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Listed as 5.9+ in the (Ed's) book, the route setter (Dane Bass) calls it an honest 5.8.

(Dane's book lists it as 5.9) The name of the route is written with red ink (hard to find).

Route history

First ascent: Dain Bass; Dane Bass & Sue Kligerman

Warnings

Location

Lat/Lon: 25.94955, -100.47692

Grade citation

5.9 Assigned grade
5.8
5.8 [5.7 - 5.9] -- grAId
5.9 Matthew L Johnson
5.9 *

ethic

Please don´t litter, some crags like LaHuasteca are a little runout, but thats how they were set, please avoid adding bolts. Rebolting efforts are much apreciated, just send a heads up to the local climbing comunity for safety reasons.

inherited from Nuevo León

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Overall quality 59 from 29 ratings.

Difficulty - 5.9

Soft Touch
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Sandbag

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Suggested Grade

5.9

Based on 3 ratings.

Tick Types

Onsight 26
Flash 4
Red point 5
Pink point 2
Tick 13
Top rope 6
Attempt 2

Comment keywords

feet crack bad face hard

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Author(s): Frank P. Madden

Date: 2022

ISBN: 979-8218024314

The latest guidebook to El Potrero Chico is now available in its third edition. This book has comprehensive detail of not just the routes but how and when to be there. Single pitch or multi-pitch, this book has it all. More great crag photos to help locate the spot you want to climb as well as plenty of topo photos to help you find all the routes you will want to climb. The new edition also has a new history, local history and geology section of the guidebook produced by local members of the community! There is also the long awaited index by grade! A comprehensive guidebook for all of El Potrero Chico, Las Ventanas de Mina (Crescent Moon Buttress and Culo de Gato), Grutas de García, La Popa and Boca de los Potrerillos. Including a couple newly developed crags called Narnia and SunnyVale, and more than a few new routes unpublished anywhere else. Has multi-pitch topo photos for the classic routes with pitch by pitch information.

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