La Estrellita, El Potrero chico,
Mexico, 5.11a, 12 pitches
On the second day we decided to step up and get into something more challenging.
We thought that a letter grade up and a pitch longer would do it, but this
route was kind of lane and way less commiting than the Space Boyz.
The first four pitches (3rd 5.9 up on the left and 5.11a up on the right)
were very short. Probably we could have linked the first 3. The 5.11a is
fair for the grade but short.
Then follows a jungle like class 3 and two pitches of 5.7 that we simul-climbed.
It felt more like 5.2 and there were bolts everywhere, we were surprised.
Then some 5.9 and 5.10b pitches follow but they felt more like 5.8, with
again, bolts everywhere. This section is kind of cool. It has face stuff,
but you can do an offwidth in a corner also. We linked every two pitches,
so we were back on the ground in 4h and 30min.
The last pitch is a nice.
Video from the top
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Last Update: 1-Feb-05