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Franco-American Omelette

5.8, Sport, TR, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.4 from 18 votes
FA: Jean DeLataillade & Luke Laeser - February 2021
New Mexico > Los Alamos & Wh… > White Rock > Overlook > Lower Buttress

Description

Left-most route on the lower buttress.  Hardest up to and passing the first bolt, then easier (less steep, with big holds) above.  The start might be a touch easier if you climb it from the right rather than directly.

Location

Left-most bolted line on the lower buttress.

Protection

4 bolts to a 2-bolt anchor (no chains currently, scramble around to retrieve your own gear)

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Laeserguns
Lost Almost, NM
[Hide Comment] Jean DeLataillade and I bolted this last week and are calling it the Franco-American Omelette. We thought it seemed fun, 5.8ish, 5.7 is fine too. A little chossy stemming at the start on knobular holds to easy pockets, to big ledge at the top with a typical chainless anchor, now common throughout White Rock. Enjoy! Mar 4, 2021
J. Albers
Colorado
[Hide Comment] Thanks for putting this up Jean and Luke. It’s been years (more than a decade...ugh), since I lived nearby and was a regular here, but I can’t wait to come back with my kids, and this kind of route (and the Gallows) will be great for them. Cheers. Mar 4, 2021
Usux Atclimbing
[Hide Comment] Another poorly bolted route at the overlook. Don't ground going to the 2nd bolt if you slip or miss the clip. And how do you bolt a route post it to MP without putting chains and mussy hooks on it? Hurry up and install chains and lower offs already. May 24, 2021
George Perkins
The Dungeon, NM
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Hi USux, to be clear, I didn’t bolt this route, I just posted it after I climbed it knowing nothing about it, so that other people would know about how hard it was and that there was another bolted climb on the cliff. May 24, 2021