South America Guide

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

Table of contents

1. South America 9,573 routes in Region

14 8 9 5 12 6 11 3 2 10 13 4 1 7

1 Argentina 2 Bolivia 3 Brazil 4 Chile 5 Colombia 6 Ecuador 7 Falkland Islands 8 French Guiana 9 Guyana 10 Paraguay 11 Peru 12 Suriname 13 Uruguay 14 Venezuela

Summary:

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Saison

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: -20.756350, -55.607300

1.1. Argentina 2,075 routes in Region

9 16 17 5 18 12 1 14 15 4 19 22

1 Buenos Aires 4 Chubut 5 Córdoba 9 Jujuy 12 Mendoza 14 Neuquén 15 Río Negro 16 Salta 17 San Juan 18 San Luis 19 Santa Cruz 22 Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: -36.081268, -65.102163

1.1.1. Buenos Aires 341 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -36.712520, -60.572244

1.1.2. Catamarca 0 routes in Region

1.1.3. Chaco 0 routes in Region

1.1.4. Chubut 258 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -43.777822, -68.286818

1.1.5. Córdoba 210 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -32.134378, -63.795439

1.1.6. Corrientes 0 routes in Region

1.1.7. Entre Ríos 0 routes in Region

1.1.8. Formosa 0 routes in Region

1.1.9. Jujuy 2 routes in Region

Summary:

Bloc et Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -23.294962, -65.752115

1.1.10. La Pampa 0 routes in Region

1.1.11. La Rioja 0 routes in Region

1.1.12. Mendoza 452 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: -34.611220, -68.585171

1.1.13. Misiones 0 routes in Region

1.1.14. Neuquén 72 routes in Region

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -38.584036, -69.958615

1.1.15. Río Negro 364 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et Style inconnu

Lat / Long: -40.407830, -67.197230

1.1.16. Salta 1 route in Region

Summary:

Tous Bloc

Lat / Long: -24.223173, -64.751914

1.1.17. San Juan 0 routes in Region

1.1.18. San Luis 0 routes in Region

1.1.19. Santa Cruz 375 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Alpinisme et other styles

Lat / Long: -48.813351, -69.897683

1.1.20. Santa Fe 0 routes in Region

1.1.21. Santiago del Estero 0 routes in Region

1.1.22. Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur 0 routes in Region

1.1.23. Tucumán 0 routes in Region

1.2. Bolivia 146 routes in Region

2 1 4 3

1 La Paz 2 Cordillera Real 3 Churata 4 Sajama

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Alpinisme et other styles

Lat / Long: -16.551613, -64.676089

1.2.1. La Paz 88 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -16.699223, -68.284867

1.2.2. Cordillera Real 42 routes in Area

Summary:

Tous Alpinisme

Lat / Long: -16.455404, -67.925132

1.2.3. Churata 15 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -19.801696, -66.071363

résumé

Beautiful climbing in a desert valley. This remote crag is in a great landscape surrounded by Lamas, Sheep and Cows, tended by local farmers. This will become the destination crag of Bolivia.

description

Located between Potosi and Uyuni on the Ruta 5. Catch a bus from Potosi to Uyuni (or the other direction) and get off the bus next to punto San Juan, approximately one hour south of Potosi.

Limitations de l'accès

There are no shops or places to leave rubbish near here. Plan accordingly. Bring all food, and pack out all waste. There is a hut which may be used if previous reservations are made, please see www.climbingsucre.com before approaching.

approche

It is private Land and the owner support to develop the crag. Please consider that this was a private initiative. Please make a reservation for the hut before you go climbing.

où dormir

You can stay either in the hut or camp. Please make a reservation go to this page: www.climbingsucre.com

1.2.4. Sajama 1 route in Crag

Summary:

Tous Alpinisme

Lat / Long: -18.111916, -68.885832

description

The highest point in Bolivia

1.3. Brazil 3,786 routes in Region

8 1 2 9 5 3 4 6 7

1 Brasília 2 Minas Gerais 3 Rio de Janeiro 4 Paraná 5 São Paulo 6 Santa Catarina 7 Rio Grande do Sul 8 North-East 9 Espírito Santo

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Bloc et other styles

Lat / Long: -14.409287, -53.893433

description

Brazil is a large country with a lot of climbing potential. Historically most development has focused in the southeast in the states of 'São Paulo', 'Rio de Janeiro' and 'Minas Gerais' however there is now development happening elsewhere.

