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Snot
Girlz 10d, 7 pitches.
Only the first 2 pitches are hard; the rest are done for the view
from the summit spire. Probably the second most popular multi-pitch
route in the Potrero. Can be done with natural gear without clipping
a single bolt. The top pitches have some loose pebbles which make
for dangerous conditions on the crowded deck below.
Stone Groovin' 11d. Has a ballsy overhanging crux down low, followed by sustained pocket pulling. Fat Boy Slim 11b. Like the previous route but without the ballsy crux. Motavation 11a. Like the surrounding routes, offers quality, sustained technical climbing on edges and pockets. Tlaloc 10b. Pocket pulling on Verdon-like rock. La Vaca 9 and 11d. Two pitches. The first pitch is easy but somewhat runout. The second pitch is excellent - a technical, steep face culminates with a desparate crack crux. Can be done in one pitch. Red Helmet 11c. Sustained edging. Treasures of the Sierra Madre 10b, 8 pitches. A new route. A sequence of fairly casual pitches reaches a pinnacle a short distance from the topout of Snot Girlz. No doubt this route will be very popular. Too Pumped Chump 11a. Starts on a face (crux), then finishes on a sustained handcrack. A classic with quality moves throughout. |
| This is the most popular wall in the Potrero, offering excellent routes mostly in the 5.10 to 11 range. Just about every route here is good. Make the two-minute hike up to the first route, and spend the day knocking them off left to right. There is enough here for a few such days! |
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Alejandra
Pacheco rides La Vaca, 5.9.
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Local
climber Edgardo Baca enjoying Motavision 5.10d.
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The crux
of Too Pumped Chump 11a.
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| Monkeyboy 10d. The middle pitches of the ultra-classic Space Boyz are in the left background. |
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