Welcome to the New Mexico section of Mountain Project!
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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.
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BETA PHOTO: Scott Jones finishing up the moderate climbing on ...
Description
This route is all about the roof. The corner system leading up to the roof is well protected 5.7 and has ample stemming opportunities. The roof move is very exciting though, and will stretch you out as you grapple over the lip. A key hold as you pull over the roof is a fragile-looking horn, which adds additional spice. Do you crank on the horn and risk popping it and you off into air? or do you avoid it and increase the difficulty of the moves. Immediately above the roof is a ledge which provides a good belay stance. This ledge is 30m off the ground and no fixed gear is currently present.
From the sotol ledge a large crack system can be followed for another 25m (5.5?) and one can then reach the anchors for Checkmate off to the left.
Location
Located to the right of the popular Cross-trainer, this route is easily identified by a small roof crowned by a solitary Sotol bush. For those of you unfamiliar with the local flora, a Sotol resembles a yucca from afar, but can be easily distinguished by its serrated leaves, which droop more than yucca. The route climbs directly up into the roof, and then meanders upwards until it joins with the anchor for Checkmate.
Protection
well protected by your standard set of cams and/or wires. The roof crux has good horizontals which will accept cams/tricams, but appears slightly crumbly. I recommend backing up the crux before launching into the roof.
Checkerboard Wall
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