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Upper Tier of The Grotto Rock Climbing

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Routes in Upper Tier of The Grotto

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	Guillotine Crack T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Mary Poppins S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Medusa S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Rolling Brownout T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Skyline Arete, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Trail of Blood S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b

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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

The upper tier on the East Wall of The Grotto that consists of bulletproof basalt rock with morning shade, but is a bad place to be on a windy day. The climbs here are a bit stiffer than The Grotto Left (East Side).