Rock climbing in South Eastern Mexico

The rock climbing and sport climbing in south eastern Mexico is found around the large cities of Pachuca, Puebla, Xalapa, and Oaxaca. Here there is a high concentration of sport crags, plus a number of trad climbing and bouldering areas.

Map of the main rock climbing areas in South Eastern Mexico

Map of the main rock climbing areas in South Eastern Mexico

Main rock climbing areas in South Eastern Mexico

NoCragNo. of routesTypical Grade RangeRock TypeStyle of Climbing
1El Arenal615.8 to 5.14bVolcanic tuffSport and bouldering
2Parque Nacional El Chico100+5.4 to 5.12ConglomeradoSport, Trad, and bouldering
3San Juan Tizahuapan505.8 to 5.13LimestoneSport and Trad
4Cerro Brujo415.9 to 5.13LimestoneSport
5Los Pericos855.8 to 5.13dRhyoliteSport and Trad
6Pena Colorada115.11b to 5.13cLimestoneSport
7San Sebastian Tutla and La Meca825.8 to 5.14RhyoliteSport, Trad, and bouldering
8Yagul125.9 to 5.13bRhyoliteSport and bouldering
9Paredes De Copoya605.8 to 5.13LimestoneSport, Trad, and bouldering
10El Gimnasio - Canon Del Sumidero105.8 to 5.11LimestoneSport

Rock climbing around Pachuca

Near to the city of Pachuca is Mineral del Chico National Park that hosts many conglomerate domes or monoliths. Here there is a mixture of trad and new sport routes. Also in this magnificent natural environment there are many boulders of all shapes and sizes. There are around 50 registered problems up to V10 across all grades but with a huge potential for new ones. Close by is El Arenal, a sport climbing crag that has some extremely overhanging routes. 

Rock climbing around Puebla

Los Pericos is a large sport crag near the city of Puebla. The routes here are generally good quality, on Rhyolite rock. The style of the climbing ranges from vertical to overhanging, with grades from 5.9 to 5.13d.

Rock climbing around Oaxaca

Close to the city of Oaxaca there are a number of crags. The crag of Pena Colorada is a great wall 150m long, providing many magnificent limestone multi-pitch routes. The quality of these red/grey limestone routes is exceptional and the setting is fantastic. San Sebastian Tutla is the closest sport crag to the city of Oaxaca. This large and highly developed rhyolite wall has great face climbing, with a wide range of grades. La Meca is a uniquely wave shaped wall where most of the routes are at the higher end of the grade range.

Rock climbing around Xalapa

Average peak temperatures for Mexico City40km southeast of Xalapa is the town of Jalcomulco. Here is the sport climbing crag of Cerro Brujo, which is a large limestone wall located in a gorgeous jungle setting. Close by is one of the largest rivers in Mexico, called the Pescados River, which is popular for rafting.

Logistics for climbing in south eastern Mexico

Generally the best time to climb in south western Mexico is from November through to April. During this time there are very low levels of rain and the coolest temperatures.

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