Cerro Blanco. Steve Grossman, Peter Noebels and I made a new route on the western portion of the broad south face of this gigantic rock formation on January 1. The peak can be seen from the rural town of Peñón Blanco. The pillar is to the left of the south promontory, very distinctive in shape and reddish in tone. The rock is superb with fine slab climbing and some interesting shallow face cracks. (III, 5.9.)

Fred Beckey