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East Spur

Submitted By: LeeAB on Mar 30, 2006
Administrators: Hank Caylor, Matt Richardson, LeeAB
Latitude: 31.9108  Longitude: -106.0372 
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  • Some areas require a guide.
  • East Spur is accessed by Guided Tour Only

    • Description 

    A long ridge of rock that juts out from the back side of East mountain and tapers to a point. Separated from East Mountain by Tabloid pass. The East Spur has several good areas with many classic problems. Some of the main areas are,

    • The Maze which is usually quite crowded as there are possibly more problems here than any other area with guided access.
    • The Gunks where there are classics from V1 to V12 including The Vulgarian, Fight or Flight, New Religion, Windy Ass and The Full Monty.
    • Stableboy Rock which is a bit more secluded and has many nice harder problems, most of the good stuff is V8 and up.
    • The Sausage Factory which sits across from The Maze and has some fun problems in the V2-V4 range as well as one of the hardest V8's in the park, The Long Haul.
    • Another Problem of note is Mother of the Future which is a V9 roof crack above The Sausage Factory.

    The 45 Degree Wall which is closed is also part of the East Spur.


    Getting There 

    Guided tour access only.

    You typically park at campground overflow and walk around the back of East Mountain, through Tabloid Pass and then to your selected destination.


    The Classics

    Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for East Spur:
    The Vulgarian   V2     Boulder   The Gunks
    Meat Maker   V5     Boulder   The Maze
    Walrus in a Blender   V5     Boulder   The Gunks
    Jigsaw Puzzle   V5     Boulder   The Maze
    Jingus Bells   V5     Boulder   The Maze
    New Religion   V7     Boulder   The Gunks
    Better Eat Your Wheaties   V8-9     Boulder   The Maze
    Crown of Aragorn   V13     Boulder   The Maze
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    Featured Route For East Spur
    Matthew NM moving to the sloping rail on The Egg. The finishing jug is visible at the top edge of the photo.

    The Egg V9  TX : Hueco Tanks : ... : Back of the Maze
    Great sloper problem. Graded V10 when first put up, I feel that the V8 grade from the guide book is a bit of a sandbag though V10 might be a bit generous.Start in a left kneebar with some bad underclings, it might be possible to pull on without the kneebar, but it would be heinous. Reach out to a sharp jug over the lip and match. Your kneebar should kind of pop out easily considering how hard it is to get in in the first place, get a right toe ho...[more]   Browse More Classics in TX