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Sonora Climbing

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Areas in Sonora

Bahía de kino (boulder) 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Cementera 0 / 21 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Cementera (Bouldering) 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Centro Ecológico (Bouldering) 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Cerro de la campana 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Cerro de la campana (bouldering) 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Cerro Tetakawi (San Carlos) 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Choya Bay 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

El Peñasco (Magdalena de Kino) 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

El Reliz / Cerro de las viboras 5 / 84 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 91

La Cruz del Diablo 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Pasada Nuñez Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Sierra huerfana a Mazatan 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Tetakawi (Bouldering) 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

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Description

Big mountainous state south of Arizona, west of Chihuahua, north of Sinaloa. Vast climbing potential but very little development save for a few very nice sport crags near Hermosillo.

Hermosillo is the capital and epicenter, and has most everything you could need from a modern city, except for really specialized climbing gear. There's an excellent bouldering gym there, GRID, and they can give you all the beta for Sonora; they also have a decent selection of basic gear (shoes, draws, harnesses, ropes) for sale.

Getting There

If coming from the US, heading south from Tucson through Nogales is the most common way. Hermosillo also has an international airport. Basaseachi(El Gigante, etc) is just to the east over the border in Chihuahua state.

If entering Sonora from the US with a US vehicle there is no hassle with registering your car as long as you stay in the western and northern part of the state (from Guaymas north to Nogales and points west of there; also Agua Prieta to Douglas) because this is a special economic "hassle free zone" trying to encourage tourism by reducing bureaucratic regulation, the same system used in all of Baja California. If you go into eastern or southern Sonora you'll need to get your vehicle registered with a temporary importation permit.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sonora

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Bubulubu Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Bat Cave
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Cachimba Sport 2 pitches El Reliz / Cerr… > Monasterio
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 7 ● Sativa Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > W Side
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 9 ● Dartanhan Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Los Mosqueteros
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 8 ● El techito Sport Cementera
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 9 ● Ciencia Friccion Sport Cementera
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 7 ● Orion Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Pared Principal
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 7 ● Enamorada Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Pared Principal
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 6 ● Las cazuelas Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Monasterio
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 6 ● Athos Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Los Mosqueteros
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 5 ● Echoes Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Pared Principal
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 5 ● La Güerita Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Monasterio
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Solitaria Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Pared Principal
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 7 ● Aristocracia Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > Bat Cave
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 5 ● Prensada Sport El Reliz / Cerr… > W Side

● Bubulubu

El Reliz / Cerr… > Bat Cave

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

● Cachimba

El Reliz / Cerr… > Monasterio

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 2 pitches

● Sativa

El Reliz / Cerr… > W Side

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport

● Dartanhan

El Reliz / Cerr… > Los Mosqueteros

5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● El techito

Cementera

5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport

● Ciencia Friccion

Cementera

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● Orion

El Reliz / Cerr… > Pared Principal

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● Enamorada

El Reliz / Cerr… > Pared Principal