Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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San Cayetano | |||||
5.12a | ★ Tu Tan Tin Tan
Stalactite climbing leads to perfect crimps up a steep face. Climbs the left edge of the cave. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 10m, 6 | |||
5.12b | ★★ Calico
Sustained climbing up a steep face on pinches and edges. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 13m, 6 | |||
5.12d | ★★ Cumbia Vikinga
Sustained climbing up a steep face on pinches and edges. Classic! FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 18m, 8 | |||
5.12c | ★★ Guajolote Real
Starts with a hard boulder problem to a stalactite party. Ends on the biggest stalactite on the wall. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 18m, 6 | |||
La Fea
A hard start leads to fun stalactite climbing to a delicate finish. Climbs through the largest stalactite on the wall. Set: christian ehlert | |||||
5.11c | ★★★ La Viola
A beautiful endurance route that starts on massive stalactite formations and ends on technical tufas to the base of the large roof. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 30m, 13 | |||
5.12a | ★★★ El Violonchelo
Starts on La Viola but continues straight / right. A beautiful endurance route that starts on massive stalactite formations and ends on a massive tufa to a technical face. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 32m, 15 | |||
5.12b | ★★★ El Contrabajo
Endurance climbing on large stalactites and a marked crux lead to crimps and sidepulls through the upper wall. Starts on the small ledge with a bolt for the belayer. Climbs up the dihedral and the through huge white tufas. Anchors are high up in the roof. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 31m, 17 | |||
5.12c | ★★★ La Guacharaca
A technical start leads to fun stalactite climbing followed by a section on crimps and sidepulls before the last tufa section to the anchors way up in the roof. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 35m, 20 | |||
5.12d | ★★★ La Cítara
A technical crux at the bottom leads to endurance climbing through massive stalactites to an anchor just below the roof. A unique route for the cave. Classic! Set: Hugo Marin FA: Alma Esteban & Hugo Marin | 30m, 15 | |||
5.12d | ★★★ Betamina
One of the longest and steepest routes in the cave. A fun but wet start leads to unbelievable climbing through massive stalactites. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 35m, 16 | |||
5.11c | ★★★ Dopamina
Endurance stalactite climbing through a steep wall at the bottom of the cave. Use a long quickdraw at the 10th bolt to prevent friction. FA: christian ehlert Set: christian ehlert | 32m, 13 | |||
5.11c | ★★ Mabruk
Stalactite climbing leads to a thin section through pockets to a finish on large stalactites. Set: christian ehlert | 20m, 8 | |||
5.11d | ★★ Anunaki
Climbs the natural weakness through the wall following tufas to the bottom of the massive stalactites. Set: christian ehlert | 20m, 9 | |||
5.12a | ★★ Niviru
Small stalactites lead to the crux near the middle of the route to a finish on several perfect tufa pinches. Set: christian ehlert | 20m, 9 | |||
5.12b | ★★★ Chun Cha Ka
Large tufas and stalagtites lead to a final crux at the end. Set: christian ehlert | 25m, 8 | |||
5.12c | ★★★ Ataque de Golondrinas
Climb the large stalagtites until they thin out to a straight line of stalagtites with blank sections in between. Pull through the crux and continue through large stalagtites and tufas to the anchors. FA: Urs Moosmüller | 33m, 12 | |||
5.13c | ★★★ El Chupacabras
The endurance testpiece of the cave. Climb Ataque de Golondrinas to the base of the roof. Climb through the roof using stalatgtites to a technical crux when the stalagtites run out. A steep arete leads to the anchors. FA: Urs Moosmüller | 50m, 2, 23 | |||
5.11b | ★★★ El Clan de las Tres
