2. 2008

El Potrero Chico, Mexico

South of the Border!
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Kelsey works through the moves on <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
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Kelsey works through the moves on Blind Faith 5.11a.

MexicoEl Potrero ChicoRock ClimbingKelsey Gray2008

  • We took buses from Laredo TX to Monterrey, then Hidalgo Mexico. This small taco stand sits outside the bus station in Monterrey.
  • Interesting columns modernize a building in Monterrey, Mexico.
  • Our dinner on our first night in Mexico was wolfed down immediately, leaving nothing but empty dishes on the table.
  • Crawling out of bed on our first morning in Mexico we rise to greet El Toro looming high over Homero's, the wonderful campground we stayed at for the duration of our visit.
  • Tracy follows me up somewhere on the lower pitches of <i>Blind Faith 5.11</i>.
  • Beautiful limestone decorated with foliage leads Tracy along on <i>Blind Faith 5.11</i>.
  • Kelsey and Shasta climb a route just a bit up the canyon from us.
  • Blue sky and amazing ridges highlight a lone palm tree overlooking Hidalgo.
  • Shasta follows Kelsey to a belay anchor with an enormous amount of rock towering above them.
  • Tracy Borland shows the light spirits we all feel, having fun on the rocks of El Potrero Chico.
  • A beautiful lone palm tree stands high on a ridgeline overlooking the scenery.
  • Kelsey gives in to my coaxing and follows up <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i> at the end of the day.
  • Cliffside shrubbery hides Tracy's smiling face at the anchors on the first pitch of <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • Kelsey works through the moves on <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • Kelsey works through the moves on <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • Kelsey works through the moves on <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • The massive walls of El Potrero Chico rise magnificently above the canyon floor in the evening light.
  • A tiny spider warns off predators with flashes of yellow, wandering along the limestone cliffs.
  • Shasta sticks to the beautiful limestone on <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • Balancy moves lie ahead for Shasta on <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
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