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All Locations > Utah > Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Valley of the Gods > Mexican Hat > Bandito Route (C1)
Not that this thing really needs a topo... There's a PDF version of this formatted to fit on an 8.5 x 11 page here: http://www.thealoof.com/climbing-mexican-hat-utah/
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Mark leading the Bandito Route, Mexican Hat
Aiden O using a broom to clip the first bolt.
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Tristan Higbee
Nov 27, 2011
“Not that this thing really needs a topo... There's a PDF version of this formatted to fit on an 8.5 x 11 page here: http://www.thealoof.com/climbing-mexican-hat-utah/ ”  

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Not that this thing really needs a topo... There's a PDF version of this formatted to fit on an 8.5 x 11 page here: http://www.thealoof.com/climbing-mexican-hat-utah/
Aiden O using a broom to clip the first bolt.
Lowering off after a "rafting ascent" which consists of<br> Flip flops, swimsuit, nrs straps for daisy chains, and slings for harness.
Access from the North side, from BLM campsites along river. Meets up with the original approach trail at the top of line.
Doing the bandito
If you feel like aid soloing, or would like to make an anchor, here's what you get!
Cole during our full moon ascent
Reaching bolt #2.
Bring the beers and some cards, the summit is a nice place to spend Thanksgiving morning.
The engineering (crux) for this route: hammer, 2 nuts, and a whole lot of duct tape. I added a rip cord tied into a mule hitch to close the carabiner gate after clipping.
stick clipping
Andrea Gordon at the base of the climb. Photo by Todd Gordon
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