Solar Asylum

Winter Climbing outdoors in Taos! A veritable sun-trap, the One hundred foot tall Solar Asylum remains in the shade until late morning (good for summer) and then the sun bakes the wall in the afternoon and evening. It is climbable on all but the coldest days of winter as well as nice and  cool on summer mornings before noon. There are a dozen routes (sport, mixed, and trad) with overhanging, featured, blocky lower thirds and upper head walls with technical, clean face and crack climbing. Top ropes can be set from above on some routes. See Taos Rock from Sharpend press orclimbtaos.com for more route info.