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Climbing on Sierra Corazon!
Description
Presumably this low-angled slab would be a good choice for beginning climbers. Good rock, nice position, and hassle free logistics make up for forgettable movement up this trivial slab.
Mark Beverly: "This is a great first-timer's sport lead. It's long and easy. Named after my Sierra. Another bolt was added to make a direct start from the ground-no need to start at the higher belay bolt now. Pendulum hazard exists on lower/rappel."
Location
Next bolted route right of "Out of the Shadows". Wanders up the low angled slab.
By Jason Hundhausen From: Los Alamos, NM Oct 22, 2007 rating: 5.5
Best to rap off this route and NOT lower; if toproping, use your own gear (as you should anyway). I was not very happy to see some very small (eighth inch) hardware store screw links and biners (non-climbing type, BARELY able to fit a 10.5 mm rope into) at the top. The bolts are fine though. Aside from that, the climb was fun. Definitely on the 5.5 side of the 5.5/5.6 rating in guidebook.
I'm not sure why people rip off rap hardware from the anchors, but if you find that it's gone and you want something better...by all means leave a biner or two.
The climb wasn't put up for a 5.14 climber, so it's bound to be boring Mono. Maybe you should check out Event Horizon in the Sandias on Clandestine Wall. That's more likely up to your standard.
EH was on my list for a long time. I went up to try it in the summer of '06, but suffered a back spasm while I was roping up at the base of the wall! That pretty much killed the rest of the 2006 summer. I missed the entire '07 summer/fall season due to a foot injury. Now I live in CO. Oh well...
By Scott Beguin From: Los Alamos, NM 5 days ago rating: 5.4
The rap hardware on this route is pathetic. Don't TR off of that crap either. Next time I go climb here I will be prepared to change the rap gear out. Hopefully someone will read this and beat me to it.
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