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The Windward Passage
5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British
Avg: 2.8 from 10
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Routes in Windward Wall
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Blender Head T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Good Clean Fun S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Learn to Swim T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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Lee Side, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Leftist Tendoncies T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Storm Warning T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Windward Passage, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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| Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 35.20393, -106.44943 |
| FA: | Partick French & David Milford 1991 |
| Page Views: | 1,127 total · 5/month |
| Shared By: | Bill Lawry on Jun 7, 2009 · Updates |
| Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
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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 The closure will be enforced from April 30, 2026, at 6 a.m. through January 15, 2027, at 6 a.m., unless rescinded.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
See Sandia Rock by Mick Schein (2003, Sharp end Publishing) for a good description.
First pitch is a "Great". Second pitch is just "Okay" - has its share of looseness and lichen for a good stretch (~40 ft?) right off the belay.
Location
Begins between Good Clean Fun on the left and a crack on the right that has an evergreen shrub roughly 40 feet up.
Protection
Standard rack including doubles in the 0.3-0.75 inch range, in addition to the usual stoppers.
As of summer 2024, this route now has a bolted anchor at the top of P1 to allow a single pitch experience. If desired, continue up P2, but use caution given its blocky and choosy nature. Alternatively, with use of runners, one could continue up to the P1 anchors of Good Clean Fun.
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