Life O' Riley  5.9

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Consensus:  5.9- [details] FA:  Greg Opland, Sandy Draus, Felicia Terry, Fred AmRhein, et. al., May 2004 Season:  Late Spring to Fall Submitted By:  Anthony Stout on Feb 9, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (14) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Putting his hand in the paw of the dog on "Life O'...

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Thompson Canyon MORE INFO >>> The gate to Thompson Canyon's southern end is locked and is no longer a viable option for short and convenient access. The standard access is now via the longer, rougher Davenport Lookout/Thompson Canyon route. New Mexico CRAG (NMCRAG) will continue to be in contact with the ranch owners and the Forest Service to see if it can resolve this issue. In the meantime, please respect the closure, spread the word and don't attempt to drive through the private ranch. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Life O' Riley is on the right-facing wall on the left side of the Sleeping Beauty Area. It is the leftmost route at the area. It's named after a puppy, and for a formation of huecos near the bottom of the route that resemble a paw print.

Clip the first bolt fairly high on the route. The rubble at the bottom of the route as you head toward the first clip gives one reason to think (be careful!). Climb up and out the left side of a small alcove and up lower angle rock, which then steepens to vertical on the way to the top.

The crux is at the top of this route, and the rest of the climbing heades up large, less than vertical terrain.

Protection 

5 bolts, 2-bolt anchor/rap.