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Chris orginizing gear prior to The ThumbJust finding the route was the hardest part. We racked up and started off on a bushy gully. Two pieces of pro in 30m.
Submitted by: hosebeats on 2005-12-01
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View of Sandia Crest from Rio RanchoThis is the view from my moms back yard. Not bad at all.
Submitted by: hosebeats on 2005-12-01
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Chris following the last pitch.Well the last roped pitch had a bit of everything. Bushes, cracks, funky dirty ledges, anything you can think of on a backcountry classic.
Submitted by: hosebeats on 2005-12-01
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Yay! We are on the summit.Chris and I made it to the summit with all of our limbs. We were only missing my helmet (damn tree).
Submitted by: hosebeats on 2005-12-01
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The desent route of the ThumbThis was the last bit of technical down climbing, the rest was boulder hopping and the 2 mile walk back up the mountain to the car.
Submitted by: hosebeats on 2005-12-01
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The Thumb from Sandia CrestOct 9th, 2005.
NW ridge follows right skyline to summit. Descent down tallus below sub-summit.
Submitted by: cdog on 2005-10-09
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climbing lower NW ridge of the Thumbhosebeats low on the nw ridge of the thumb. good exposure early on, with views of the popular La Luz trail through upper La Cueva canyon.
Submitted by: cdog on 2005-10-09
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hosebeats on the thumblower nw ridge route, 100805.
expect to employ some routefinding skills since available route descriptions are vague. This is one of the neat qualities of the Sandias!
Submitted by: cdog on 2005-10-09
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nw ridge of the thumbroute starts on the west side of the nw ridge and eventually works to the climber's left of the ridge. lots of variations are possible. fun route!
Submitted by: cdog on 2005-10-09
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descending the thumbdescent of the thumb traverse the ridge southeast towards the minor summit. at saddle, follow 500' feet of tallus down to the La Luz trail.
Submitted by: cdog on 2005-10-09
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hosebeats & cdog on summit of the thumbSandia crest is visible in the background. The Thumb summit offers spectacular views of the crest, albuquerque & the Rio Grande, the tramway, and La Cueva canyon.
Submitted by: cdog on 2005-10-09
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Leading on the NW ridge of The ThumbWe didn't see this part in the guide, but it was fun anyways.
Submitted by: gerberb on 2006-11-22
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