El Salto (climbing area) explained

El Salto is a rock climbing area in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, in Northeastern Mexico.^[1] The climbing area is near to Ciénega de González village, Santiago municipality, 60 km away from Monterrey.^[2] El Salto is one of the few climbing areas in northern Mexico where overhanging limestone full of tufa can be found.^[3] The Las Animas wall can be reached by foot from the town Cienega de Gonzalez.^[4] The name “El Salto” refers to a waterfall near the climbing area.

Climbing features

• Las Animas, with grades from 5.11B to 5.13d.^[5]
• La Cueva del Tecolote, with Grades from 5.11C to 5.14B.

External links

• Fotografias el Salto

Notes and References

1. Web site: Climbing: El Chaman Loco, El Salto, Mexico . 2024-08-06 . PlanetMountain.com.
2. Web site: Rock Climbing in El Salto, Nuevo Leon . 2024-08-06 . Mountain Project . en-US.
3. Web site: gripped . 2019-01-09 . El Salto: A Mexican Wall to be Stoked About . 2024-08-06 . Gripped Magazine . en-US.
4. Web site: El Salto; C.d.G., Sport climbing . 2024-08-06 . theCrag . en.
5. Web site: 2018-03-17 . El Salto! . 2024-08-06 . Joe Stock . en-US.