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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Dona Ana Mountains
By: Lowell When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Here's 2 free guidebook downloads by Charles Cundiff.
Guidebook Download Link CLICK HERE
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : South Central : The Spore
By: Lowell When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: New high quality bp's have been established on the north face called The Spore V9+ (roof) and Washburn Effect V7 - V8 var. (hand rail traverse into The Spore)
The chossy southeast face etc. should be ignored.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : South Central : Spanky's Love Shack
By: Lowell When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This area is actually on the crags Southwest End and is not part of South Central. Park at the Volcano for quicker access.
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Location: NM : City of Rocks
By: Lowell When: Jul 31, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The SoNew CoR guide is being published and will be in climbing shops during Christmas 2009. THANKS, to everyone who helped!
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Garden : ... : 5. Peeping Tom (V5+)
By: Lowell When: Jul 31, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The start is actually further right. You have passed the crux starting there.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains
By: Lowell When: May 22, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: See Organ Needle/Normal Route (classic hike).
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Volcano : Eagles Nest
By: Lowell When: May 11, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: This area seems to be below Eagles Nest? And is new. Here's a link to the topos http://vcrux.com/volcano.aspx where Eagles Nest is perched above this area. Not sure but you can delete this...
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Location: NM : City of Rocks
By: Lowell When: May 11, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yes. The crag seems to have a good history. You can read more in Stone Crusade: A Historical Guide to Bouldering in America By John Sherman. Where he writes a short article about how good there area is for bouldering and how the crag is home to several Murray routes on page 155.
If anyone has route and boulder problem information send it to beta@vcrux.com for the guidebook.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Sugarloaf : North Face (5.6 R) : Photo
By: Lowell When: Dec 22, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: When looking at your action photo it seems like following the crack would be the ideal way. Is it a clean crack (for the Organs)? A small amount of lichen and moss is cool with me, but not to much. It looks real good in the photo. I'd like to try it.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Garden : ... : Photo
By: Lowell When: Dec 12, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: 1. Castle Crack 5.7
2. Castle Wall 5.9 TR
3. Puppet Master 5.12 TR
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Sugarloaf : North Face (5.6 R) : Photo
By: Lowell When: Dec 12, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's the thing with bigwall routes. There's many variations. But we all head for the same summit. However I checked the topo in Rock-n-Ice #48 and it shows the same direction as Ingraham's guidebook which goes like this -
Quotes from:
A Climbing Guide to the Organ Mountains -- R. L. Ingraham
"The 5th pitch leads up the gully until one can move out onto the face to the right. You should be in a shallow trough-like structure which turns into a thin ledge. Head up to deep sickle shaped ... more >>
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Sugarloaf : North Face (5.6 R) : Photo
By: Lowell When: Dec 9, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yes, I like to stick to the traditional line. The sketchy section you speak of is the well known "Friction Pitch" which is the original route mentioned in the Climbers Guide. It's a very simple 5.7R nothing to really worry about these days. In fact it's super fun. Great rock. This route is also mentioned in the Tony Bird topos that were published in Rock-n-Ice #48. I've gone the other way and don't really like dealing with the veggy cracks and lichen.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Volcano : ... : Photo
By: Lowell When: Dec 2, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Na, it's all good.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Volcano
By: Lowell When: Nov 24, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: eGuide Link
http://vcrux.com/volcano.aspx
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca
By: Lowell When: Nov 24, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: The guidebook is available at the NMSU Climbing Gym/Shop. You can also get the guide directly from the publisher CLICK HERE
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Volcano : ... : Tenth Vision (V4)
By: Lowell When: Nov 24, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hey there, The boulder problem shown is not Toe Tapper. It's Tenth Vision V4 SDS. Toe Tapper is located on The Grunge Boulders south face with a faint letter "H" marking the face.
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Location: NM : Las Cruces Area Climbing : Organ Mountains : Bishops Cap/Pena Blanca : The Volcano : ... : Photo
By: Lowell When: Nov 24, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hello, Just to let you know that's not The Grunge. It's The Sponge. http://vcrux.com/penablanca.aspx
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