Welcome to the New Mexico section of Mountain Project!
The contributions that are made to this site are greatly appreciated; this site is made up of an awesome community of users that make the site what it is.
Although there is very little information regarding “rules” for submitting climbing areas and routes to this site, the New Mexico Administers all agree that the following guidelines may be helpful to truly make this site go “Beyond the Guidebook”.
1) Don’t be a jerk (this one states the obvious). 2) Route and area submissions should truly be helpful to those out climbing. Before posting, you should have some first hand experience actually climbing the route. This always results in a much more useful description. 3) Please, please, please… Don’t copy route descriptions directly out of guidebooks, online publications, etc. This is plagiarism! Remember, BEYOND the guidebook! 4) Please use the spell check and make an effort to use correct grammar.
Again, the Mountainproject community truly appreciates the efforts taken to make good route descriptions. If you feel that a route or area description is not up to standard, a brief email to one of the area admins for suggestions on improvement will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to make the New Mexico section of Mountain Project quality! We look forward to seeing you out there!
Description
Some people will really hate this route, and others will love it. This thought-provoking route has everything except straight-down pulling. Begin with a 3rd class scramble to reach a large scoopy slab covered with yellow-green lichen. At the 2nd bolt things get interesting with some fun slab moves and mantels that lead to some unsatisfying slopey pockets and the first boulder problem, involving tricky feet and balance. Mantel on up to a ledge below the crux where two options are possible. One way heads left along a heavily chalked flake, and the other goes right on positive sidepulls and gastons. Either way some positive crimps lead back toward the bolt line and some good holds. Continue for 2 more bolts on more straight-forward terrain to the anchor.
Location
The furthest right route on the Left end of Early Wall.
Early Wall
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