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Socorro Bouldering Guide - Spook Canyon - Upper Spook

From the big Warm Up Boulder at the main Spook area, go East several yards to the North-South trail. Follow this trail South and then Southwest and uphill. The trail will go under an overhang (this is the start to Red Dwarf) next to a bush, depositing you at Upper Spook.

Better Than Life Boulder

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Big red boulder overhanging the approach trail. It has a sheer, slightly overhung South face.

Warm and Fuzzy - V? bad landing Peck
Around the corner uphill to the Left, on the small West face. Sit start in the hole, go straight up.
"Tape your left fuck you finger or you'll regret it." - Peck
Tempting Fate - V? bad landing Peck
I'm still not sure where this is, but Peck offers this:
"Also ontop of BTL boulder head down to edge look R, there is "Tempting Fate" (peck) self-explanitory." - Peck

The South face of Better Than Life Boulder. Peck working Better Than Life

Better Than Life - V2 bad landing Peck
Line of good holds over the hideous slab landing.
A good but scary dyno is to jump right to the lip from the good holds down low.
Red Dwarf - V7 bad landing Nathaniel
Sit start at the trail, go straight up crimps and pockets to the top.
sharp

Upper Spook Wall

Just South of Better Than Life is a short, Northeast-facing wall.

Upper Spook Wall, East and North face

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Sit start back in the cave, follow the jugs to the lip.
- V3 bad landing
Obvious crimpy line.
? - V2
Sit start and go straight up following the feature.
? - V5
Sit start and go straight up, but then cut right at the thin edges.
Technical
Brain Scan - V5 Nathaniel
Sit start in an undercling under the bottom of the wall. Milk slopers until you can acheive the thin edges above.
Curb Jaw - V9 Peck
Brown Noise - V9 Peck
Look for the brown stain, climb the line.

Fifty Little Black Guys - V? Nathaniel
A little further South.
Describing an ant attack.

updated February 14^th, 2007
Bob Broilo