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After hiking ~ 15 minutes, you will be at the base of Flake N Bake, at a point where numerous large boulders have recently fallen to the canyon bottom. 50 feet upstream the river bends to the north. Continue N along the left (W) side of the river on smooth slabs for 50 more feet after the bend, enter a trail through thick brush, and hunch down under a massive boulder. Cross the river under the boulder, then head south for 10 feet. Here you will find a small slab, seen in the bottom rt corner of the photo. Head E up the slab, then up the steep rounded ridge, aiming for the "Aid Boulder" in the pic.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone East
Submitted By: Monomaniac
BETA PHOTO: After hiking ~ 15 minutes, you will be at the base of Flake N Bake, at a point where numerous large ...
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Gemstone West. The crag's centerpiece route, the classic "Gemstone" is the enormous left leaning dihedral in the center of the pic.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone West
Submitted By: Monomaniac
Gemstone West. The crag's centerpiece route, the classic "Gemstone" is the enormous left leaning di...
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Gemstone East area from across the canyon.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone East
Submitted By: Monomaniac
Gemstone East area from across the canyon.
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Revenge of the Elderly, 5.7, Gemstone East, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico. Original photo courtesy Monomaniac.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Revenge of the Elderly (5.7)
Submitted By: Chris Wenker
BETA PHOTO: Revenge of the Elderly, 5.7, Gemstone East, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico. Original photo courtesy M...
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Logan, age 8, having a great day on Gemstone's 1st pitch.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone (5.8)
Submitted By: Marc Beverly
Logan, age 8, having a great day on Gemstone's 1st pitch.
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Alongside the route Gemstone are some lesser known but still worthwhile routes. This photo is a marked-up version of a photo from Monomaniac.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone West
Submitted By: Bill Lawry
BETA PHOTO: Alongside the route Gemstone are some lesser known but still worthwhile routes. This photo is a mar...
1 great votes

There are two cruxes on the approach to the Gemstone area. 1) locating the correct canyon, and 2) departing the canyon bottom at the approporiate point. Once dialed, the approach takes less than 30 minutes with full kit.

NM : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Lower
Submitted By: Monomaniac
There are two cruxes on the approach to the Gemstone area. 1) locating the correct canyon, and 2) de...
Unknown Party on Flake n Bake on 5 May 07. This is the view from the canyon bottom.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Flake n' Bake (5.5)
Submitted By: Monomaniac
Unknown Party on Flake n Bake on 5 May 07. This is the view from the canyon bottom.
Gemstone East (left half of pic) and Gemstone West (right half of pic) from across the canyon.

NM : Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Lower
Submitted By: Monomaniac
Gemstone East (left half of pic) and Gemstone West (right half of pic) from across the canyon.

Opal, 5.7, I, ***

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Opal (5.7 PG13)
Submitted By: Monomaniac
BETA PHOTO: Opal, 5.7, I, ***
Surf Naked first pitch, 5.6

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Surf Naked (5.6)
Submitted By: Monomaniac
BETA PHOTO: Surf Naked first pitch, 5.6
At the start of Surf Naked, just above the bolt. The 'Revenge of the Elderly first pitch belay tree' is barely visible in the very top right corner of the pic.

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Surf Naked (5.6)
Submitted By: Monomaniac
At the start of Surf Naked, just above the bolt. The 'Revenge of the Elderly first pitch belay tree...

Unknown party on Revenge of the Elderly on 5 May 07

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone East
Submitted By: Monomaniac
Unknown party on Revenge of the Elderly on 5 May 07
Unknown party on Gemstone on 6 May 07

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Gemstone West
Submitted By: Monomaniac
Unknown party on Gemstone on 6 May 07
Topo of Emerald City and alternate finishes

NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Emerald City (5.9+)
Submitted By: Monomaniac
BETA PHOTO: Topo of Emerald City and alternate finishes

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