Ego Boost  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  35.1947, -106.451 Map Page Views:  1,340. Good page?    Administrators:  Aaron Hobson, Jason Halladay, Anthony Stout, LeeAB, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Bill Lawry on Jan 19, 2008 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 75° | 48° 81° | 57° 86° | 57° 88° | 59° 88° | 61°

Ego Boost. Note the gondola which ferries the aud...

Description 

Ego Boost is a major rib that runs north-south and lies on the north side of Lower Domingo Baca Canyon. Several established routes reside on and around the south face "amphitheatre" in very close proximity to the tramway cables and, hence, the eyes of passing a "audience".

DESCENT: See Diagonal's Photo showing start of descent and final rap tree. There is 150 feet of up to 5.low downclimbing to get to the final rap tree: downclimb a west facing dihedral and then rock face to a horizontal and long ramp; walk north on ramp for ~20 yards to a rap tree (~1 foot diameter) with wide gully below; ~30 meter rap; left new slingage and two rap rings 11/1/2009.

When running, the tram cables are noisy and can interfere with belay communications. On the other hand, the sunny exposure will feel good on a cool but otherwise calm early-spring / late-fall day. I think it not a coincidence that the three FA dates in Hill's guide were in spring and autumn. Sunscreen at least the back of your hands!

Getting There 

From the mouth of Domingo Baca Canyon, locate Ego Boost to the north and east. After hiking up the canyon a bit, scramble and bushwhack north and east on a minor ridge following the easiest discernable terrain; seems to go okay staying on top of the ridge or slightly to the east - scrappy! Allow 3 hours from parking lot to getting roped up.

Alternatively, one can descend Echo Canyon from The Crest and then scramble west to Ego Boost. If taking this approach then see the Echo Canyon approach to Hail Peak, Ego Boost's easterly neighbor.

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Diagonal 5.9+ PG13  NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Ego Boost

This is the second Gary Hicks' route we have done based strictly on Hill's guide - the other being Poker on Hail Peak. In both cases the detailed descriptions were quite accurate. Diagonal is reasonably done in five or six pitches. See beta photo for approximate belay locations.Would have given this route a "Great" quality rating except for a couple of hard-to-protect sections on poor rock. * P1, 5.6 or 5.7, PG13 pro, ~60 feet: chossy leftward traversing face climbing with some pro (...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM

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BETA PHOTO: A few routes shown on the south end of Ego Boost. ...	Ego Boost - Looking up at the big roof on the rout...	Picture taken near Elena Gallegos Picnic Area.