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Deltaoperator17 - Dec 3, 2008 10:06 am - Voted 10/10
Nice Trip ReportVery nice Trip Report, the pictures really help tell the story.
weeds19 - Dec 3, 2008 3:02 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice Trip ReportThanks for reading it. As usual I didn't do a good job of taking pictures along the way, but luckily my climbing partner and other friends had taken enough to fill in the gaps.
Tsuyoshi - Dec 8, 2008 3:13 am - Voted 10/10
thanks for the read!looks like a fun climb... I don't have rock like that here in the cascades so it's fun to read about other peoples adventures elsewhere!
weeds19 - Dec 9, 2008 11:32 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: thanks for the read!Thanks Tsuyoshi, we often get glacier envy down here!
dcsolorunner - Dec 8, 2008 12:07 pm - Hasn't voted
small cityHow is Las Cruces a small city???? It's the 2nd largest in the state...
weeds19 - Dec 9, 2008 11:25 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: small cityI agree that it's the second largest city and is a large city by New Mexican standards, but it still has less than 80,000 people. Given the population and the cityscape my personal opinion is that it qualifies as a small city. As a point of reference Tracy, CA is the 95th largest California city (population wise) and has a larger population than Las Cruces, NM.
weeds19 - Dec 9, 2008 11:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Look...Sergio! It's hard work just setting aside a full day for climbing, but hopefully within the next year or so I'll make it that way. When I do I'll send you a line. BTW, I just saw an ongoing discussion about roping up on Orizaba and it brought back some fond memories.
woodsxc - Dec 8, 2008 8:29 pm - Voted 10/10
So......does it end up being a pretty technical climb? Your route was class 4 but you guys roped up and had some pretty sketchy situations on there. Well written TR. Thanks for sharing.
weeds19 - Dec 9, 2008 11:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: So...IMHO the "Normal Route" should probably be rated ~5.4 according to today's standards. Given other activities I haven't spent a lot of time on rock recently so my judgement might be a little bit off. However, I can unequivicably say that the route is substantially harder than the six or seven fourth class routes that I've done in CO and I personally would not want to do it without a rope and gear. Thanks for the kind words.
Dan the Jones - Dec 9, 2008 6:27 pm - Voted 10/10
Great -TR. Next time I am in Southern NM I will have to look you up - your adventures sound epic.
weeds19 - Dec 9, 2008 11:41 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Great -This one certainly qualifies as one of my most interesting days in the mountains. Generally I prefer my rope to reach all the way to the next belay :). Yeah, next time you're down this way feel free to drop me a line.
thorgon - Dec 9, 2008 8:14 pm - Hasn't voted
Slabheads DreamLooks, so awesome! Amazing exposure, and runout, I'm there,man! I wish!
Thor
weeds19 - Dec 9, 2008 11:42 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Slabheads DreamWith gas prices dropping like they are, I can't think of a reason not to climb it!
WoundedKnee - Jan 3, 2009 8:04 pm - Voted 10/10
Sounds like an adventure from start to finishNice report!