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Mosaic Rock

Submitted By: Mark Mathis on Jul 14, 2007
Administrators: Mike Howard, Aaron Hobson, Anthony Stout, George Perkins
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Description 

The highest concentration of routes at Tres Piedras ascend the lovely south face of Mosaic Rock. This 200 ft tall cliff offers many excellent (mostly) single pitch climbs protected by bolts and gear.


Getting There 

Walk north from the parking area, past South Rock to the base of the formation.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mosaic Rock:
Dirty Diagonal   5.7     Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet   
Chicken Heads   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 200 feet   
Chicken Shit   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Mama Jugs   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 190 feet   
Serpentine Crack   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
Baby Cakes   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Clean Green Dream   5.9     Trad, 140 feet   
Five Years After   5.9 PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet   
Bienvenidos   5.10a/b     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Black Streak   5.10b     Trad, 1 pitch, 160 feet   
Better Red Than Dead   5.10b PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 180 feet   
Serpent Face   5.10c PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 110 feet   
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Featured Route For Mosaic Rock
George Perkins on the sharp end on <em>Better Red Than Dead.</em> July 26, 2008.

Better Red Than Dead 5.10b PG13  NM : Taos Area : ... : Mosaic Rock
Quintessential 5.10 TP climbing with the crux moves above your gear and other heady sections too, legend has it this climb has seen at least one big fall by someone coming off up high on the route.Face climb up to right-angling crack (pro). A high step move gains the first bolt, then well-protected 5.9 to the 2nd bolt. Airy 5.10 face moves straight up to a right angling seam (no pro there) then you'll reach a left-angling crack (small nuts, and...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM


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By Stuart Turner
Jan 26, 2009

What's up with Holthouse Hallsack?