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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : Domingo Baca Canyon, Lower : Lower Domingo Baca Slabs (A... By: Alam When: Oct 26, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: Ron -
Thanks for the historical details. As I have already said very little in the Sandia's is new - we continue to rediscover or cross routes done a while ago.
Note - this anchor has not been replaced yet. It has been on my list of ones to get to, but I got waylaid by a knee injury. Now we know it is a single bolt placed in 76! As noted in the PDF topo some of the bolts on "simply replaced" came out with a simple tug, while others were more rigorous. Treated this bolt on top with caution!!! ... more >>
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Location: NM : Albuquerque Area Climbing : Sandia Mountains : Domingo Baca Canyon, Lower : Lower Domingo Baca Slabs (A... By: Ron Beauchamp When: Oct 25, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: It's interesting seeing how many people have been climbing up here these days. The feature you are calling "Left Tower",I loosely referred to as "The Cleaver Block", when I first climbed it in April of '76. I climbed the obvious crack up the right side until the pro got thin, (this was way before cams), then exited right up to the arete.Our boots were Galibier Royal Robbins, and our rack was all Chouinard hexes and stoppers.I lowered my partner off the top, then had him anchor the rope so that I... more >>
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