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El Toro (The Front Side) Climbing

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Areas in El Toro (The Front Side)

Anarchy Wall 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Beyond Plutonia 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

El Bobo/ The Dunce 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Ivory Tower 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Land Of The Free 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Nautilus Buttress 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Plutonia Cave 0 / 1 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Sendero Luminoso Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Torre de Gato 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Wild Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Zapatista Wall 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

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Elevation:	2,380 ft	725 m
GPS:	25.949, -100.477 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This massive wall/mountain which faces town and camp is home to the famous testpiece El Sendero Luminoso. The 12th edition of Magic Ed's guide lists only a handful of routes, so there is likely great new route potential. The wall has a lot of aspects but generally faces N or NE and is a shady place.

Getting There

Decent trails lead from the vicinity of Tami's to the crags. Allow at least half an hour for the approach. For more details, see guidebook.

45 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at El Toro (The Front Side)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V8 7B 5 ● Plutonia Boulder Plutonia Cave
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 67 ● Voyage of the Trash Cat Sport 15 pitches Torre de Gato
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 76 ● Thunderbolt Sport 4 pitches Ivory Tower
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 4 ● Nautilus Sport Nautilus Buttress
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 231 ● Excalibur Sport 6 pitches Ivory Tower
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 371 ● Satori Sport 7 pitches Zapatista Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● La Bamba Sport 9 pitches Wild Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 267 ● Off The Couch Sport 7 pitches Zapatista Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 69 ● When You're Lost In The Wild Sport 11 pitches Wild Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Santa Muerte Sport El Bobo/ The Dunce
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 68 ● Land of the Free Sport 10 pitches Land Of The Free
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 8 ● La Sombra de Muerte Sport 16 pitches Sendero Luminoso Wall
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 29 ● Zapatista Sport 5 pitches Zapatista Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 20 ● La Sombra Luminosa Sport 27 pitches Beyond Plutonia
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 86 ● El Sendero Luminoso Sport 15 pitches Sendero Luminoso Wall