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The Fire Swamp

5.8, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 78 votes
FA: Various local lads in the early 1990s including Wehner, Takeda, Green, Lyons, Laesar, Frostensen
New Mexico > Los Alamos & Wh… > White Rock > Gallows Edge > Main Wall

Description

One of the better routes at Gallows. Thin moves down low lead to very nice, bigger pockets higher up. Good stone.

Location

Listed as route #5 on the Gallows Edge Main Wall photo topo.

Protection

6 bolts, 2-bolt anchor with fixed steel lowering carabiners. *Please don't toprope off the fixed lowering carabiners.

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Party leading past the last bolt on Fire Swamp
[Hide Photo] Party leading past the last bolt on Fire Swamp
Starting up Fire Swamp
[Hide Photo] Starting up Fire Swamp
Mike headed up the Fire Swamp
[Hide Photo] Mike headed up the Fire Swamp
Lowering off Fire Swamp
[Hide Photo] Lowering off Fire Swamp
Jeremy Young enjoying his first trip to White Rock Canyon.
[Hide Photo] Jeremy Young enjoying his first trip to White Rock Canyon.

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Wa3lt
 
[Hide Comment] Hi guys -

The majority of these routes were bolted by me, Theo Takeda, and Alisa Green in 2000 or so. FAs were all done solo by various local lads in the early 1990s.

-Walt Apr 17, 2007
Steven Reneau
[Hide Comment] Fifth bolt added last summer by Brett Kettering to reduce ground-fall potential, after consulting with the original bolters. Oct 11, 2012
Sang Shin
[Hide Comment] Beware of the two big loose blocks (right of the first bolt and third bolt) on this route. Dec 4, 2017
Cody Nelson
Santa Fe
[Hide Comment] super fun route. perhaps a little tougher than a 5.8 with some loose holds (already x-marked) Aug 30, 2020
George Perkins
The Dungeon, NM
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Thinnest and hardest up to about the 2nd bolt. If a toproper wants to avoid this part (and make the climb 5.7 or maybe 5.6), they can bypass it by angling in from the right. Feb 22, 2021
Anna Brown
New Mexico
  5.8+
[Hide Comment] A sixth protection bolt was added to the upper part of this route to better protect a fall. Mar 4, 2025