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Description Suggest change

This is a large north facing drainage forming an anphitheatre with tall steep walls on all sides. There is a lot of rock up there. North means South down here so generally the climbing is nice and sunny. A new trail has been recently cut thus making this another major destination in the valley to hit, taking about 2 to 3 hours to the climber camp. It is a beautiful area and a bit more wild feeling. The upside of the hike up there is that the rock is naturally pretty clean and solid.

Routes not to miss are the 12-pitch 5.11+ Al Centro y Adentro, Para Chuparse los Dedos and 12-pitch 5.11b Excelente Mi Teniente.

Getting There Suggest change

This hanging valley is located a ways off the main valley floor. You can see it on the hike in way up on your right, across from Arco Iris. To get there, hike from the Refugio following the signed trail "Trinidad" and "Anfiteatro". The trail splits off the Trinidad trail 10 min. in. Fork right and is easy to follow initally to the waterfall area then gets steep. The trail is well maked with orange tags and goes through gorgeous alerce forest.

There is a climb called 'Paths of Rightousness' (5.12?) established by some Americans that is not quite at the end of the valley on the left. Excellent Mi Teniente (5.11) and La Hora es Ahora (5.11+) are visible on a Espejo about halfway up the valley on the left, and are accessed by a traversing left along the walls at the valley's end. The climb 'Cien Anos de Soledad' (5.10,A2 or 5.11) is on the taller wall on the right at the back of the valley which is named Cerro Walwalun and was climbed by French climbers in 2001. Escudo is the beautiful wall at the head of the valley and has a couple climbs, including 'La Luna' (5.10), and 'Flakes of Wrath' (5.11+).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Anfiteatro

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 10
Onomatopeya
Trad 4 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 15
El Filo La Aleta de Tiburon
Trad 10 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 5
Sweet and Bitter Fruit
Trad 4 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 4
Surfing For Stone
Trad 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 15
Through the Looking Glass
Trad 10 pitches
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 10
The Coriolis Effect
Trad, Sport 17 pitches
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 18
Todo Cambia
Trad 9 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 45
Al Centro y Adentro
Trad 12 pitches
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
 4
Flakes of Wrath
Trad 6 pitches
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 4
The Doppler Effect
Trad 16 pitches
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c C1
 7
Entre Cristales Y Cóndores
Trad, Aid 11 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Onomatopeya Paciencia
 10
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
El Filo La Aleta de Tiburon Aleta de Tiburon (Sha…
 15
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 10 pitches
Sweet and Bitter Fruit Paciencia
 5
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
Surfing For Stone Paciencia
 4
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
Through the Looking Glass El Espejo
 15
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 10 pitches
The Coriolis Effect Pared del Tiempo
 10
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, Sport 17 pitches
Todo Cambia Pared del Tiempo
 18
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad 9 pitches
Al Centro y Adentro Atardecer
 45
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 12 pitches
Flakes of Wrath Escudo
 4
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R Trad 6 pitches
The Doppler Effect Pared del Tiempo
 4
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad 16 pitches
Entre Cristales Y Cóndores Atardecer
 7
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c C1 Trad, Aid 11 pitches
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