Cueva de la Tia Rosa
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| | Difficulty:River Cave 2B I (v1a2 I) Raps:0
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"Fun little cave with a neat narrow, vertical drop of about 90-100 to enter. Ledge on the hillside to reach the bolt/chain anchors can be a bit slippe |
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Introduction
Cueva de la Tia Rosa (also called Tierrosa which is an amalgam of the official name) is a nice water cave near the start of Chipitin canyon. It is full of water and has swimming. Midway through the cave you will reach a point where the water reaches the ceiling and it appears the cave ends. However you can do a series of hold-your-breath duck-unders (around 3 or so), and you will re-emerge in dry passage and see the second half of the cave which is very nice passageway.
Approach
There are two ways to enter the cave, either walking in through the mouth, or doing a 25m rappel down a chimney that will put you a couple hundred feet inside.
Descent
Exit
Typically after exploring this cave the group will descend Chipitin canyon, or you can hike back to Potrero Redondo.