The Walker Spur

Stellar line on the east face of Mescalito, offering a mix of face and crack climbing. First ascended by the Stonemaster dream team — John Long, Lynn Hill, and Richard Harrison — in 1981. Aside from occasional crumbling face section on P1, the route provides an interesting crack climb on solid granite-like sandstone, with the added opportunity to link up with the upper pitch of Cat in the Hat.

• Pitch 1: Face climb up moderate terrain to a left-facing arête. A modern bolt was added to protect a committing move to get onto the ledge, which has removed the seriousness (PG/R rating) as the rock below was of marginal quality. A fixed nut (as of 2024) above the old piton may protect an ankle-busting fall — only if you can clip it! Enjoy some glorious cracks on beautiful dark and golden rocks to a bolted anchor.
• Pitch 2: The corner chimney directly above the belay looks intimidating, though you can climb the left face until reaching the roof, then make some exciting and exposed moves (on great holds) to the right above the roof. Continue up the finger crack, which eventually widens to #3 Camalot size. No pure crack techniques are required, as there are plenty of face holds. When the crack becomes a chimney we went right to the anchor of Pine Nuts and rappel. (You can barely make it to P1 anchor of Pine Nuts with a single 70m).

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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).

Double rack to #3