A crux boulder problem off the ground leads to three dimensional climbing through massive stalagtites to the anchors. Set: Alma Esteban FFA: Alma Esteban | 25m, 11 | |||
La Bruja de Guadalcazar
A V12 boulder problem off the ground leads to 6 bolts of 5.13c climbing to the base of a 10m horizontal ceiling. Confidence building 5.13 climbing for two bolts leads to a V10/11 boulder problem guarding the lip of the cave. Estimated grade is 5.14d/15a. Set: Urs Moosmüller | 30m, 15 | ||||
5.13c/d | ★★★ Espacio Muerto
A soon to be classic. Technical climbing up stalagtites leads to a steep finish. Set: Urs Moosmüller | 25m, 13 | |||
5.14a | ★★ Enki
Several bolts of tufa climbing leads to a hard boulder problem through the roof. FFA: Urs Moosmüller Set: christian ehlert | 25m, 13 | |||
5.14a | ★★★ Ninkasi
A steep technical route that finishes on a steep roof. Set: Urs Moosmüller & christian ehlert | 25m, 12 | |||
5.14c | ★★★ Gilgamesh
Several bolts of technical climbing on crimps and pinches leads to a brutal boulder problem through the roof. Climbs through the longest and steepest part of the wall. Set: christian ehlert FFA: Urs Moosmüller | 25m, 13 | |||
5.14a | ★★★ El Intento
One of the best routes in the cave. Technical climbing in the beginning leads to a sustained boulder problem through the final roof. FA: christian ehlert | 25m, 12 | |||
Open Project
Set: christian ehlert | |||||
New Route
Route not finished yet. Set: christian ehlert | |||||
5.11b | ★★ Eminion
Technical climbing on pinches leads to the base of the roof. FA: christian ehlert | 15m, 6 | |||
5.11a | ★ Lomo de Aligator
Fun pinching up tufas. Starts with the small stalagmite in the "right bottom corner" of the cave. Anchors just below the roof. | 10m, 4 | |||
5.12d | ★★★ Espesa bruma / Plato de Segunda Mesa
Climb through the obvious tufas to a difficult boulder problem at the final roof. Classic! Set: christian ehlert FA: Diego | 15m, 10 | |||
5.12b | ★★ Anagrama
Climb through the steep roof on stalactites and crimps to a hard boulder problem at the end. FA: christian ehlert | 10m, 6 | |||
5.12a | ★★ Onomatopeya
Huge holds with a boulder problem at the end. First route in the cave. FA: christian ehlert | 10m, 4 | |||
Gruta de las Candelas | |||||
5.11a | ★★★ Paseo Escolar
Climbing through hidden jugs on a steep wall, a lot harder than it looks. The leftmost route on the wall. This is actually one of the worst routes on this wall, despite its popularity. If it is your first time here and looking for something easy, better try Chukrut, it is a lot friendlier and fun. FA: Lu Ramirez | 9m, 5 | |||
5.11c | ★★ Hurracarrana
Climb up to the left edge of the massive hole then traverse the left side on jugs to the top. Set: Lu Ramirez FA: christian ehlert | 10m, 6 | |||
5.11a | ★★ Chukrut
A bouldery start leads to large jugs to the top. FA: christian ehlert | 10m, 6 | |||
5.11c | ★ Tufanfarria
Starts on two large tufas and ends on the same anchors as Choucroute. Set: Baraka FA: Lu Ramirez | 11m, 7 | |||
5.11d | ★★★ Kathmandu
Follows hidden jugs through massive huecos to the top of the wall. Set: Lu Ramirez FA: christian ehlert | 16m, 8 | |||
5.13a | ★★★ Crónicas de una Muerte Anunciada
Newest line on the wall. Climbs relatively easy until a high crux FA: Luis Cajero | ||||
5.13a | ★★ Activista Digital
Variante de África. Escalas toda la ruta hasta el último bolt antes de la reunión y te desvías a Crónicas, usando el último bolt y reunión de esta ruta. Combinando el crux de África y Crónicas FA: Luis Cajero | ||||
5.12c | ★★★ África
The first route bolted in the cave and one of the best routes here. Set: christian ehlert FA: Vadir Lopez | 17m, 10 | |||
5.12c | ★★★ Oogie Boogie
Climb through a series of pinches and crimps to reach the spectacular tufa. Pinch up the tufa and follow jugs to the anchors. Shares the same anchors with África. Classic! FA: christian ehlert | 14m, 10 | |||
5.13a | ★★★ Nomak
Start on large holds that changes into long moves on crimps to a good rest with a final boulder problem at the top. FA: christian ehlert | 14m, 10 | |||
