How to get there:
This mountain may be reached easily from the big city of Guadalajara.
A toll road will take you quickly just north of the mountain.
Exit here (near N20.85168, W103.8594) and
drive the smaller road that serves antennas, until you reach a locked gate.
Parking is available here near location N20.79209, W103.8535, elevation about 2660m.
Route description:
Continue to follow the road beyond the gate. When pretty close below a col, a trail
leaves the road and crosses to the othern side, a short, slightly descending traverse
followed by a short ascent will
get you to the base of a short, but steep pitch.
The remaining vertical to the summit is less than 50 meter.
A rope may be located here, but that cannot be taken for granted. Most parties would
prefer a rope here, at least for descending. Higher up, the route continues a short
stretch with easy scrambling, then a somewhat steeper section, still YDS class 3.
Finally, a short walk to the summit. Beyond the summit,
located between some trees,
one may scramble a couple of boulders
from where the view is better.
Comments:
I did this climb with my friend Adam. This was the first peak on a trip
in Mexico. We both arrived in Guadalajara the day before, Sunday, May 12.
The first task in the morning, was to find our rental car and meet up, since
we had stayed in different hotels.
We had booked and paid for a rental car, Jeep Wrangler or similar. However,
the best car (National Rent a car) they could offer was a Nissan X-trail,
not even a 4WD. In fact a car one could rent for far less money. This was
a very unfortunate situation, but impossible to remedy this morning.
We started hiking around 1045 and arrived at the base of the final cliff
around 1120. We carried a 60 meter rope and the climbing did not pose
big difficulties. Arriving at the summit around 1230, we spent some time around
the summit bulders to enjoy some views. Leaving
around 1250, we took 2 rappels since we had
the rope available. Back at the car
shortly after 1400, a total outing slightly less than 3 hours.
Thanks to Adam for a very nice beginning of our Mexico trip.
