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Gertch's Arch Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Gertch's Arch

L › R R › L A › Z

	Careful With That Axe, Eugene T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Fallen Arches T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Scorpions & Bees T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Three Snake Day T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Elevation:	7,102 ft
GPS:	32.359, -106.58 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	777 total · 25/month
Shared By:	Karl R. Kiser on Jan 16, 2016
Admins:	Jason Halladay, Anthony Stout, LeeAB Brinckerhoff, Marta Reece, Drew Chojnowski

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Access Issue: Placement of bolts/fixed anchors is prohibited in Wilderness Study Areas Details

The Organ Mountains are in the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument which includes eight Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs). Placing new bolts, even if hand-drilled, is not allowed in WSAs. Please see section 1.6, D5, (g) at the BLM Manual 6330—Management of BLM Wilderness Study Areas blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files… document for the policy regarding fixed anchors in WSAs. More about the Organ Mountain Desert Peaks National Monument, including maps showing the WSAs, can be found here.organmountains.org/wilderness/
The Access Fund has some helpful information accessfund.org/open-gate-bl… about public land agencies and the bolting rules of each agency.

Description

This is the large arch right (south) of Gertch's Half Brother. It faces west and can be easily seen when walking up the fan to Gertch's Folly.

Getting There

Hike up the gully between Gertch's Folly and Gertch's Half Brother, then follow the rock south until one is under the arch feature.

On the FA day, we stayed on the flats until we could walk up a small canyon directly to the arch. One should be prepared for cat's claw!