5.13c | ★★ Massai Mara
Starts on the largest stalagmite at the left end of the cave and climbs out the underside of the roof ending at the highest set of anchors in the hole on the other side of the cave. Shares the anchor with Oagadougou, Chinguetti, and Vaacanda. Classic! Set: christian ehlert FA: Mauricio Huerta | 28m, 15 | |||
5.13c | Oagadougou
Starts at the deepest part of the cave. Longest route in the cave. Ends in the whole in the ceiling at the highest set of anchors and shares the anchor with Chinguetti and Vaacanda. Set: christian ehlert FA: Javier Canche | 35m, 22 | |||
5.13d | ★★ Serenghuetti
Empieza en Oagadougou. Starts on Oagadougou and finishes on the anchors of Zion, just above the stairs. | ||||
5.13d | Zion
Starts at the entrance of the other cave and follows big stalactites to a long endurance traverse to the lip of the cave. Ends at the entrance to the cave (anchors above stairs). Classic! Set: Javier Canche FA: Mauricio Huerta | 30m, 19 | |||
5.13b/c | ★★★ Chinguetti
Climb the large stalactites just right of the tunnel to the other cave to the lip of the cave. Resting on the large stalagmite makes the grade to 12d/13a. Shares the anchor with Oagadougou and Vaacanda. FA: christian ehlert | 25m, 13 | |||
5.13a | ★★★ Vaacanda
Climb through hundreds of hanging stalactites starting on a large stalagmite left of the stairs as you go down. One of the best routes in Las Candelas! Ends in the whole in the ceiling at the lower set of two anchors. Shares the anchor with Shangrila, Rabat, and Sri Lanka. FA: christian ehlert | 15m, 9 | |||
5.12a | ★★★ Shangrila
Start on top of the stalagmite at the cave entrance, just right of the stairs as you walk in, and climb out numerous hanging stalactites to the anchors (by the skylight). Shares the anchor with Vaacanda, Rabat, and Sri Lanka. FA: christian ehlert | 12m, 8 | |||
5.12b | Rabat
Start on top of the stalagmites right of the stairs at the cave entrance (second route) and climb through the stalactites to the anchor near the skylight. Shares the anchor with Vaacanda, Shangrila, and Sri Lanka. FA: christian ehlert | 12m, 6 | |||
5.12c | Sri Lanka
Start on top of the stalagmites right of the stairs at the cave entrance (3rd route) and climb through stalactites to a hard boulder problem right before you reach the final stalactites. Shares the anchor with Vaacanda, Shangrila, and Rabat, by the skylight. FA: christian ehlert | 12m, 6 | |||
5.9 | ★★ Candelabros
A cool start up a massive stalagmite leads to large stalagtites to the top. | 8m, 4 | |||
5.9 | ★ Eutanacia
A fun steep start leads to juggy stalagtites to the top. First hanger missing. FA: Gunter Ehlert | 8m, 4 | |||
5.9 | ★★ De Osteoporosis a la Eutanacia
Start on 'La del Chaka' and traverses left through dirty rock to the anchors of Eutanacia. | 8m, 4 | |||
5.9 | ★ La del Chaka
Juggy climbing through stalagtites leads to the top. FA: Gunter Ehlert | 8m, 4 | |||
5.8 | ★★ Osteoporosis
Juggy climbing through stalagtites just left of the organ pipes. FA: Gunter Ehlert | 8m, 4 | |||
5.10a | ★★ Camplanita
Climb the right side of the large column using pinches. Ends right below the cave’s ceiling. Anchors? Set: Lu Ramirez FA: Francisco Pena | 7m, 3 | |||
Cuevas del Gato | |||||
5.12b | Unnamed 1
The first route on the left entrance with an anchor just outside on the face. Set: christian ehlert | ||||
Zelda | |||||
5.9 | ★★ Exit Route
The short route that is sued to climb out of the cave. Exactly where you rap in. Set: christian ehlert | 11m | |||
5.12a | ★★★ Unnamed 1
Set: christian ehlert | ||||
5.12b/c | Unnamed 2
Set: christian ehlert | ||||
5.10 | ★★ Kokiri
A short route with anchors in the roof. Set: christian ehlert | 9m | |||
5.12c | ★ Unnamed 3
Starts at the obvious stalgamite left under the arch. Set: christian ehlert | ||||
Unnamed 4
Starting right under the arch and follwoing the steep arch up. Set: Urs Moosmüller | |||||
Unnamed 5
Set: christian ehlert | |||||
Unnamed 6
