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Mexico Rock Climbing

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Areas in Mexico

Baja California 62 / 150 / 5 / 35 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 4 / 249

Baja California Sur 9 / 24 / 2 / 62 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 97

Chiapas 4 / 128 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 143

Chihuahua 5 / 349 / 0 / 22 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 376

Coahuila 0 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Durango 1 / 64 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 65

Estado de Mexico 94 / 175 / 4 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 286

Guanajuato - El Cerro de La Bufa 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Guerrero 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Hidalgo 4 / 33 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

Jalisco 67 / 258 / 3 / 19 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 28 / 344

Michoacán 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Nayarit 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 4

Nuevo Leon 32 / 1,185 / 10 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 1,239

Oaxaca 23 / 75 / 12 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 110

Puebla 1 / 13 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Queretaro 9 / 86 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 7 / 95

Quintana Roo 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

San Luis Potosi 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Sinaloa 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Sonora 9 / 120 / 5 / 51 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 182

Tamaulipas 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Tlaxcala 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Veracruz 1 / 10 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 18

Yucatan 0 / 1 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

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Description

Mexico is a big country, roughly a quarter the size of the Lower 48 in land area. It includes the Baja California peninsula, extending nearly 800 miles south of the U.S. border.

Much of Northern Mexico lies within the arid Chihuahuan desert, with geography similar to west Texas and southern New Mexico. El Potrero Chico is located in the north-eastern state of Nuevo León, about 25 miles northwest of the city of Monterrey (population: 3 million). The Potrero is a sport climbing paradise, with limestone routes up to 20 pitches in length.

Mexico is also home to several dozen volcanoes, both extinct and active. At 5,700m (18,701 ft), Pico de Orizaba is the highest peak in the country. Close behind are Popocatépetl "Popo" at 5,452m (17,887 ft) and Iztaccíhuatl "Ixta" at 5,286m (17,342 ft). All three are popular destinations for mountaineers in training for the bigger ranges.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mexico

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 258 ● Dead Man Walking Trad, Sport Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Dihedrals
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 500 ● Will the Wolf Survive? Sport 4 pitches Nuevo Leon > … > Los Lobos Canyon > Los Lobos Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 364 ● Aguja Celo Rey Sport 2 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Las Agujas (The Spires)
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 350 ● Pancho Villa Rides Again Sport 5 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Mota Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 384 ● Treasure of the Sierra Madre Sport 7 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Mota Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 346 ● Satori Sport 7 pitches Nuevo Leon > … > El Toro (The Fr… > Zapatista Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 325 ● Snott Girlz Sport 7 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Mota Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 457 ● Space Boyz Sport 11 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > La Selva (Jungle Wall)
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 252 ● Off The Couch Sport 7 pitches Nuevo Leon > … > El Toro (The Fr… > Zapatista Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 381 ● Pitch Black Sport 6 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Conundrums
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 373 ● Two Pumped Chump Sport 2 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Mota Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 264 ● El Sendero Diablo (The Devil's P… Sport 6 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Outrage Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 255 ● Don Quixote Sport Nuevo Leon > … > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 388 ● Yankee Clipper Sport 15 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > La Selva (Jungle Wall)
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 470 ● Time Wave Zero Sport 23 pitches Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico > Timewave Buttress