The Walker Spur
5.10b/c R trad · 3 pitches · 550 ft · ★★★☆
Route 6 of 22 from left to right on East Face, with Cookie Monster on its left and Pine Nuts on its right. East Face has 22 routes, from 5.7 to 5.12; 2 are harder, and 1 other is the same grade.
First ascent: John Long, Lynn Hill, Richard Harrison 1981
Description
Stellar line on the east face of Mescalito, mixing face and crack climbing. First ascended in 1981 by John Long, Lynn Hill and Richard Harrison. Aside from an occasional crumbly face section on P1, it is an interesting crack climb on solid, granite-like sandstone. The upper pitch of Cat in the Hat can be linked in. Most parties stop after P2 and rappel from the anchor of Pine Nuts.
Location
Take the main trail, then the left fork as if heading toward the left canyon to do Cat in the Hat. Shortly after following the wash, look for a climber's trail heading up the east face of Mescalito (facing the parking lot). The trail trends right, then take the left turn to the group of climbs on the left side (Black Widow Hollow, Cookie Monster, The Walker Spur, Pine Nuts).
Protection
Double rack to #3
Hikes, approaches and descents
- Mescalito Direct — Class 3
Access
Timed-entry reservation required to enter the Scenic Drive October to May.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone is fragile when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt.
More routes on East Face
- Pauligk Pillar 5.7+
- Centerfold 5.10a R
- Deep Space 5.9+
- Y2K 5.10a
- Welcome to Red Rocks 5.12
- Pine Nuts 5.10-
- Black Widow Hollow 5.9
- Left of Disco 5.10b/c PG13
- Splitting Hares 5.9
- Too Many Tantrums 5.7
- Pauline's Pentacle 5.10a
- Cookie Monster 5.7
- C11H17NO3 5.8+ R
- The Wasp 5.10-
- The Next Century 5.10c PG13
- Bloodline 5.10+
- Crunchy Cat 5.8- PG13
- Mescalito - Original Route 5.7
- This Ain't No Disco 5.10a PG13
- When A Stranger Calls 5.8
- Ebony Way 5.9