Styles cover almost everything, from bouldering and single pitch sport routes, to long alpine routes. Climbing gear is very expensive in Brazil (~2-3x what it costs in North America or Europe), making long multi-pitch sport routes more common than elsewhere.

Some guidebooks are easily available for more popular areas (see http://www.companhiadaescalada.com.br/livraria/livraria.htm) but many are only available locally and your best bet is to find a local to show you around. Climbers in Brazil are generally friendly and more likely than average to speak some English. Posting here: http://www.escaladabrasil.com/ may help you find a partner.

1.3.1. Brasília 2 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade traditionnelle et Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -15.781905, -47.794183

résumé

The capital of Brazil.

1.3.2. Minas Gerais 2,108 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Bloc et other styles

Lat / Long: -18.568584, -45.457915

résumé

The state of Minas Gerais holds unforgettable historical, architectural, and ecological riches. This state's name, which means "general mines," was inspired by the area's great mineral wealth.

description

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte, is a major urban and finance center in Latin America, and is the sixth largest municipality in Brazil, after the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia and Fortaleza, but its metropolitan area is the third largest in Brazil with just over 5,500,000 inhabitants, after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

approche

Aeroporto Internacional Tancredo Neves, near Belo Horizonte, is the main point of entry to Minas Gerais. The domestic airport of Pampulha is more centrally located and closer to Belo Horizonte's main bus station, where connections to other parts of Minas and the country can be made. Bus travel between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is feasible, but it is advisable to take leito (bed) bus service late at night and arrive in early in the morning.

1.3.3. Rio de Janeiro 408 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Bloc et other styles

Lat / Long: -22.794187, -43.567501

1.3.4. Paraná 94 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade traditionnelle et Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -24.655567, -51.537694

1.3.5. São Paulo 380 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Bloc et other styles

Lat / Long: -22.501274, -48.464714

1.3.6. Santa Catarina 72 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -27.836253, -50.877860

1.3.7. Rio Grande do Sul 380 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Style inconnu et other styles

Lat / Long: -30.145543, -53.099360

1.3.8. North-East 338 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: -8.498247, -38.761443

description

website of climbers in Ceará with route database and topos (in Portuguese): http://www.escaladanoceara.com.br/croquis.php

Downloadable guidebooks (in Portuguese): http://www.eene.com.br/oguia.php

1.3.9. Espírito Santo 4 routes in Region

Summary:

Tous Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: -19.592756, -40.651826

1.4. Chile 1,727 routes in Region

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 Region de Tarapacá 2 Region de Atacama 3 Region de Coquimbo 4 Región de Valparaíso 5 Región Metropolitana / Santiago 6 Region de Maule 7 Region de Araucanía 8 Region de Lagos 9 Region de Aysen 10 Region de Magallanes

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -39.054012, -71.961119

1.4.1. Region de Tarapacá 1 route in Region

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -19.640226, -68.979182

1.4.2. Region de Atacama 115 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: -24.896167, -69.003705

1.4.3. Region de Coquimbo 0 routes in Region

1.4.4. Región de Valparaíso 232 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -32.808834, -71.058325

1.4.5. Región Metropolitana / Santiago 455 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -33.559694, -70.648285

1.4.6. Region de Maule 352 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: -35.652332, -71.503695

1.4.7. Region de Araucanía 8 routes in Area

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -38.656910, -72.285795

résumé

Beautiful location and lots of routes

1.4.8. Region de Lagos 26 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade traditionnelle et Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -41.325341, -72.227191

1.4.9. Region de Aysen 506 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -46.472210, -72.794329

résumé

The heart of Chilean Patagonia.

