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BETA PHOTO: The west side of Pino Wall, Sandia Mountains, New ...

Description 

Pino Wall is roughly 500 feet tall and stands immediately east and a little south of the Jawbone summit (i.e., south of the upper tram terminal). Pino Wall has a 'nose' which divides the wall into a west side and an east side. The west side faces SW while the east side has a more south-facing aspect. Hence, the east side is in full sun much earlier in the day compared to the west side.

One can view the west face of Pino Wall by climbing Jawbone's North Ridge Route. However, if you are going on foot to the base of Pino Wall anyway then there is a less involved viewpoint described in the "Getting There" section for Pino Wall. Pino Wall Route and Bad Fun ascend the west side of the wall.

The east side is probably viewable by heading south along the Crest Trail. Both License and a Visa and Desert Man ascend the east side of the wall.

Many parts of Pino Wall have excellent rock quality. However, there are loose areas such as around the last pitch or so of Pino Wall Route.

Getting There 

There are at least three ways to get to the base of Pino Wall. The best option depends on the climbing plans for the day.

• Rap Pino Wall Route on the wall's west side. The rap from pitch 3 works with unusually long double ropes, or by passing a couple knots on rappel, or by building and leaving a gear anchor near the top of the second pitch (double ropes may still be necessary). Bolted anchors may need fresh webbing. Also, great care is required to not release rock fall. See Marc Beverly's ?? comment for approaching and doing the rap.

• On the east side of the wall, Rap License and a Visa with double ropes. This descent can be done in three clean double-rope rappels. See License and a Visa.

• Hike down the couloir on the west end of the wall. Start from the aspen stand in the broad saddle between Jawbone and the crest ridge as described in the approach for Pino Wall & Jawbone. The remainder of this section describes this all-boot approach.

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Red Dawn 5.11c  NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Pino Wall

A great trad route and, as usual for this aspect of the Pino Wall, excellent stone abounds. Low on the route, we found an ancient, symmetrical hex slung with 1" webbing that looks like someone rapped off it in the 1970s. If anyone remembers trying this line before, feel free to chime in with their experiences. Pitch 1 - Climb 30 ft up passing a small fir tree, stepping slightly left in a small trough to a large horizontal dike of compact red rock. Head straight up the hand crack and interestin...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM

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BETA PHOTO: South Face of the Pino Wall. Routes are shown from...