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East Side, Big Enchilada


East Side, Big Enchilada

Submitted By: George Perkins on Mar 2, 2008
Administrators: Aaron Hobson, Anthony Stout, George Perkins

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Description 

This is the east-facing cliff of the Big Enchilada. It faces the Rio, and sees sun until about midday. It is often less windy here than on the South-facing side of the Big Enchilada.
About 8 routes are found here, including the 2 bolted routes at the Big Enchilada.
An obvious 8' roof is the Big Enchilada Roof 50 feet up, the source of the name for the entire crag.


Getting There 

Go down the descent gully at the Big Enchilada, and take a left turn (go north/up the Rio); from the bottom of the gully it's about 50' to the Big Enchilada roof. A few more routes are a little beyond this, before the cliff deteriorates into broken rock.


Routes 

From left to right
00. 5.8 V-Slot farther to left of Big Enchilada.
0. 5.8 Start as for Big Enchilada but escape up left 15' before reaching the roof.
1. 5.9+ Big Enchilada Roof Left
2. 5.11a Big Enchilada Center Crack
3. 5.11c Huevos Verdes- left bolted route
4. 5.9 Chimney
5. 5.11c Big Jalapena- right bolted route
6. 5.10b Unnamed-hand crack
7. 5.10d Unnamed-crack
8. 5.11b Unnamed- choice of blocky starts to a thin seam
9. 5.8 Find easiest path up to the juniper tree anchor.
10. 5.8 Another possible line up broken rock right of the good part of the cliff.