P1: A short pitch that climbs a crack in a slightly left-facing corner. The crux is pulling up over the part above the crack, where an awkward overhang awaits. After that, continue up over the easy ground until you reach a bushy gully.

 P2: Spot an alcove above, with a light-colored smooth slab in the middle of it. Climb the crack on the right side below the slab, and then continue up the left-facing corner of the alcove. The crux is near the start, where the initial crack veers right.

 Decent: Walk east along the ledge about 50ft to arrive at the 2-bolt rap anchor of Helioseismic.

Tachoclimb

Helioseismic

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Parallel Cracks

Convection Zone

Edmund's Line

This may be the easiest route going up the full length of the main wall of Vista del Sol. It starts up an easy slab heading right, enters a chimney for 30-40ft out which you exit left on a good ledge with no pro. Fortunately there is a good bolt about 6ft above the middle of the ledge. From there, climb directly up the chimney/off-width past a few suspect-looking blocks that turned out to not be a problem.The route could be led as a single pitch, but we split it up due to gear shortage issues, belaying from a ledge about 20ft above the bolt.

 To get down, scramble west and descend onto a spacious ledge where a good 2-bolt rap anchor can be found. A double 60m rap reaches the ground.

The crux is the rightward traverse to a good belay stance.  There is an old bolt here which needs replacement for the rap.

The route is near the right end of Vista Del Sol.  Follow typical Dona Ana cracks towards a short pair of parallel cracks belaying before the cracks.  The crux of the climb is the parallel cracks.  

 The 1st ascent was in 1981 wearing tennis shoes using hexes and nuts for protection.  The grade may be off but I doubt it is any harder than the rating and may be easier.  If would be good to get some feedback.

This route starts in roughly the middle of Vista del Sol. It starts quite easy, but the angle gradually steepens until the crux section is encountered. Here, jam a left hand/fist into a crack and crank up under the roof above, quite insecure with minimal feet but with good pro (a #4 or 5 to get under the roof then a #1 under the roof). Traverse right on minimal feet to get into a vertical off-width/chimney. Exit that to the left after about 10 ft and build a gear anchor.

 To get down, scramble to climber's left/west for quite a ways until it's feasible to drop down to the ground.

P1:  follow a crack system for about 60 feet to a large ledge.

 P2:  climb the left facing dihedral but step right, the crux, near the top and belay at a good stance.

This is a nice south facing cliff for winter climbing.  There are several routes on the wall

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Routes in Vista del Sol