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Description
A gear lead or top rope from chains accessed from hike/scramble from backside. Ratings for this seem to vary from 5.8 to 5.11 depending on how hard you want to make it.
Location
Far left side of Cattle Call Wall. Listed as route #1 on route topo photo for Las Conchas Cattle Call Wall.
Protection
Protection is good with a couple of different cracks offering small to medium placements.
By Chris Wenker From: Santa Fe Jul 21, 2008 rating: 5.7+
The left-angling crack that starts a little right of center and tops out just left of the chains goes at about 5.7, and is a steep, fun, well-protected lead. Would be good for a beginning trad leader.
By Daniel Trugman From: Los Alamos, NM Aug 14, 2008 rating: 5.9
Direct line goes at about 5.9, with harder variations to the left and easier ones to the right. I led a line to the right that was about 5.7+/5.8-. The gear was a little bit trickier than it looked since most of the cracks are shallow or flaring but if you do some searching, its there.
Cattle Call Wall
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