Falesia dos Olhos Rock Climbing

Falesia dos Olhos (Cliff of the Eyes) is a great climbing destination located near Sao Bento between the cities of Paraisopolis and Brasopolis in Minas Gerais. Since it is one of the very few locations that stays dry in the rain, it is a very popular crag during the rainy summer months (December to March). During this busy season, the majority of the popular routes are fixed with quickdraws. A large roof overhead provides protection from the rain, although the wall can still get wet in some parts. There are quite a few loose holds at this crag and quite a lot of glue as well.

The climbing is mostly characterized by vertical climbing with small holds and hard moves. The crag is split into three sections with the Green Point sector on the left, the Central sector in the middle, and the Black Point sector on the right. The approach trail reaches the cliff at the Black Point sector and continues to the left. The roof is most prominent over the Central sector and most of the routes stay dry there. Routes in the Black Point and Green Point sectors tend to get wet.

There are a couple 5.10+ slab routes as well as a classic 5.11a route but the bulk of the climbing is solid 5.11 and harder with the best routes in the 5.12 range or harder. There is a good concentration of hard routes here with the difficulty topping out around 5.13+.

Climbers aren't the only ones that like the shelter from the rain as the crag is extremely popular with the local cow population. As such, the ground is literally just cow poop. Sounds pretty disgusting (and it is) but you get used to it after a while.