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// Rock climbing · New Mexico

Climbing at Pinnacle Valley

36 routes on 9 walls, 5.2–5.12d. In New Mexico. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
36
Walls
9
Grades
5.2–5.12d
Rock
Granite
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.2 to 5.12d. Half are between 5.8 and 5.11a.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly west-facing: morning shade, afternoon sun.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest1 sectorWest6 sectorsNorthwest2 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 9 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01WatchTowerW · 259° · 5.9–5.12d8 routes
02Santa MariaNW · 297° · 5.6–5.10a6 routes
03The AnvilW · 278° · 5.10b–5.10d4 routes
04Broken Blade RidgeNW · 323° · 5.2–5.94 routes
05Hidden WallW · 269° · 5.8–5.11a4 routes
06TombstoneW · 278° · 5.5–5.84 routes
07Wildflower WallW · 278° · 5.10a–5.12b3 routes
08The KeepSW · 247° · 5.7–5.92 routes
09The KnifebladeW · 278° · 5.11d1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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