Mexico Guidebooks

A Climbers' Guide to La Pena De Bernal

New book out this year. Small but informative. Will show you the layout of the area and get you to the good routes. To get the book I would say contact Simeon Heimowitz directly.

EPC 2026

El Potrero Chico Routes Bi-lingual

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This digital guidebook contains over 600 routes including the legendary multipitch routes as well as hundreds of single pitch climbs. The georeferenced overview map, full-color topo shots for each area, and base shots for each climb will guide you exactly where to go through the sprawling canyons and spires. The mulitpitch climbs also have photos and beta for the descents. You can filter by grade, stars, and style, make a dream to-do list, navigate by GPS, and then tick off your sends, all without internet access. This guide currently documents 659 routes from 5.5 to 5.13c, including 24 projects. Your one-time purchase of a lifetime license gives you access to all future updates. All the descriptions are in both English and Spanish.

El Potrero Chico es uno de los principales destinos de escalada deportiva de Norteamérica. Cuando el clima se vuelve frío en el norte, los escaladores de toda Norteamérica acuden en masa a EPC para disfrutar de los cielos soleados, las temperaturas más cálidas, los tacos, y los miles de largos deportiva de piedra caliza. Las escaladas varían en grado desde las aptas para principiantes hasta los proyectos abiertos que pondrán a prueba a los escaladores deportivos más duros de 5.14. Esta aplicación incluye las legendarias rutas de varios largos, así como cientos de escaladas de un solo largo. El mapa general georreferenciado, las tomas topográficas a todo color de cada área y las tomas base de cada escalada te guiarán exactamente a dónde ir a través de los extensos cañones y agujas. Las escaladas de varios largos también tienen fotos y información de los descensos. Puedes filtrar por grado, estrellas, y estilo, hacer una lista de rutas por escalar, navegar por GPS, y luego marcar tus ascensos, todo sin acceso a red. Esta guía documenta actualmente 659 rutas de 5.5 a 5.13c, incluidos 24 proyectos. Su compra de una licencia de por vida le brinda acceso a todas las actualizaciones futuras. Todas las descripciones están en español y inglés.

Mexico Rock - a climber's guide

Published in 1999, this was one of the first guidebooks to come out for the Potrero. It includes a bunch of small surrounding crags that the other books ignore. With the recent publication of new guidebooks this serves as more of an interesting piece of Potrero history than an extensive route list. If you'd like a copy, shoot me an email at makb_2@hotmail.com.

FEATURED: El Potrero Chico Rock Climbing

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This is the most up-to-date climbing guidebook information for El Potrero Chico. The new 4th edition, just released October 2025, features over 800 routes. Single pitch or multi-pitch, this book has it all. More great crag photos to help locate the spot you want to climb as well as plenty of topo photos to help you find all the routes you will want to climb. This new edition also has a new history, local history and geology section of the guidebook produced by local members of the community! There is also the long awaited index by grade!

A comprehensive guidebook for all of El Potrero Chico, Las Ventanas de Mina (Crescent Moon Buttress and Culo de Gato), Grutas de García, La Popa and Boca de los Potrerillos. Including a couple newly developed crags called Narnia and SunnyVale, and more than a few new routes unpublished anywhere else.

Updates to the guidebook will also be available through the Rakkup app so that future route information can be added immediately to your guidebook once available from the author.

The print version of the book is available at https://www.epcclimbing.com/ for $40 USD.
The digital version of the guidebook is up for sale on Rakkup.com for $15.99 USD.

The Whole Enchilada -- A Climber's Guide to Potrero Chico, Mexico

This is the latest and greatest comprehensive guide to Potrero Chico, hot off the press on February 20, 2007. Lots of useful introductory information about the area, driving in Mexico, bringing your pets, where to stay, where to eat, where to get help, etc. Includes information on more than 500 routes.

Lots of maps and photos with route lines drawn in to help you find your way around and get on the right route. A zero-to-three-star quality rating system will help you identify the classic climbs.

Unfortunately, the guide wasn't proofread very well and there are lots of typos and spelling errors, but that's not a serious problem.

Available for $26.95 at La Posada: http://www.elpotrerochico.com.mx.

El Salto Climbing Guidebook

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Printed Guidebook on english and spanish, containing al the information related to sport climbing and multipitch in El Salto.

El Salto Rock Climbing

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This guide contains info on over 250 routes, about three times as many routes as there was public information on before this guide came out. It is by far the most complete information on El Salto available. We plan to continue adding more route photos, more detailed descriptions, and generally more everything through updates as the climbing season continues.

Puerto Escondido Climbing

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Rock Climbing Guide to Puerto Escondido

A Complete Guide to Peña de Bernal

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This is the only complete and updated guide to Peña de Bernal.

San José Tepuzas Guía de Escalada

Guidebook listing nine crags / sectors of the area with images of the routes, grading and who put-up the route.

Sectors:
1. Salto Prieto
2. Salto del Cuervo
3. El Gorrión
4. Salto Grande
5. La Colmena
6. La Cueva
7. El Mono a.k.a La Esfinge
8. Salto de la Zorra Pág
9. El Caracol

Climbing Guide to Parque La Huasteca

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Hidden within the majestic valleys of the Sierra Madre Oriental, just outside the sprawling city of Monterrey, lies the wonderland that is Parque La Huasteca.

Gigantic spines of limestone cut the jagged landscape like knifes to the heavens and cascading canyons bestow hypnotizing vistas that reach as far as the eye can see. For decades, the park remained elusive to the outside world, an almost mythical place that few ventured into but the enigmatic Huichol people, whose annual pilgrimage to the pay tribute to Abuelo Fuego (Grandfather Fire) has been a tradition for millennia.

In recent years, the park has witnessed an awakening. The tales of its beauty have travelled far and wide, carried by images of its breathtaking scenery and signature views of Pico Independencia. Combined with it’s incredible selection of climbing routes ranging in grades from 5.7 to 5.14+, and boulders from V0 – V11, the park continues to attract visitors from across the globe and as far as the U.K., Germany and Sweden.

Possessing a plethora of activities including sport climbing, bouldering, big walling, running, mountaineering, hiking, cycling, highlining, base jumping and camping, there is something to quiche the thirst of even the most ambitious adventurer!

Pericos Guide

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Guide of sport climbing routes of Pericos Puebla

EPC Climbing

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A climbers guide to Potrero Chico. Has a section that includes Culo De Gato and Crecent Moon Buttress