Avenue of the Immigrants

This climb is named after Allen Street in New York City’s Lower East side, which  is also known as the “Avenue of the Immigrants” among locals. The name harks at the long history of this part of Manhattan as a launching pad for migrants and immigrants from within the US and from around the world — whether it be Jewish Holocaust survivors, Puerto Rican families, or Fujianese immigrants.

The

Tenement Museum in New York City

is a great resource to explore the rich history of those who’ve traveled to the city for a brighter future.

In some ways, the name should also be a reminder that most of us traveled here and are on land that once belonged to the Ute people, a tribe that is indigenous to Colorado. Please learn more about their history

here

.

On the extreme right end of Dines/Lower East Side is Lam Thuy Vo & Tiffany Blount’s short 5.5 bolted “Avenue of the Immigrants” protecte by 5 lead bolts + a 2 bolt anchor.

The climb snakes alongside a crack and features several juggy holds and stable foot holds. About ¾ up the way, climbers will face a crux that requires them to climb over the lip of this crack to reach the 2-bolt anchor.

The Avenue of the Immigrants is supposed to hark at the journey so many immigrants take when coming to a new place to build a home - the parts you breeze through, the parts where shit gets hard, the parts where you think you’re there and you’re not, and the parts where you arrive and remember all that came before.

5 lead bolts + a 2 bolt anchor.