Set: christian ehlert | |||||
Unnamed 7
Set: christian ehlert | |||||
5.12d | Unnamed 8
Set: christian ehlert | ||||
5.11b | ★★ Epona
Left trending line. This line starts just left of the rap-in line. Set: christian ehlert | ||||
Joya del Salitre | |||||
5.12b | ★★ Chilango Chiflado
The longest route on the wall. A boulder problem down low leads to easier climbing to the anchors. Set: Mitten Roiz | 20m, 11 | |||
5.12b | ★★ Equilatero
A slick boulder problem on small crimps leads to a spectacular finish on a large tufa. Set: christian ehlert | 18m, 14 | |||
5.11c | ★★ Segundo Aliento
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5.11c
First pitch starts on a crack and finishes in a big hole. The second pitch climbs up the steep wall and finishes near two bee hives. FA: W. Ramirez & christian ehlert | 15m, 2, 10 | |||
5.10d | ★ La del Chaka
Climb Segundo Aliento to the fourth bolt, then head right following a line of bolts to the anchors. FA: Gunter Ehlert | 13m, 13 | |||
5.11b | ★ Madrugado
An easy slab leads to technical climbing to the anchors. Shares the same anchors as La del Chaka. FA: christian ehlert | 12m, 7 | |||
5.12c | ★★★ Henkidama
Climb the obvious tufa until it ends at a blank wall. Follow the line of small crimps to the anchors. FA: Edel Avalos, W. Ramires & christian ehlert | 11m, 6 | |||
5.12d | ★★★ Ayatola
Climb up the largest tufa on the wall until it ends. From here climb through the technical crux on slopers to the anchors. FA: Edel Avalos & christian ehlert | 13m, 8 | |||
5.12c | ★★★ Cangrearaña
A crimpy start leads to a small crack. FA: christian ehlert | 11m, 5 | |||
5.12d | ★★ Lajas
An easy start leads to a nice rest before a three bolt long boulder problem to the anchors. | 14m, 7 | |||
5.12a | ★ La de Lu
An easy start on crimps and pockets leads to a technical dihedral. FA: W. Ramires | 13m, 6 | |||
5.12b | ★ Nueva
An easy start leads to small crimps to the anchors. Missing its first bolt. FA: christian ehlert | 13m, 6 | |||
5.12b | ★★ Mano de Mickey
An easy start leads to a technical boulder problem to amazing climbing to the anchors. Classic! FA: christian ehlert | 13m, 6 | |||
5.8 | ★★ Unknown 1
Short pocket route. Great for kids. FA: Gunter Ehlert | 6m, 3 | |||
5.11d | ★★★ Magmatse
Sustained climbing through a slightly overhung wall. FA: Javier Canche | 8m, 4 | |||
5.12a | ★★ Puerquito en Salsa Verde
A technical start leads through a steep arete to a dihedral finish. Shares the same anchors as Magmatse. FA: Millon Poiz & Luis Carlos Garcia | 9m, 5 | |||
5.12a | ★★ La Cortita Negra
Sustained crimps up a blank vertical wall leads to the anchors. Its not over until you reach the top. FA: Salvador Macias & christian ehlert | 8m, 4 | |||
5.11c | ★ Las Poquianchis
A technical boulder problem on sidepulls leads to an easy topout. Hard for the grade. FA: christian ehlert | 8m, 4 | |||
5.10b | ★★ Quincenera
A hard beginning on small pockets leads to fun climbing to the top. FA: Miguel Jordano & Javier Calzada | 8m, 4 | |||
5.10a | ★★ Unknown 2
A hard beginning on small pockets leads to fun climbing to the top. Very similar to Quinceanera. FA: Lu Ramirez | 8m, 4 | |||
5.10a | ★★ La de Javier
Hidden jugs lead to an easier face. FA: Javier Serratos | 8m, 3 | |||
5.9 | ★ Adiós Vertigo
A short route starting with a slab near the field along the entrance path to the main wall. Slightly overgrown. Easy slab leading to a big texture sloper. | 10m, 5 | |||
Panales | |||||
5.12a | Unknown 1
FA: Bruno Barron | ||||
5.12b | Luna
FA: christian ehlert, Javier Canche & Caroline Antenie | ||||
5.12c | Reosito
FA: christian ehlert | ||||
Unknown 2
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Unknown 3
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5.12d | Vacalunar
FA: Chamon Miliano & Fortes | ||||
5.12c | Manita de Pueco
FA: christian ehlert | ||||
Arete
FA: christian ehlert | |||||
5.13a | Unknown 4
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5.12d | Ego
FA: christian ehlert & Javier Canche |