Best 5.10 sport route in new mexico
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Any good ones that are worth trying and what makes it special than any other 5.10 |
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There are certainly more experienced than I when it comes to climbing in NM, but I'll suggest a few. Obviously the two listed as classic climbs on the NM page, Pumping Huecos in Las Conchas and Cobble Wobble in El Rito, are good. Pumping is really fun and steep with cool holds, hard for 5.10. Cobble is good for El Rito. Little Viking is a really cool tall tower-ish climb on Juno Tower in the Jemez near Las Conchas. I can speak to the quality of climbing on Grape Ape in Diablo near Santa Fe as well and it looks like there are some other good 5.10s there too. That should be a good, quick overview of Northern NM. |
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You get south. Last Chance, has a few everyone should check out. Gustnado at 10d is fantastic. Fiddler on the Roof is another unique line, though the upper finger crack is more 11ish. Ericka on Toast is likely the best 10a in the canyon. |
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The 190' 5.10's at Diablo are mostly excellent. |
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Definitely would agree on Sitting Bull Falls, there are three stellar 5.10s all next to each other. Awesome rock, cool moves using undercling jugs and weird limestone "drip"/curtain features, and the bees are gone now! (well, they're on the other wall...) |
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Grape Ape at Diablo, The Dig at The Tunnel. Maybe Cobble Wobble and Pumping Huecos. Holly Wall at White Rock is also pretty decent at 10-, but pretty short. |
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Has anyone been here... |
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It is quite good. You should go. Remote with lots of potential. |
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Heat Seeker at Diablo is 5.11-, but you can avoid the .11- moves lower down by climbing to the left a little (if my memory serves me correct.) It is a fantastic climb. |