This route would be much better if it were more sustained. Just right of another 5.11 on Lucia, the routes are shared at the top. Some tenuous moves take you to the first bolt. After clipping the first bolt, move through the business and make a second clip. A few more moves to some difficult to see holds and the route is pretty much over. Climb through the jugs, pull the lip at the top, and clip the anchors.

Chalk Fairy

Powder Pixie

Unknown Right

Chewbacca

Magic Mushroom

Grunt Sigh Grunt (working title)

Viva La Vulva

Edges

Perfect Hair Forever

Heart-Shaped Box

(Unknown North Arete

Four and One

Feeling Merry

Unknown Left

Three Peck

Jump for Joy

Muffin Top Aerobics

Mellow Mushroom

Whale Tail Pilates

Pinchin' Patti's Fatty

Socorro Socorro

Beer Helmet

This route is just left of another 5.11 in the corner of Lucia, and is the better of the two. Start with some tenuous moves to the first bolt (which some may want to clip stick clip). Sustained body tension, tricky foot placements and a tenuous sequence will allow you to reach the pockets above to clip the second bolt. It's not quite over yet as sustained climbing will keep you engaged until the two 5.11 routes converge near the top. Pull a lip and clip the two bolt anchor.

Of the three aretes, this route follows the middle one. Starting at the base of the arete there is a high first bolt that many may chose to stick clip. Some balancy but not difficult moves will get you to the first bolt. From there, a more difficult move gets you to a large hueco where you can clip your second bolt. The crux comes at the top after clipping your third and final bolt.

Sit start on the obvious rail and climb out the steep almost horizontal arete.  After the first few moves you hit a large rail allowing a quick shake, regroup and make a large move to an obvious 2 finger pocket.  Bump the left hand thru good pinches to a great jug in the slot.  From here the topout is easier although awkward and committing.   

  You could follow the chossy easy ground to the top of the boulder, but I traversed way left to an easy downclimb.

Juggy but the footwork can be elusive.  Crux at the top.

A tricky and unstable starting move to get established on the bulge and a challenging finish over the lip at the top may make you let out a grunt or two, but the super easy climbing between will have you breathing easy. Although, you may also sigh because the pro is little bit of a let down (hopefully not literally). 

  If anybody knows the real name of this route, message me and I'll update it. There's also a chance that this is one of those high ball bouldering problems that the Socorro hard man crew gets upset about when somebody puts an anchor in at the top for TRing.

The crux is probably in the upper portion of the crack.

A very long traverse with great moves on some unpleasant holds.  In fact one hold in the middle is somewhat infamous and is dubbed "British Steel".  The top out is a bit tall but can be padded well. 

  The alternate problem is more fun but more pumpy, and avoids the jugs in the beginning using some long, powerful moves to go straight to the double hand flake. 

  Doing the final section on the North face from the stand start to the top is a fun problem on it's own, and goes at about V1.

Climb the tall face to the lip then continue up the slab to the top. Work your way off to the left down a featured slab, if you can get up you should have no problem getting down. 

  Tough moves on opposing sidepulls leads to a long deadpoint to a crimp with the right hand. Then a second similar deadpoint with the same hand a move higher. A last intimidating reach for the jugs at the lip and easier to the top.

Though the top out is very tall, the crux is only a body length off the ground and then the angle relaxes to just under vertical.  This problem combines the trickier, more powerful alternative start of Edges with a balancy, thin crux to go up to make a more pure and aesthetic line.

Easy sharp climbing up the arete with large holds around the right side all of the way up. Contrived, as staying right of the arete makes the route 5.5.  No real crux, all of the clips have solid holds.

You can use either thuggery or style to get through the pinch on this fun little problem. 

  Rob Slingsby did a harder contrivance by avoiding the ledge at the lip and going straight up the blunt arete on thin and painful edges.  Adds a grade for sure.

Powerful crimping and balance, crux at the top.

Start to the right of the arete that has Muffin Top Aerobics on it. The route appears to have a boulder perched on the top of it (don't worry, it's solid!). After stepping up to clip the first bolt, reach through a series of sequency pockets and clip the second bolt. Move to the right and clip the third bolt that is at the base of the overhang. Cruz the crux to the top of the boulder  to clip another bolt and a final just before tapping the anchors.

Goofy and fun and a little effort is required.

As the name implies, there is a joyous leap on this.

Climbs the nice looking arete on the left side of the formation. The business starts low with an nice under-cling to reach and clip the first bolt. A few technical moves get you through the crux and the climbing eases once past the third bolt.

A little spice makes this problem worth doing.  Crux over the bad landing.

Start within the corridor between Arniel and Lucia, it's the only route in there so you can't miss it. An interesting move off the ground will get you to an eventual left hand side pull with some reachy moves higher. After clipping the fourth and last bolt climb easy but slightly run out 5.2 to the anchors.

The most worked line on this boulder, prolly because the landing is the least scary.  Also the crux is in the middle.

Clip low first bolt from the ground.  Make a few moves up a weird crack thing to another bolt.  From here head left and clip the third bolt.  Make a large (crux) deadpoint to a decent hold.  Easier climbing and a rest lead past a few more bolts to the anchors. 

  Doesn't get winter sun so best before it is super cold.

A little taller and more spicy than the other routes on this boulder.  Crux is past the lip and the landing could be quite bad due to the smaller boulder to your right. 

  I was alone and inebriated when I found this boulder and did this problem.  Not wise.

Las Hermanas, or The Sisters, is a collection of 3 large boulders about 40 feet tall.  From South to North (or bottom to top) they are known as Angela, Lucia, and Arniel.  This area has about 15 routes from 5.8 to 5.12.  There are also many opportunities for bouldering. 

  Climbing consists of typical Socorro climbing involving technical moves on crimps and the occasional pocket.  Climbs vary from slabby to slightly overhanging.

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Routes in Las Hermanas