PRINT: Rock Climb Buddha's Beer Belly, El Rito

Buddha's Beer Belly

5.12a, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),

Avg: 2.4 from 30 votes
FA: Lance Hadfield
New Mexico > El Rito > El Rito Sport Area > Beer Block

Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Nesting Warning Details

Season Raptor Nesting
This climbing area is shared with raptors that nest on the cliffs. Help us maintain access and please avoid climbing near active nests/ledges that raptors are using. If a raptor is disturbed during nesting season it may exhibit aggressive defensive behaviors like vocalizing or dive-bombing. If you witness this behavior, retreat from your climb immediately and find a location on a different formation or a different part of the wall far enough away from the raptors that they are no longer noticeably agitated. If they remain agitated, then please leave the area immediately.
Raptor awareness is especially important during nesting season from mid-February to late May but needs to be considered through the end of August. Please report disturbed and/or nesting raptors to the Carson National Forest the appropriate district office (see below) and share relevant information here on MP. Human-raptor encounters can have negative impacts for the birds and climbers in the area. The Cason NF wants to maintain climbing access while protecting raptor reproduction and relies on climbers to recreate responsibly and share information in order to avoid the need for formal raptor closures.

Questa Ranger District
(575) 586-0520
Camino Real (Comales Canyon) Ranger District
(575) 587-2255
Tres Piedras Ranger District
(575) 758-8678
El Rito Ranger District
(575) 581-4554

Description

I had originally put off doing this route because it looks so bad from the ground. However the rock isn't nearly as bad as it looks and the movement is quite fun. The business portion of this route is short with good holds and powerful reaches between them. While it looks a little scary from the ground the clipping holds are all quite positive negating any scariness.

Location

Start to the left of a tree between the routes It's Time to Drink Beer and Tecate Two-Step.

Protection

4 bolts to anchors

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lance hadfield
tijeras

FA Lance Hadfield Jun 15, 2010

Daniel Trugman
Reno, NV

5.11d

Does this thing have its own anchors? I thought the movement was pretty fun (probably worth 2 stars), but making the 20-foot traverse left to Village Cobbler seemed a bit silly. According to the picture in Rock Climbing New Mexico, the climb should have its own anchors, but I couldn't spot them from the ground or from the fourth bolt. Jul 30, 2011

Shirtless Mike
Denver, CO

5.12a

My memory's a bit hazy but I'm pretty sure that this has its own anchors. They may be over the top after things slab out, and hard to spot until you are almost to the top. Aug 8, 2011

Daniel Trugman
Reno, NV

5.11d

Thanks, DTP. I took another look at this today, and the route indeed has its own anchors: well-hidden cold shuts. Aug 12, 2011

NEH

5.12a

This is a quality route! Fun boulder problem that doesn't really let up until you pull onto the slab. Stick clipping the second bolt may be a good idea on this one. Sep 10, 2011

Brandon Schirm
colorado springs, co

The anchors are black cold shuts above and right of the last bolt, hard to see from the ground. Apr 30, 2012