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DescriptionMixed sun and shade Getting ThereThis area is one switch back below Estrellita and easy to get to from that area if you wander through the woods. Otherwise hike up a small scree slope from the switchback and drop into a 15 foot wide gully/slot with the routes on the right side. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Slot:
Bad Company 5.10a/b Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, 500 feet, Grade II
Heat Stroke 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 110 feet
Shine On 5.11a Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 110 feet
Global Warming 5.11c Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 115 feet
Featured Route For The Slot
Shine On 5.11a NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : The Slot
*This route is 110' long, use a 70m rope or two ropes to get back down, even then you need to watch the ends carefully.Climb the center route up the very obvious left-facing dihedral, eventually climbing up and left past a bolt to a ledge. From the ledge run it out on large holds up and slightly right to a small seam with gear, generally staying left of the arete and below the scoop/groove higher on the route. Good holds and intermittent gear lead into the upper groove section with very cool fo...[more] Browse More Classics in NM |