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Elevation: 2,547 ft
GPS: 25.9498, -100.47741
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Shared By: Robert MacKinnon on Jun 15, 2008 · Updates
Admins: Rudy Peckham, MAKB, Greg Hughes, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra, Ricardo Orozco

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A beautiful wall with lots of near-horizontal cracks in it. There are bout 25 routes on this wall and several classics, including the incredible Don Quixote, are located here.

Routes from left to right:

Immaculate Conception
50/50
Los Tocayos (trad)
Charity
Monarcha
The Shroud
Tanga En T
Cabeza De Chivo
The Plague
Bakai
Selam
Flying Scorpion
Bad Cop No Donut
Silverfish
Sancho Panza
Part-Time Amateur
Full-Time Amateur
Don Quixote
El Balota
Mexico In Flames
Mugre Mugre
Trouble At The Border (trad)
Mexican Vacation
Resurrection
A Fistful Of Pesos
For A Few Pesos More (trad)

Getting There Suggest change

The Lower Virgin is located just uphill from the Cat Wall.

26 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lower Virgin

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 336
Selam
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 188
Flying Scorpion
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 78
Mugre
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 79
Trouble at the Border
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
 218
Mugre Mugre
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
 73
Sancho Panza
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 127
Bad Cop, No Donut
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 20
Silverfish
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 212
Mexico in Flames
Sport 2 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 50
Tilting at Windmills
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 252
Don Quixote
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 178
El Balota
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 47
The Shroud
Sport 4 pitches
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 85
Cabeza de Chivo
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 31
Tanga en T
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Selam
 336
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Flying Scorpion
 188
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Mugre
 78
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Trouble at the Border
 79
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Mugre Mugre
 218
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 Sport
Sancho Panza
 73
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Sport
Bad Cop, No Donut
 127
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Silverfish
 20
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Mexico in Flames
 212
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 2 pitches
Tilting at Windmills
 50
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Don Quixote
 252
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
El Balota
 178
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Shroud
 47
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport 4 pitches
Cabeza de Chivo
 85
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Tanga en T
 31
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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