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BETA PHOTO: Chuckwalla, 5.8, Potrillo Cliffs, White Rock, NM
Description
This is route #22 in the LAM on-line guide. As noted therein, a chuckwalla is a "large lizard with the interesting defence mechanism of crawling into a crack and inflating itself." Start under the large, thrillingly wedged, guillotine-shaped chockstone and work up into the chimney. When in doubt of where to go, just recall the route's namesake and stuff your self in there. When the chimney narrows to the point where your head starts getting wedged, move out of the fissure onto the face to the right and follow the dihedral to the top.
Location
Near the left-middle of the southern cliff.
Protection
Standard nuts and cams to #4 friend or camalot. A #5 cam, or even larger, could be useable, but is not essential.
Popularly top-roped by slinging junipers at the top with static line or longer slings, but there's abundant opportunities for gear anchors on top as well.
Potrillo Cliffs
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