Piedra River - East Side  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  37.4147, -107.1951 Map Page Views:  2,344. Good page?    Administrators:  Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Jesse Morehouse on Aug 28, 2008 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Rich Strang fighting the war on choss. This secti...

Description 

Great location above the Piedra River. So far, only a handful of routes. 1 nice steep lieback crack (5.10), 2 (5.10-11) face sport climbs, 5.9 corner system, and bolted arete (5.10).

Approach these climbs like sea cliff climbing. You rap in and climb out never touching the canyon floor which avoids the choss band at the base of this cliff. The raps are about 100ft to anchors on the face. Remember- if you think you might not be able to lead your way out, you might want to leave a fixed jug line!

Route development here has been compliments of Jason Lombard. Buy him a beer at Kips to thank him. I have not climbed these routes and only include this info to help folks sort out the different crags around the Piedra.

Getting There 

Park at the big turn in Piedra Rd as it crests the hill and you can first see the canyon (~15 miles from town). This is known as "Sally's Corner". Walk to the edge and look for rap anchors.

The Classics

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Skewed Reality 5.12-  CO : Pagosa Springs : ... : Piedra River - East Side

This is a spectacular, steep climb with awesome exposure. It is not for the faint-hearted; if you are uncomfortable climbing sideways of bolts, this is not the route for you.Casual start to the 1st bolt, then easy climbing through lesser quality rock to the 2nd bolt. Go right, then up into a small chimney. Clip bolt 3 and continue up big ledges. Clip bolt 4, which is on the main rock face. Get a rest here and study the holds for the crux traverse. After the traverse, move upwards...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO