Conquistador
5.10d sport · 40 ft · 4 bolts · ★★★☆
Route 10 of 21 from left to right on Civilization Crag, with Evil Empire on its left and Meerkat Manor on its right. Civilization Crag has 21 routes, from 5.4 to 5.11a; 1 is harder.
First ascent: Michael Kimm, May 2010
Description
Climbs the blank looking far right face of the main wall. Pull up through underclings and sparse feet to the first bolt, then crimp up to another undercling. Work the crimps to the right of the prominant flake to the last bolt, then traverse left into the flake. A few moves and the chains are yours.
Protection
Four bolts to chains.
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on Civilization Crag
- Super Tsardom 5.4
- The Hot Gates 5.6
- Sultans and Viziers 5.8
- Umayyad Caliphate 5.9+
- The Sun Never Sets 5.7
- Evil Empire 5.11a
- The Three Kingdoms 5.7
- Silk Road 5.6
- East India Trading Co. 5.6
- Babylon 5.8 5.8
- This is Sparta 5.9
- Byzantium 5.10b
- Ming Dynasty 5.9+
- The Fall of Rome 5.10b
- Meerkat Manor 5.7
- The Mayan Pass 5.6
- Manifest Destiny 5.9+
- Mongol Hoarde 5.10a
- Five Charter Oath 5.8-
- Slava Ukraini! 5.6