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BETA PHOTO: Photo topo of Bush Shark Spire.
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Description The formations name is a little misleading, as only the summit of Bush Shark Spire is detached from the main wall. However this makes it easy to spot when approaching from Echo Canyon.
Getting There Find the Sandia Crest Spur trail at the south end of the Sandia Crest parking area. Follow it down and past its junction with the La Luz trail (.5 miles). At this junction for Bush Shark Spire, you will drop down into echo canyon by heading southeast. Hug the east wall of the canyon past the Techweeny Buttress. The trail eventually flattens out at the base of Bush Shark Spire.
Alternate approach #1) Continue south on the La Luz trail towards the tram, look for a climbers trail that forks off right about 5 minutes from the Crest Spur Trail junction. This trail leads to the top of the massive wall behind Bush Shark Spire. From here a north facing gulley can be used to access the Bush Shark area. The gulley is short but steep with a short 4th class section at its end. After the 4th class section heading south (left) will land you at the base of Bush Shark Spire.
Alternate approach #2) Rapping in from Big T....I have rapped in using double ropes...however cant remmeber which anchors we skipped...to be continued [Alam notes: Note on these raps - the top bolts are very hard to locate. They are out on the point that has a tree, but are about 20 feet down the ledge, and are blocked from view above by a block... the gulley to the north can be done in about 15 mintues, bushy but is much faster than setting 2 raps]
The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Bush Shark Area:
Ghost Rider 5.10 PG13 Trad, Sport, Alpine, 3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II
Big - T 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 350 feet, Grade II
Hammerhead 5.12- Trad, Sport, Alpine, 2 pitches, 220 feet, Grade II
Featured Route For Bush Shark Area
Bush Shark Spire 5.9 NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Bush Shark Area
Like the Candle in Chimney Canyon, this route leads to one of the few spire summits in the Sandias. An interesting route with a good hand crack on P1, the second pitch contains the routes crux which occurs right off the belay. The climb ends at a bolted anchor just short of the spires summit. A short section of class 3 scrambling can be done to top out on the summit. P1: (90’) Starts at the spire’s west face, underneath a large roof. Follow a good hand crack broken up with intermittent ledg... [more] Browse More Classics in NM
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By George Perkins
From: Los Alamos, NM
Jul 12, 2007
| As of summer 2007, at least 5 new routes are present in the immediate vicinity of Bush Shark Spire. There are many shiny bolts around this area. Rather than copy or make up things about routes I've never climbed, I'll refer those interested to the descriptions present on rockclimbing.com on its Bush Shark Spire page and in the shop copy at Stone Age Climbing Gym and beg for the locals to share it here. |
By Monomaniac
Administrator
From: Morrison, CO
Jul 13, 2007
| Thanks for adding this link. There's at least one more route not described on RC.com. I don;t know the name, buts its a 5.13a or b that starts at ground level left of "Hammerhead" and surmounts the big roof on the SW prow of bush shark spire. The first half of the pitch ascends a gear-protected, dirty open book at around 5.10. The second half heads left over the big roof with gymnastic moves. FA Lee Brinkerhoff, summer 2005. One could probably discern the route name by viewing Lee's 8a.nu scorecard.
My understanding is that most of the routes were put in by Lee and Lance Hadfield, all drilled by hand. Both of these lads work at Stoneage and happy to give out beta. The three pitch 10+ (Big T?) is a really good route (the only one I've done). It would be really helpful if someone could figure out and post the beta for rapping in to these routes, which makes the approach bushwhack-free. I've done before but I was tagging alon gand can't remember how we did it. I know we rapped into "the notch" at one point. |
By LeeAB
Administrator
From: ABQ, NM
Sep 19, 2008
| The Jaramillo routes are Cabron 5.10 A2+ and Pantomime 5.10+. They are both right of Westeron Wynde and share climbing in the middle. Topos are available at Stone Age Climbing Gym in the big blue binder with local area updates and info.
The rappels down the Big T can be done with a single 70m rope, a 60m leaves you a little short on the second rappel. |
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