Sugarloaf's Stepchild
Sugarloaf's Stepchild in New Mexico has 6 traditional climbing routes.
- 6 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11
- Trad
Sugarloaf's Stepchild is a climbing area in the Organ Mountains Wilderness, on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Cruces District Office. It sits right next to the Sugarloaf and Sugarloaf East Wall climbing areas, each about 0.1 mile away. The routes here are all trad, and they range from 5.8 to 5.11. The median grade is 5.10. Six routes are listed in total, including Bumblies in Red Socks at 5.8 and Armchair Critics at 5.11. The easiest, Bumblies in Red Socks, was first climbed by Julie CamTu. Climbers can pair the crags with other options nearby. East Slabs is 0.3 mile away and Organ Needle is about a mile off. Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground and the Organ Peak Trail are both roughly 1.5 miles away.
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