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The Overlook 


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Elevation: 6,400'
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Description 

An enjoyable basalt, mostly sport climbing crag that also offers some nice gear-protected crack climbs, the Overlook is generally regarded as the finest crag at White Rock.

There are two sides to the Overlook--a northwest aspect and a southeast aspect so climbing can be done year round. Warm winter days are awesome on the southeast side. Almost all climbs have bolted anchors, included the gear-protected crack climbs.

Most cracks were toproped in the 70s, with bolted routes put up in the 80s and no more new route potential really exists, although the original White Rock bolting agreement (1989) along with the amended agreement (2004) allows for new bolted face climbs to be established at the Overlook [per this agreement, establishing new bolted routes is not permitted at some of the other White Rock "trad" cliffs].

Although there are some new climbs in this area, the original guide to the Overlook by Samet & Jett has been shared thanks to the authors and the Los Alamos Mountaineers:
lamountaineers.org/Overlook/Overlook.pdf


Getting There 

From NM4, turn south on Rover Blvd. Turn left on the first street on your left, Meadow Lane. Stay on Meadow Lane for .8 mile or so and turn left at the well-signed Overlook Park. This park is loaded with soccer and baseball fields. Park at very end of the road at the round-about at the scenic Overlook view point. Follow the spiny, exposed ridge trail NE left the Overlook view point and descend to the next shelf. You'll be on top of the climbing cliff. A good climber's trail heads south (right) and down to the base of the southeast cliff on your left. The first bolted climb you'll find is Bosker Boozeroo.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Overlook:
Headwall Crack Left   5.8     Trad, TR, 55 feet   South/East side
Polly's Crack   5.8+     Trad, TR, 60 feet   South/East side
Box Overhang Left   5.9-     Trad, TR, 55 feet   South/East side
Cholla Crack   5.9     Trad, TR, 50 feet   South/East side
Headwall Crack Right   5.9     Trad, TR, 50 feet   South/East side
Holy Wall   5.10a     Sport, TR, 55 feet   South/East side
Cholla Wall   5.10a/b PG13     Trad, TR, 55 feet   South/East side
Boy What Assholes (You Guys Turned Out to Be)   5.10b     Sport, 55 feet   South/East side
Huecos Rancheros   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   North/West side
Dave's Face   5.10c     Sport, TR, 60 feet   South/East side
Crisis In Utopia   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   North/West side
Just Say No To Jugs   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   North/West side
Bosker Boozeroo   5.11a     Sport, 60 feet   South/East side
Paul's Boutique   5.11b     Sport, 55 feet   South/East side
Overripe Fresh-Squeezed California Females   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   North/West side
Len's Roof   5.11b     Trad, TR, 55 feet   South/East side
Way Beyond Zebra   5.11b     Sport, TR, 65 feet   South/East side
Double Vision / Ream Dream   5.11c     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 55 feet   South/East side
Thorazine Dream   5.11d     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 55 feet   South/East side
Face Off   5.12a     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   South/East side
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Featured Route For The Overlook
Eyeballing the top-out jugs while moving through the steep crux moves on Cholla Wall. December 2008.

Cholla Wall 5.10a/b PG13  NM : Los Alamos & White Rock : ... : South/East side
One of the finer routes at The Overlook. A nicely pocketed, sustained face route. It is a very popular top-rope and a proud gear lead because of the tricky gear placements in pockets. By longtime, documented agreement by local climbers do not bolt this face route. The route gets its name from a Cholla cactus that used to be at the base of the route that pricked many climbers tha...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM