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(L1) John Nichol's Wall

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(01) Writing Down the Bones 
(02) Obamanos! 
(03) Conjugal Bliss 
(04) On the Mesa 
(05) Nirvana Blues 
(06) Un-named 
(07) Wizard of Loneliness 
(08) The Sterile Cuckoo 
(09) TR 
(10) Milagro Beanfield War 
(11) TR 

(L1) John Nichol's Wall

Submitted By: Mike Howard on Oct 12, 2009
Administrators: Mike Howard, Aaron Hobson, Anthony Stout, George Perkins
Elevation: 7,000 feet
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BETA PHOTO: First set of climbs of the main wall.


Description 

Entrance to Lower Tier from the south down Black Mamba wash. First short wall with nice concentration of sport and sport/trad routes. Nice 5.7 warm up. Can traverse to set up top ropes or access from anchoring boulders above. Lower level has long wall with series of nice, varied climbs


Getting There 

Follow north side of wash down from Black Mamba corner on Upper Tier. Nice flat alcove with a few climbs to start. Then, move down through gap in boulders to long wall with taller cliff.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for (L1) John Nichol's Wall:
(04) On the Mesa   5.10a     Trad, Sport, 55 feet   
(07) Wizard of Loneliness   5.11a     Sport, 70 feet   
(05) Nirvana Blues   5.11a     Sport, 70 feet   
(02) Obamanos!   5.11     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
(10) Milagro Beanfield War   5.11+     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
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The trail descends and several longer climbs (70 to 90 ft) line this section

BETA PHOTO: The trail descends and several longer climbs (70 t...


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By carlos
From: Taos, NM
Apr 27, 2008

I was wondering what route number 2 is called, it has some really great movement.