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DescriptionThis canyon is located just below the Ceder Crest communication towers. The most prominant feature within this canyon is Muralla Grande ("great wall"). The canyon is named after the chimney looking spire south of Muralla Grande. Getting ThereSee map, and each specific climbing wall/spire for specific directions. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Chimney Canyon:
Lost Ledge 5.7 Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 150 feet The Sentinel
The Second Coming 5.8 Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, Grade II Muralla Grande
Warpy Moople 5.9 R Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III Muralla Grande
Excitable Boys 5.9+ Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, 700 feet, Grade III Muralla Grande
(07) Skinwalker 5.10+ Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 140 feet Clandestine Wall
Little Yellow Jacket 5.11a Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, 580 feet, Grade III Muralla Grande
(06) Cloak and Dagger 5.11b Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 165 feet Clandestine Wall
Rapture 5.11b PG13 Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III Muralla Grande
(08) Autumn Ivy 5.12- Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 100 feet Clandestine Wall
Thunderbird 5.12- Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III Muralla Grande
Featured Route For Chimney Canyon
Thunderbird 5.12- NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Muralla Grande
Starts at the head of a small gully 60 ft away from the start of Little Yellow Jacket and ~100 ft (a couple switchbacks) below Second Coming. The route begins in very obvious right-facing dihedral and climbs generally straight up for 6 pitches to the top of Muralla.P1 (95 ft – 5.11-): Climb an obvious right-facing dihedral and pull a roof to a fixed pin below a second roof. Back up pin with nut and traverse right under roof to belay on ledg...[more] Browse More Classics in NM
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