You can also start up the left slot and sneakily traverse right to the splitter off-hands which apparently is the easiest way to do the pitch. Belay above the roof if desired (medium-large friends and/or more fixed delectables), or it is better to continue up and left (5.10-) in the acute corner to a spectacular belay just under the bombay ...
Hike up to Supercrack Buttress and find the largest queue. If this doesn't help you locate the route, look left of the ruins, finding the obvious splitter hand crack above a large flake, going through a small roof and cleaving the blank face above in an unbroken line another 60 feet or so above the roof. An impressive line that's hard to miss.
Perestroika crack is without a doubt one of the best big wall rock routes in the world. First freed by Lynn Hill and Greg Child at (soft) 5.12, this route ascends 2500 feet of epic rock and splitter cracks to a summit at 4240m. There is a great bivy ledge for 5 to 6 half way up the wall which makes the logistics of this route relatively simple. Parties going big wall style should prepare for 2 ...
The Spirit of Squamish an eight pitch 5.8. We’re not saying that it’s a Top 100, but you have to climb the Top 100 Klahanie Crack to start. After which you may discover that this celebrated classic is not the best pitch on the route. Pitch 1. (5.7, 33m) Climb the celebrated classic splitter hand/finger crack of Klahanie Crack, clip the chains, and climb through the trees to a comfortable ...
Climbing opportunities abound on the basalt, tuff and granite that furnish everything from splitter cracks to monster caves to world class bouldering. Locals and visitors alike finally have a comprehensive reference to the vast climbing surrounding Albuquerque and Santa Fe.