Welcome to the New Mexico section of Mountain Project!
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Ken Kisiel on the first ascent.
Description
Follow thin cracks to really nice ledge after the second bolt. Rest up for the blunt arete/face moves above to the anchors. The crux for me was clipping and moving past the last bolt.
Location
This route is listed as route 24 in Marc Beverly's "Jemez Rock & Pecos Area" guidebook published by Sharp End. It's the next to last climb on the far right end of the Poultrygeist area. NOTE: In Beverly's book the route is listed as 5.8. This is incorrect.
FA was by Rick and Leslie Bradshaw, in 2000. I might have been helping out that day too, but I can't remember. I did help Rick put up about 10 of the Cockcomb routes.
I thought this was noticeably easier than the other 10c's at the Poultrygeist (which I thought were all a bit hard for the grade). Really fun climbing with some amazing pockets at mid-height. The start is really neat too, but I can see how some would find it frustrating.
Just to get the record straight, and to recognize Ken Kisiel's efforts/contribution, the establishment and FA's were actually by Ken Kisiel and me in 2000.
Poultrygeist Area
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