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
A beautiful corner system which ascends the North end of the Checkerboard wall. There are some sections of crumbly rock, especially near the top, but for the most part the rock is good, the pro is solid and the moves are exciting. A little bit of route-finding is required for the second pitch, which traverses to the right slightly as the crack system peters out.
Location
To get to the start of this route bushwhack your way to the northern end of the cliff. The large shaded corner should be evident. The crack on the first pitch is hands to fist sized, if you're in a chimney, you're on the wrong route. About 60ft off the ground is a large ledge, optionally used as a belay.
To descend, scramble off and down to the north.
Protection
Standard Rack. There are fixed slings at the belay stance.
Checkerboard Wall
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