onto shelf with a 2 bolt belay.Pitch 4 (5.6 PG-13, 125 feet) Follow the slab up and left slinging chicken heads to the left side of the large roof and then up the featured rock to a belay at a pine tree.
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