Climbing Near San José del Río, Aguascalientes

Shade until midday. Área after El Kinder and before Las de Abajo.

A great place to get in some routes if you're passing through or staying in San Luis Potosí. Most routes seemed to be in the 5.8 to 5.10- region with a few being a little more difficult. Shade can be found the majority of the day and the approach is short and straightforward. Simply drive to El Peaje dam and park in the large dirt parking lot just off of the road (22.093278, -101.099524). From here, walk across the dam with the blue railings guiding you on each side. Go down the ladder, walk across the dam and go up the next ladder. From here you will find the approach trail that takes you to the crag. The crag will be easily visible from the parking area as well as while you are walking to it.

Enjoyable climbing on fairly clean rock. Well bolted with good movement. Some of the toughest routes at the crag are in this area. When looking at the crag from the approach, this is the furthest left area before going down and around the bend (La Esquina) before reaching Las Encondidas. Look for the clean looking rock with bolted cracks going up it.