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Western Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Western Wall

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	Disco Inferno T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Gunsmoke T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	It's Just Texas Wine (aka Texas Wine) T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Lucky Luke T,TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Lunchables Taco Bell Tacos T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Pajarito Gorge Gully T WI3 M3
	Yellow Belly T,TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a

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Access Issue: May 7, 2022 - Los Alamos County Stage 3 (Full Closure) Fire Restrictions Details

Effective May 7, 2022, Los Alamos County has issued a Stage 3 Fire Restriction order until further notice. This means all recreation, including climbing, on county land (all crags in White Rock and much of the Los Alamos area crags) is prohibited until the order is rescinded. See p1cdn4static.civiclive.com/… for more details.

Effective 8:00am, May 19th, 2022, the Santa Fe National Forest has issued a stage 3 (full closure) fire restriction order for the entire Santa Fe national forest. The order can be found at fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO…
The order is effective until December 31, 2022 or until rescinded earlier. Before you climb in any of the Santa Fe areas, you are encouraged to verify the land management status of the particular area to ensure it is not within the closure order area.
The MountainProject forum thread at mountainproject.com/forum/t… does a good job of detailing what is closed and what is open in the state of New Mexico.

Description

The western Wall of Pajarito Gorge is home to approx. 6 climbs. This side of Pajarito Gorge sees even less traffic than the main (north) wall of Pajarito Gorge. It is probably shaded from midday through the evening.

Getting There

Approach as for the main Pajarito Gorge, but contour along the rim to the south, crossing over the (dry) waterfall, which occasionally forms as an ice climb. From here, you'll need to rappel in.. there should be anchors for this.