1.4.10. Region de Magallanes 32 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -51.237504, -72.769807

1.4.11. Piedra Del lobo 0 routes in Unknown

description

Rock on the middle of the river with multiple boulder problems

1.5. Colombia 828 routes in Region

1 6 10 2 8 3 5 7 9 4

1 Antioquia 2 Boyacá 3 Cundinamarca 4 Nariño 5 nevado del tolima 6 Santander 7 Tolima 8 Caldas 9 Valle del Cauca 10 Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: 4.138637, -73.040481

1.5.1. Antioquia 66 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: 6.915359, -75.570230

résumé

Based around the city of Medellin, good climbing can be found both east and south of the city.

description

is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioquia

1.5.2. Boyacá 72 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Escalade traditionnelle et other styles

Lat / Long: 5.796384, -72.825200

description

Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela; Boyacá is known as "The Land of Freedom" because this region was the scene of a series of battles which led to Colombia's independence from Spain. The first one took place on 25 July 1819 in the Pantano de Vargas and the final and decisive battle known as the Battle of Boyacá was fought on 7 August 1819 at Puente de Boyacá.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyac%C3%A1_Department

1.5.3. Cundinamarca 419 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade traditionnelle, Escalade sportive et other styles

Lat / Long: 4.790903, -74.104457

description

is one of the departments of Colombia. Its area covers 24.210 km,2 and it has a population of 2,280,037. It was created on August 5, 1886 under the constitutional terms presented on the same year. Cundinamarca is located in the center of Colombia and its capital is Bogotá. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cundinamarca_Department

historique

Over the last 20 years new climbing zones have emerged in the department.

1.5.4. Nariño 55 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Style inconnu et other styles

Lat / Long: 1.564162, -77.873765

description

is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. Its capital is San Juan de Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nari%C3%B1o_Department

1.5.5. nevado del tolima 0 routes in Region

1.5.6. Santander 188 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: 6.696031, -73.491069

description

Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte de Santander Department, to the north by Cesar Department, and to the west by Bolivar and Antioquia Departments. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santander_Department

1.5.7. Tolima 3 routes in Region

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: 4.276785, -75.093062

description

Tolima is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region, in the center-west of the country. Tolima has a surface area of 23,562 km², and its capital is Ibagué. The department of Tolima was created in 1861 from a part of what was previously Cundinamarca. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolima_Department

1.5.8. Caldas 17 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: 4.954457, -75.454927

résumé

Es uno de los departamentos de Colombia que hace parte del Eje Cafetero

1.5.9. Valle del Cauca 2 routes in Region

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: 3.798083, -76.538032

1.5.10. Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy 6 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Alpinisme

Lat / Long: 6.091225, -72.382398

1.6. Ecuador 223 routes in Region

1 2 3 4

1 Quito area 2 Cuyuja 3 Paute 4 Cerro Ahuaca

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -1.587097, -78.275731

1.6.1. Quito area 94 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -0.264676, -78.400357

description

see http://www.monodedo.com/web/paginas/topos/zona1.html

1.6.2. Cuyuja 74 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -0.418708, -78.027122

description

From right to left.

1.6.3. Paute 53 routes in Crag

Summary:

Escalade sportive et Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: -2.763850, -78.758239

1.6.4. Cerro Ahuaca 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tous Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: -4.309875, -79.549583

1.7. Falkland Islands 0 routes in Region

1

1 Stanley

1.7.1. Stanley 0 routes in Crag

1.8. French Guiana 0 routes in Region

1

1 Cayenne

1.8.1. Cayenne 0 routes in Crag

1.9. Guyana 0 routes in Region

1

1 Georgetown

1.9.1. Georgetown 0 routes in Crag

1.10. Paraguay 0 routes in Region

1

1 Asuncion

1.10.1. Asuncion 0 routes in Crag

1.11. Peru 662 routes in Region

6 5 4 1 7

1 Lima 4 Bosque de Piedras de Huayllay 5 Huaraz 6 Quebrada Llaca 7 Cusco

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Style inconnu et other styles

Lat / Long: -9.070314, -74.540214

résumé

Welcome to Perú! There is a lot to climb here, specially in the Cordillera Blanca area (Huaraz).

description

Most of the topos are here:

http://toposperu.com/

1.11.1. Lima 150 routes in Area

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Style inconnu et other styles

Lat / Long: -12.046723, -76.811176

description

Lima it's a huge city with some climbing around, mostly sport. Check out: http://toposperu.com/category/lima/

Limitations de l'accès

Non reported at the moment.

