Picaflor Sector guide

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Contributors

Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Adam Pullen Vanessa Wills Simone Bischofberger

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1. Picaflor 6 in Sector
2. Index by grade

1. Picaflor 6 routes in Sector

seasonality

Summary:: All Sport
Long/Lat: -77.350977, -10.090512
Access Issues: inherited from Hatun Machay: A local company "Andean Kingdom" (http://www.andeankingdom.com/) organizes a daily bus trips to and from the crag from Huaraz costing 25 Sols (10 USD) for each way for each person.

There is a modern hut with full kitchen and hot water located a 5min walk from the crag for 30 Sols (12USD) per night. You need to bring your own food, however beer is available at the hut.
Ethic: inherited from Hatun Machay: In agreement with the local community many areas of Hatun Machay have been declared “nature zones”. The aim is to preserve the ecological balance in the area whilst respecting the community’s land and cultural history.

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
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1	Smiler Smiles	6a	Sport 18m
2	Picaflor Honeycomb rock feature. Very sharp and steeper than it may first appear.	5+	Sport 25m , 7	Adam Pullen 9 months ago Unable to find anchors, clipped and lowered from Smiler, Smilers anchor to the left. Very hight... Vanessa Wills 1 years ago Nice rock scoops
3	Esta Para tu siqui	6b+	Sport 25m	Vanessa Wills 1 years ago Rather hard with a mono traverse!
4	Guias bricheros	6c+	Sport 20m
5	Mujeres...	6c	Sport 22m
6	Dedos Negros	8a	Sport 20m

2. Index by grade

Grade	Name	Style
5+	Picaflor	Sport 25m , 7
6a	Smiler Smiles	Sport 18m
6b+	Esta Para tu siqui	Sport 25m
6c	Mujeres...	Sport 22m
6c+	Guias bricheros	Sport 20m
8a	Dedos Negros	Sport 20m

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1. Picaflor 6 routes in Sector

2. Index by grade