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Under Powered
5.12-,
Sport, 80 ft (24 m),
Avg: 1.8 from 6
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FA: A. Miller
New Mexico
> Santa Fe Area
> Diablo Canyon
> Grotto
> Grotto Left (E Side)
Access Issue: Access Issue for Areas in BLM Taos Field Office Lands
Details
Per the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office's (
blm.gov/office/taos-field-o…) 2012 Taos Resource Management Plan (RMP) (
bit.ly/2Kab3HO), "Installation of new rock climbing routes or hardware will require pre-approval by the BLM." The RMP is the document that guides all the BLM management in a given field office. Climbers are asked to respect this guidance and not install new bolts or fixed hardware on Taos Field Office BLM land without pre-approval from the BLM. NM CRAG (
nmcrag.org/) is currently working with the BLM Taos Field Office to establish specific guidance for new route development in the district and they hope to have a formal process in the near future.
Diablo areas within the BLM Taos Field Office management area are:
The Shack,
Winter Wall,
Solar Cave,
Lake Street and
Styx.
Description
Climb up two bolts, clip the fixed draw high, then power your way through the devious, steep, underclingy crux without great feet-ures. Choose the right or left variation, neither are easy.
Location
First route on the left side of Grotto as you enter from the Runway Trail. Follows a nice arete bulge.
Protection
9 bolts, one fixed. Bolted anchor
Tulsa, OK