1.11.2. Cordillera de Huayuash 0 routes in Crag

1.11.3. Escuela de Roca 0 routes in Crag

1.11.4. Bosque de Piedras de Huayllay 0 routes in Crag

1.11.5. Huaraz 429 routes in Area

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Alpinisme et other styles

Lat / Long: -9.516756, -77.398838

description

Huaraz, located 415 kms north of Peru's capital Lima, is an outdoor lover's paradise. There are dozens of hiking and mountain bike trails.

It is an alpine climbing mecca with thousands of people coming here each year to complete epic tours up the Andes.

There are plenty of alpine climbing stores and there are some sport climbing stores scattered amongst them. The town center is the best place to find these stores

Getting there

There are night busses running from Lima everyday from most bus companies. The cost is between 70-135 PEN (sols) (26-46 USD). The three main bus companies are Cial: Chepest of the lot, however the 9 hour night ride is still very manageable. Movil Tours: Mid range Cruz Del Sur: Top of the line, however the 21:00-06:00 travel time brings very little advantage over Cial.

Where to stay

There are loads of hostels for all budgets. I can highly recommend Olaza. It is a mid range hostel costing 100 Sols per night per room. It is very very clean, well run, breakfast (with massive pot of coffe), hot water with great pressure located about 15min walk from the town center.

1.11.6. Quebrada Llaca 38 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Style inconnu

Lat / Long: -9.436854, -77.444433

1.11.7. Cusco 44 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -13.627966, -71.787698

1.11.8. Kuntur Sayana 1 route in Crag

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

1.12. Suriname 0 routes in Region

1

1 Paramaribo

1.12.1. Paramaribo 0 routes in Crag

1.13. Uruguay 0 routes in Region

3 2 1

1 Montevideo 2 Minas 3 Sierras de la Mahoma

1.13.1. Montevideo 0 routes in Crag

1.13.2. Minas 0 routes in Area

description

A region with some crags and a lot of potential/Una región con algunos points y un gran potencial

approche

130 km. from Montevideo (capital).

1.13.3. Sierras de la Mahoma 0 routes in Boulder

description

New bouldering area with a lot of potential, Big rounded granite boulders.

approche

you have to take the bus (cotmi) in direction to "Mal Abrigo" at the tres cruces terminal. the fist bus starts at 6:15am and you have to say to the driver that you want to go down at the entrance of SIerras de la Mahoma two kilometers farther than Mal Abrigo.

you will spend like 1 hour and 40 minutes to arrive. At the entrance you have to walk 5 minutes until the reception of the place.

You have to paid for the day like 3 us dollars, and if yo want to stay the night camping is like 5 us dollars per night.

Also you have rooms for rent at the main entrance and in the same place they owners sell food and drinks.

From the reception until the first boulder you have to walk 10 minutes more.

Don´t forget to carry with all kind of brushes.

1.14. Venezuela 126 routes in Region

2 3 1 4

1 La Azulita 2 Caracas 3 San Juan de los Morros 4 Parque Nacional Canaima

Summary:

Escalade sportive, Style inconnu et other styles

Lat / Long: 7.194966, -66.171821

1.14.1. La Azulita 47 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tous Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: 8.713593, -71.439065

1.14.2. Caracas 42 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Style inconnu

Lat / Long: 10.472593, -66.878849

1.14.3. San Juan de los Morros 5 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tous Style inconnu

Lat / Long: 9.935368, -67.395956

1.14.4. Parque Nacional Canaima 32 routes in Region

Summary:

Escalade traditionnelle, Escalade sportive et Escalade artificielle

Lat / Long: 5.585448, -61.841097