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Description
Surely one of the best and hardest all trad pitches at the crag and perhaps one of the hardest on Taos basalt (at published areas, anyway). Beautiful thin fingers/tips crack between Blind Faith and Lava Flows. Tricky and sustained for a ways, it looks to have decent pro with small cams (though I didn't lead it). Rated 11+ in one book, 12- in the other; I'll put it at 12a as it felt harder than the 11d's I did. Smaller fingers are going to help on this one.The anchor doesn't have chains and is a bit below the lip. Be very careful trying to grab these from the top or trying to rig this for a TR (I slung the pillar above to access the bolts).
Location
Obvious crack between Blind Faith and Lava Flows
Protection
Rack up to a 0.5 camalot, heavy on 0.2 and 0.3-sizes. 2-bolt anchor (no chains).
Routes in Dead Cholla Wall
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