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Dates: March 1 - March 15
General Information: Hueco Tanks offers some of the best bouldering in winter. Unfortunately, even though most of the North Mountain is open to climbing, access to other areas is restricted and guides are necessary.
Decision:The warning on rockclimbing.com clearly stated “do your homework” before visiting. So I did – and even though doing it was a little complicated and I felt that I was a monkey in the circus jumping through hoops – I had to include this place as one of the destinations. My main reasons for including Hueco Tanks on our list of places to visit is this place’s historic significance in the climbing world, and, even with many restrictions in place, Hueco Tanks remains (by the accounts of many climbers) as the best area to boulder.
Time:I had to give this location 15 days. We’ll see what will happen when we get there – we might stay longer or we might turn around and leave.
Classics: Bouldering: Mushroom Boulder V0-V10, 45-Degree Wall V5, Bucket Roof V6, Crush Dummy V7, Slashface V14; Routes: Catwalk 5.6, Uriah’s Heap 5.7, Indecent Exposure 5.9+, Sea of Holes 5.10a, Pigs to Pork 5.10+, Optical Promise 5.11+, Secret Sharer 11d/12a, Stardust 5.12b/c, Tarts of Horsham 5.12d, The Terminator Roof Crack 5.12a, Gunfighter 5.13a, When Legends Die 5.13a, Mother of the Future 5.13, Boystown 5.14a.
Websites: www.HuecoRockRanch.com www.huecotanks.com/
Afterthought: ...the amount of bouldering in Hueco is huge... we kept discovering new places every day... however, by the end of two weeks I finally was getting to know Hueco better ... I mean the North Mountain... there were two other mountains (East and West) that we didn't even stepped foot on, plus the East Spur... only when we visited East Spur have I started to realize how big this place really is... and concluded that in order to climb all the climbs in Hueco you will need a lifetime... although, it takes some time getting use to the restrictions and regulations I suggest that to anyone who is serious about bouldering to make this place their next destination... I myself will definitely be dreaming of few unfinished problems for some time... but hopefully I’ll be back soon...
Problems sent: Lobster Claw V5, Walruss in a Blender V5, T-bone shuffle V4, Bloody Flapper V4, Moonshine Roof V4, Full Figure V4, Hard Again V3, Chiss Trainning V3, Big Mama Jama V3, Inverted Nipples V3, Shaved Pits V2, Lucky Pierre V2, Flesh Tuxedo V2, The Vulgarian V2, Johnny Mop V2, Seca's Speciality V2, Ghetto Simulator V2, Gums V2, No Body Gets Out Here Alive V2, Orfice Affair V1, The Backscratcher V1, Speak to Me O'Toothless One V1, Hershey's Symphony V1, The Flexin Texan V1, Black & Blue V1, Volder Destruction V1, Epilady V1.
Projects: King Cobra V6, Double Vision V7, Left El Murray V6, Center El Murray V6, Rouhgage V7, Sin of Choss V4, Sign of Cross V3, Dean's Trip V5, See Spot Run V6, Mopboys V6, Whicalaka Roof V5, Hi Pro Glow V6
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