Climbs 72
Rocktype UNKNOWN
Altitude 396m a.s.l
Faces NW
Caimanes Encallados area. Scramble down along and then up onto some ancient terraces. Great area, climber on Caimanes 5+ © Dave Turnbull
A escarpment of buttresses of good quality pocketed limestone with about 70 routes most about 15 to 20m in length, some a little longer. The names and grades on the pebbles at the base of each route have now mostly worn off so I have added some crag photos which should enable a visit along with the descriptions in the approach section if you can't get hold of a topo. There are a couple of good quality grade 4's and a multitude of good 5's and 6's. Strong fingers are essential on the steep pocket pulling of the high 6's. Though not worth travelling a long distance to, the crag is well worth a visit if you are on the area.
The crag faces WNW and in April comes into the sun at about 2pm with some faces getting shade until about 3.30pm.
Cross the road walk round the barrier and go up the tarmaced road for about 10 minutes until you reach a small water reservoir. Go past this on the left, high up, along side the fence, then step over a small wall and work your way up to a larger concrete wall. Go a few meters left along this and the climb over. There may be a marker cairn. A well defined path leads to the crag from here. 20 to 25 minutes from the car depending on which buttress you go to. The path arrives at the crag at the Espinete buttress and about 20m right is a buttress with superb rock and the pocketed rib of Psicochapas. Moving right again it is necessary to scramble upwards and this brings you to a section of great slabby rock which includes the bird banned routes. Moving right again, drop down and then climb up a couple of old terraces to reach the excellent El desplomao del flipao area with the big wall of Imperio del sol to the right. (I haven't been any further than this on my two visits)
Bird ban on 12 routes, El escudo to El caracol inclusive, 1st January to 30th June. (This was well signed in April 2022)
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