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All Locations > New Mexico > Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountains > La Cueva Canyon… > Gemstone East > Revenge of the Elderly (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b)
Approximately in green, a variation to the upper half of Revenge of the Elderly done in one pitch. Something like this is shown in Mike Hill's Guide. Small and sparse gear, clean rock, plus enough rope drag that the move across to the top anchor feels a little like a tension traverse. 60 meter rope works - not sure about a 50 meter rope. Photo and yellow markings courtesy of Monomaniac and Chris Wenker.
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Brian following on P2
Cleaned it!
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Bill Lawry
Apr 7, 2008
“Approximately in green, a variation to the upper half of Revenge of the Elderly done in one pitch. Something like this is shown in Mike Hill's Guide. Small and sparse gear, clean rock, plus enough rope drag that the move across to the top anchor feels a little like a tension traverse. 60 meter rope works - not sure about a 50 meter rope. Photo and yellow markings courtesy of Monomaniac and Chris Wenker.”  

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Pitch 2 - Belay cave location & rappel direction
Brian following on P2
Approximately in green, a variation to the upper half of Revenge of the Elderly done in one pitch. Something like this is shown in Mike Hill's Guide. Small and sparse gear, clean rock, plus enough rope drag that the move across to the top anchor feels a little like a tension traverse. 60 meter rope works - not sure about a 50 meter rope. Photo and yellow markings courtesy of Monomaniac and Chris Wenker.
Cleaned it!
Looking up at P3 from the alcove anchor
Start of the short second pitch
Two parties on Revenge, as viewed from the top of Gemstone. One party at the top <br> Of P1, the other at the top of P2.
Looking up from the top of pitch 1 to pitch 2
Tree belay/rap at the top of Pitch 1 (9/18/2019)
Jason approaching the chain anchor on the final pitch.
P1 belay, ROE, 2002.
Jay Evans leading P1 Revenge of the Elderly, 2002.
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