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Crystal Clear Arête

Name: Crystal Clear Arête
Rating: 3.7

5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British

Routes in Grotto Right (West Side)

L › R R › L A › Z

	666 S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Bong Crack (a.k.a. Surficial Scratch) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Box of Chocolates S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Buck Tooth (AKA Spearhead) S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Class Act S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Crack Wars T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Crystal Clear Arête S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Dopesmoker S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Happy Face (AKA Kitchen Sink) S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	In the Court of the Crimson King S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Leper Messiah S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Rickety Rock S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Ruffles Have Ridges T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Sin after Sin S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Tenable S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Trailer Park Girls S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Tweak Fuck S,TR 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Unknown S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Untenable S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Venarete S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Where the Wild Things Aren't S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Where the World Ends T,S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Winter Capacity S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Winter Warm-up T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Woogie's Wild Ride S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Type:	Sport, 60 ft (18 m)
GPS:	35.80532, -106.14347
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Access Issue: Effective May 2025 - Climbing Fixed Hardware Authorization Process for BLM walls at Diablo Details

The BLM Taos Field Office implemented a Climbing Fixed Hardware Authorization Process for routes within its management area. The Diablo walls included in this plan are The Shack, Winter Wall, Sun Devil Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx. The final document can be found online: shorturl.at/FYn4f

Description

Challenging moves up the stellar arete. Begin on the large boulder, from where it's possible to hang the first 3 or 4 draws depending on how sweet your stick clipping skills are. Wake up your belayer and get ready to crank as the first four moves are probably the hardest. A good sidepull and a tweaky pocket lead to a slopey crimp, then steadily improving holds to a great double crimp at the 2nd bolt. Engage your imported Italian slippers and traverse out to the arete and a decent shake below the 4th bolt. Some more classic arete moves and a short dyno to a crimp out right lead up the arete. Around the 6th bolt traverse onto the left face via pockets and sharp crimps, up over a slight bulge and a horizontal crack just below the anchor.