South facing wall located at the base of the Rabbit Ears Massif. There are several high quality trad routes on this wall. The rock tends to be good quality. There are 3 separate rappel routes which make the descent fairly easy. Bring two ropes to rappel.
Getting There
Approach via Topp Hut rd. 30m-1h (are you in shape?) to reach the cliff. Follow the Topp Hut rd past the hut. Take a right turn at the first fork and continue up this rd until its end. From here, strike up a climber's trail which heads directly up the slope to the cliffs base.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Southern Comfort Wall:
Start at a gnarly oak growing out of a ledge 10m up the cliff, under a large left facing crack system. A huge roof caps off the final pitch and makes an excellent landmark.Pitch 1 climbs into the corner/crack system up to a small belay stance just below a hand traverse left. Pitch 2 goes out the hand traverse and up a steep layback. Yucca plants make pulling out of the crack system sticky. Belay on a broad shrub covered ledge underneath the huge ...[more]Browse More Classics in NM
On Elervum’s Cove when doing the (P) Route from the Lost Causes guide, or the route that splits to a 10&11 near the top. Are there chains or anything to rap off of? I know there's that one bolt on the 11. We didnt make it to the top cause we weren't sure if there was a rap down...
By Aaron Hobson Administrator From: Las Cruces, NM Dec 23, 2008
I thought I had Charlie's latest topo for Southern Comfort but apparently I don't. Elervum's Cove is the west of the main wall, where the shady oak trees are right? I've jumped on one of those routes, the one in the center of the wall that starts slabby on thin gear, and passes two bolts at a crux that is very slabby. After the crux I stayed left to reach the anchors (bolts and chains, about 30 m to ground) instead of heading right where I recall two bolts climbed over more slabbiness.
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