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(01) East Corridor Wall 
(02) The Corridor 
(03) Wall of Dreams 
(04) The Balcony 
(05) The Open Face Wall 


New Side

Submitted By: Anthony Stout on Mar 12, 2006
Administrators: Aaron Hobson, Anthony Stout, George Perkins
Latitude: 35.5142  Longitude: -108.8704 
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BETA PHOTO: Route map of climbs on the New Side (courtesy of S...


Description 

North facing, you get shade in the morning with sun in the afternoon, the "New Side" is the area with the longest climbs at mentmore. Around twenty climbs here ranging from 5.9 to 5.11c. See attached map photo for locating the climbs.


Getting There 

Short approach (as with all climbs at Mentmore). Park in the parking lot, walk through the gate to the west, and head straight to the obvious crags!


Crags (Listed from Left to Right) 

(01) East Corridor Wall
(02) The Corridor
(03) Wall of Dreams
(04) The Balcony
(05) The Open Face Wall



Featured Route For New Side
Dean heading up Flakes don't fail me now.

(01) Flakes Don't Fail Me Now 5.10b  NM : Mentmore (Gallup) : New Side
Another Mentmore classic 5.10 route! Though it appears that the rock will fall apart, it hasn't! Fun moves nearly all the way to the top. Start to the right an overhang, moving left to the vertical wall, and climb the flakes. ...[more]


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A photo-topo to complement the diagram provided on this site.  This shows the New Side as seen from the Original side, with the climbing areas marked.

BETA PHOTO: A photo-topo to complement the diagram provided on...