Great location above the Piedra River. So far, only a handful of routes. This place has tons of potential though (hoping to motivate the locals) 1 nice steep lieback crack (5.10), 2 (5.10-11) face sport climbs, 5.9 corner system, and bolted arete (5.10). Eds. apparently, this description is about the East Side.
Sorry I don't know any names or FAs. Rap in about 100ft to anchors on the face. The lower face is pretty chossy- ought to be cleaned up and linked with routes above for 140ft routes.
Be very wary of poison ivy in the summer in the lower Piedra area near the creek.
Getting There
North of Pagosa Springs on CR631 (Piedra Rd.) about 0.5mi before the bridge. Hike down the bluff. This place is absolutely gorgeous!
Note
Eds. this area was moved to Pagosa Springs. Thanks!
If you drive down to the river/bridge, a trail takes you downstream where the upper walls are exposed, the solid portion, and there are a few sport and trad routes on the west side of the canyon.
Be very wary of poison ivy in the summer in the lower Piedra area near the creek. It is not as much of an issue in the upper Piedra area accessed by going right at the fork.
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