Welcome to the New Mexico section of Mountain Project!
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Although there is very little information regarding “rules” for submitting climbing areas and routes to this site, the New Mexico Administers all agree that the following guidelines may be helpful to truly make this site go “Beyond the Guidebook”.
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Thank you for taking the time to make the New Mexico section of Mountain Project quality! We look forward to seeing you out there!
Some rocks in this area are on private property. MORE INFO >>>
...the remainder are on US Forest Service land. A map detailing the public areas can be obtained from the ranger station en route to the rocks from the village of Tres Piedras.
Description
This is the slab just right of Thunder Toad, and is easily toproped from the T.T. anchors.
Keep an independent line right of Thunder Toad crossing first a horizontal crack under an overlap (1st crux), and then a leftward diagonal hand crack, with a 2nd crux on the rounded slab above. Those two cracks provide the only potential pro on this climb.
This climb has a longer section of interesting climbing than the nearby Thunder Toad and Danger Mouse routes and is just as good and climbs in the same style as those routes. When it becomes cool once again to place new routes at TP, 3 bolts would do wonders for this climb, which is of as high quality as those to its left.
Location
This climb is just right of Thunder Toad on the west face just left of Beastie Alley. Toprope it from the Thunder Toad anchors.
Protection
Small cams/nuts in cracks. At present, unless you like major scariness, it's best to just toprope this off the Thunder Toad anchor.
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