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Poultrygeist Area Rock Climbing
Routes in Poultrygeist Area
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Chicken Cha Cha S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Chicken Out S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Chicks with Ricks S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Cock Star S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Cock-a-Doodle-Do S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Cockeyed S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Cockwork Orange S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Crack L of Cockeyed T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Finger Lichen Good S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Fowl Play S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Poultrygeist S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Stunt Cock S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Access Issue: Access Issue for Areas in BLM Taos Field Office Lands
Details
Per the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office's ( blm.gov/office/taos-field-o…) 2012 Taos Resource Management Plan (RMP) ( bit.ly/2Kab3HO), "Installation of new rock climbing routes or hardware will require pre-approval by the BLM." The RMP is the document that guides all the BLM management in a given field office. Climbers are asked to respect this guidance and not install new bolts or fixed hardware on Taos Field Office BLM land without pre-approval from the BLM. NM CRAG ( nmcrag.org/) is currently working with the BLM Taos Field Office to establish specific guidance for new route development in the district and they hope to have a formal process in the near future.
Diablo areas within the BLM Taos Field Office management area are: The Shack, Winter Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx.
Diablo areas within the BLM Taos Field Office management area are: The Shack, Winter Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx.
Description
The routes at the Poultrygeist area tend to be a little more diverse than those on in the Chicken Little Area, with more pockets, overhangs, some jugs, and some exciting stemming. I thought the routes actually tended to be more fun here, in general. The routes range from low 5.10 to 5.12a.
Getting There
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. Head right from the top of the trail at Chicken Little area, heading along the base of the cliffs until you get past a chossy area of rock to nice stone again.
Routes
Walking toward the right from the Chicken Little Area, you will come across two routes in nice rock. It will be an obvious break from the choss. These first two routes are (left to right):
Chicken Cha Cha (5.10d)
Cock Star (5.11c)
Continuing right along the path, you will come upon a series of other routes. Again, from left to right, these routes are:
Cockwork Orange (5.10d)
Finger Lichen Good (5.10a)
Stunt Cock (5.12a)
Chicken Out (5.10c)
Cock-a-Doodle-Do (5.11c)
Chicken Fingers (5.10c), Trad
Poultrygeist (5.11a)
Chicks with Ricks (5.10c)
Crack L of Cockeyed (5.9), Trad
Cockeyed (5.10c), See note below
Fowl Play (5.11a), See note below
NOTE: Cockeyed and Fowl Play are both rated incorrectly in Beverly's Jemez Rock, as both are listed as 5.8. The ratings above more correctly represent the difficulties of the climbs and also are the ratings in Rick Bradshaw's online guide.
Chicken Cha Cha (5.10d)
Cock Star (5.11c)
Continuing right along the path, you will come upon a series of other routes. Again, from left to right, these routes are:
Cockwork Orange (5.10d)
Finger Lichen Good (5.10a)
Stunt Cock (5.12a)
Chicken Out (5.10c)
Cock-a-Doodle-Do (5.11c)
Chicken Fingers (5.10c), Trad
Poultrygeist (5.11a)
Chicks with Ricks (5.10c)
Crack L of Cockeyed (5.9), Trad
Cockeyed (5.10c), See note below
Fowl Play (5.11a), See note below
NOTE: Cockeyed and Fowl Play are both rated incorrectly in Beverly's Jemez Rock, as both are listed as 5.8. The ratings above more correctly represent the difficulties of the climbs and also are the ratings in Rick Bradshaw's online guide.
Classic Climbing Routes at Poultrygeist Area
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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