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Westeron Wynde

Name: Westeron Wynde
Rating: 2.9

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

Routes in Bush Shark Area

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	Banana Split T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Big - T T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Blood In The Water S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Bush Shark Spire T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cabron T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Curfew T,S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Feeding Frenzy T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Garden Party T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ghost Rider T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Great White T,S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Hammerhead T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Mudshark Arpeggio, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
	Pantomime T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
	Westeron Wynde T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 3 pitches
GPS:	35.20217, -106.44633
FA:	Mark Dalen, Mark Leonard 1980
Page Views:	3,916 total · 18/month
Shared By:	Chuck McQuade on Jul 1, 2008 · Updates
Admins:	Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: SANDIA CREST CLOSURE ALERT - Beginning APRIL 30, 2026, 140 acres at the top of the Sandia Mountains is under a closure order. Details

Beginning APRIL 30, 2026, 140 acres at the top of the Sandia Mountains will be under a closure order so the Forest Service can complete two different projects. The first project is an extensive "fuel reduction project" and the second is the demolition/remodeling of the whole upper parking lot and crest house. The Crest Road and all parking areas above the 10k parking lot will be closed in addition to the 140 acres of forest that will be under going the fuel reduction work. The closure will be enforced from April 30, 2026, at 6 a.m. through January 15, 2027, at 6 a.m., unless rescinded. You can find the official area closure order 03-03-05-26-02 on the forest website, where it describes the parking areas and trails that the agency will close at: fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola/alerts. For more information visit fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola/news… or contact the Sandia Ranger District Office at 505-281-3304.

Description

Many consider the (5.9) variation of P3 to be one of the Sandia's best at its grade.

Pitch 1 (5.9) Climb straight up the major weakness. Ignore at least the second of two bolts on the left, unless 5.10 face is your stronger suite compared to the style of climbing that lies ahead: continue up through a short chimney / off width section (5.9, visible from belay). 10 or 20 feet higher, left and up a ramp to belay below the first small roof. About 160 ft (depends on which belay ledge you start from).

Pitch 2 (5.8) Surmount a small roof (5.8) and continue up the corner above. Traverse left to the arete when an easy opportunity to do so arises. Continue up the left side of the arete to the ledge with the pine tree. Belay at the tree. 130ft

Pitch 3 (5.9) Step right from the belay into the first corner system which goes at (5.9). The further corner to the right goes at (5.10a). Both corner systems meet at a bulge. After the bulge (crux) head up to a second roof bypassing it on its left side. Head up through easier terrain to the top of the formation belaying from a well camo'd bolt or large trees at the top.

Location

Approx. 100 yards beyond the Busk Shark Spire. The route starts between the second and third of 3 big fir trees in a narrowing gully on a south facing wall. Look for the first of two bolts protecting delicate face climbing on P1.