Early Access
| Type: | Sport, 100 ft (30 m) |
| GPS: | 37.85137, -106.29103 |
| FA: | Jeff Britt |
| Page Views: | 1,003 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | Josh Janes on May 13, 2004 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
The parking lot off Hwy 41G used to be the established point of access to the main canyon, but it is now closed. On 5/31/2020, an access issue arose due to the lot being overcrowded with ~7 vehicles. Saguache County Sheriff was called by the landowners, and the climbers were asked to leave the canyon. Climbers should park at the Penitente Main Canyon and hike in, or park at the established BLM parking lot 1 mile West on 41G and hike the road.
The SLV Climbers Alliance, with support from the Access Fund, is navigating this access issue. Contact slvclimb.org for questions or status reports, or join the Facebook Group "San Luis Valley Climbers Alliance" for the latest updates.
Description
U2RNXS is called the "longest and strangest climb in the Rock Garden" in D'Antonio's book. I'm not sure it's strange, but it is long for a Penitente climb. It does have a variety of different moves on some cool rock though.
To find it, head right from where the Rock Garden access trail ends. The climb is on the left near the mouth of the canyon.
The start has a balancy traverse left, then head up using a system of huge huecos past several clips. The crux comes at you two bolts before the anchor - a crimpy section through a bulge.



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