Atlantis
5.10b sport · 110 ft · 14 bolts · ★★★☆
Upper Tier has 13 routes, from 5.10+ PG13 to 5.12b; 9 are harder, and 2 others are the same grade.
First ascent: Nate Butler, Thomas Gilmore Jan 2021
Description
This was the second established route at the crag and most likely the easiest route currently at the cliff. High quality vertical gray limestone. A great warm up. I would recommend this route for anyone's first route on their first time to the crag to familiarize yourself with the crag's style of climbing.
Location
The main section of the cliff is split by a giant pillar. On the right side of the pillar is Atlantis and on the left side begins the main section of the crag. This is the first route you will encounter as you approach the main crag.
Protection
70m rope, 14 bolts. Black hangers through perfect gray limestone
Hikes, approaches and descents
- Approach to Crustacean Crag (north start) — Class 2
- Approach to Crustacean Crag (south start) — Class 2
Access
Much of the range is the La Madre Mountain Wilderness, managed jointly by the BLM (Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area) and the Forest Service (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area). In the wilderness, no motorized vehicles or mechanized equipment, and no gluing, chipping or chiseling of the rock.
More routes on Upper Tier
- Adrift 5.10b
- Ammonite 5.11+
- Barnacle 5.12a
- Brachiopod 5.11a
- Crynoids 5.11a
- Invertebrates 5.10+ PG13
- Naegleria Fowleri 5.11c
- Nautilus 5.11d
- Neptune's Kiss 5.12a
- Nudibranch 5.12b
- Spinal Tap 5.11+
- The Crusty Crab 5.10b