Conditions:Balcones-20190213170713
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12 Feb 2019 (6 yrs, 2 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | Felixrulz (76 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Good |
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| Waterflow: | Dry |
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| Wetsuit: | None |
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| Difficulty: | Normal |
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| Time: |  5 hours
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Team: 2 people
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Comments: Party: Emmanuel and Felix Dispite the drizzling overcast sky I met up with Emmanuel, a local canyoner who I'd only been in contact with online for the last day. My host dropped me off at his place which was conveniently located close to the canyon. I repacked my bag, taking out my wetsuit and some pull cord. His brother have us a lift to the suburb of Teresitas; from there we walked along the dirt road towards the information centre. There are two options to reach the dropin point, the route to the left called "Aguajes" travels clockwise up to the canyon, whilst the the route to the right traveling counter clockwise is called "Burreros". Emanuel took me on the Aguajes route which is supposed to be longer but more interesting with some short canyon sections (and some sport climbing routes). The route was well established but sometimes a little hard to follow. We encountered many painted arrows, flagging tape and the occasional parks sign. Getting higher up into the mountain you join more travelled hiking trails, and some campsites. I was happy to drink from the stream (I was assured that it doesn't have to be filtered). There were a couple of turns before we reached the turnoff to drop into our drainage. It was a short walk down the creek with some short downclimbes before we reached the first pitch. The canyon was bolted despite many well located natural anchors. There are 4-6 pitches in the canyon: P1 xx CL 15m P2 (optional) 5m P3 xx CR 25m P4 xx CL 20m. Some downclimbing follows. Can extend, or re-anchor off a tree if needed. We simul-rapped the first section. P5a xx CL 70m. I descended on our 60m. It didn't reach and I had to ascend. P5b/P6 xx/xx both 25m. Quite chossy. From the bottom the trail descends down passing many climbing routes and boulder problems. It soon joins the trail from the información centre. We caught a bus back.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Good | Dry
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| Normal | 5 hours
| 2 people | Felixrulz (76 reports) | |
Comment: Party: Emmanuel and Felix
Dispite the drizzling overcast sky I met up with Emmanuel, a local canyoner who I'd only been in contact with online for the last day. My host dropped me off at his place which was conveniently located close to the canyon. I repacked my bag, taking out my wetsuit and some pull cord. His brother have us a lift to the suburb of Teresitas; from there we walked along the dirt road towards the information centre. There are two options to reach the dropin point, the route to the left called "Aguajes" travels clockwise up to the canyon, whilst the the route to the right traveling counter clockwise is called "Burreros". Emanuel took me on the Aguajes route which is supposed to be longer but more interesting with some short canyon sections (and some sport climbing routes). The route was well established but sometimes a little hard to follow. We encountered many painted arrows, flagging tape and the occasional parks sign. Getting higher up into the mountain you join more travelled hiking trails, and some campsites. I was happy to drink from the stream (I was assured that it doesn't have to be filtered).
There were a couple of turns before we reached the turnoff to drop into our drainage. It was a short walk down the creek with some short downclimbes before we reached the first pitch. The canyon was bolted despite many well located natural anchors. There are 4-6 pitches in the canyon:
P1 xx CL 15m
P2 (optional) 5m
P3 xx CR 25m
P4 xx CL 20m. Some downclimbing follows. Can extend, or re-anchor off a tree if needed. We simul-rapped the first section.
P5a xx CL 70m. I descended on our 60m. It didn't reach and I had to ascend.
P5b/P6 xx/xx both 25m. Quite chossy.
From the bottom the trail descends down passing many climbing routes and boulder problems. It soon joins the trail from the información centre.
We caught a bus back.
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