“La Peter Arête, Pal”
5.13a YDS 7c+ French 29 Ewbanks IX+ UIAA 29 ZA E6 6c British
| Type: | Sport, 100 ft (30 m) |
| GPS: | 35.88592, -106.3573 |
| FA: | Peter Gram |
| Page Views: | 246 total · 8/month |
| Shared By: | Jason Halladay on Oct 17, 2023 |
| Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
Description
The first route in the area was established in the late 90s/early 00s by Peter Gram. From the very toe of the downhill-facing edge of the left buttress, climb past two bolts to a vertical crack requiring a couple pieces of finger-sized gear to a chossy ledge. From the chossy ledge, clip a couple bolts and move gently on choss plates to better rock. (It's unclear to me if this chossy section was always that bad or a result of rock scorching during the 2011 Las Conchas fire--the rock is pretty bad.) Climb through a series of steep roofs past six more bolts to the anchors.
Alternatively, avoid the low start that requires finger-sized gear and come in from higher on ledge on the start of the closed project route, UFO Tofu. Climb past a few bolts on UFO Tofu, using a long draw on the second and third bolts, to join this route at the chossy ledge below the steep climbing.



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