PRINT: Rock Climb A La Verga, Jemez Mountains and Jemez Valley

A La Verga

5.9, Sport, 30 ft (9 m),

Avg: 1.8 from 75 votes
FA: Scott Beguin, 2000
New Mexico > Jemez Mountains… > Las Conchas > (A) Cattle Call Wall…

Access Issue: Private Property - Be Respectful Details

Please note this area is on private property, not US Forest Service land, and climbers are very fortunate the landowner allows the public to climb here. Please be respectful of this area. Tread lightly, leash your dog and pick up after yourself. Climbing here is a privilege, not a right--please treat it as such.

Description

A five bolt sport route on far right side of Cattle Call Wall. Feels awkward but climbs alright.

Location

Far right side of Cattle Call Wall. Listed as route #8 on route topo photo for Las Conchas Cattle Call Wall.

Protection

5 bolts to steel lowering hardware.

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Cody (age 5) on "A La Verga" for the first time. March 23, 2008.

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Jason Hundhausen
Bozeman, MT

5.9-

Good route. Perhaps it's just the way I'm doing it, but I think the bottom section is 5.9. Easier above. Jun 14, 2007

George Perkins
The Dungeon, NM

5.8

This climb is incorrectly marked as 'Moon Over Belen' in both current guides.

My guess is that the original 'Moon Over Belen' climb is a chossy trad climb somewhere on the right side of Cattle Call Wall, probably up the left-slanting bushy crack just left of this route. The confusion probably resulted from the original Las Conchas guide lamountaineers.org/Las_Conc… having no photos or sketches of Cattle Call wall.

The proper name for the climb was provided by the FA (SB). Apr 14, 2008

byegunx
New York, NY

It looks awkward and climbs awkward. 5.8 at best. The shorter climb (4 bolts to anchor)just to the left of it, before Cow Pies for Breakfast, is a much better route. Sep 27, 2010

Luke Hetrick
Los Alamos

5.9

Getting to the first bolt is a little awkward. For me, I like to go left and then work my way back to the bolt. After clipping the first two bolts, the route seems to get easier. May 12, 2016

Dylan Boyle
Los Alamos, NM

Much more challenging than the 5.9- to the right. Bolting is adequate, but lots of swing potential. Not the best 5.9 for someone breaking into the grade, and a stick clip of the first bolt would protect a nasty fall as there are 1 or two moves getting to it. Nice movement though between 2nd and 3rd bolts. Aug 1, 2019

Nun Ya

The quick clips at the anchor have become heavily worn. Consider cleaning this one on rappel or top out Aug 14, 2025

Jason Halladay
Los Alamos, NM

5.9

Nun Ya wrote:The quick clips at the anchor have become heavily worn. Consider cleaning this one on rappel or top out.

The worn super shuts were replaced with anchor hook/steel carabiner on 9/14/2025. Those super shuts had a great 25 year lifespan. Nice.

A La Verga updated hardware - Sept. 2025

Sep 15, 2025

Anna Brown
Albuquerque, NM

5.10a

Thank you for making time to change the lowering hardware Jason! A 25-year life span for Cattle Call traffic is fantastic! Sep 15, 2025