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The Dihedrals

International > N America > Mexico > Nuevo Leon > El Potrero Chico

Description

The Dihedrals is an south/south-easterly facing crag uphill from The Spires just beyond the Outrage Wall that offers many great bolted crack lines (along with a couple of gear protected lines too) on really nice rock. The dark limestone is smoother and more heavily cracked than the rock at other areas. Most of the lines are 100+ feet making for some long one-pitch lines or shorter two-pitch lines.

Getting There

After walking into EPC, pass through the gate beyond the pavilion. Continue on the road for a short distance and head right uphill on one of the trails for the Spires/Outrage Wall. The Blue Dot trail on the north side of the spires or the Pink Dot trail on the south side of the spires will both get you to The Dihedrals area. Take either trail to a solid trail uphill of the spires and keep going uphill on loose trail over a small rise and back down a bit to the dihedrals. The dark corners of the dihedrals will be obvious. This takes about 20-30 minutes from the pavilion in EPC.

Routes from Left to Right

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 53
● Remember The Alamo
Sport 3 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 62
● The Texas Tumble
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 36
● Bicho Borracho
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 92
● Osito
Trad, Sport, TR
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 14
● Cumbia
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 265
● Dead Man Walking
Trad, Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 28
● Crack a Mole
Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 64
● All Cracked Up And No Place To Go!
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 34
● Monica Lewinsky's Crack
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 3
● Ass Hat's Chossy Dihedral
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Remember The Alamo
 53
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 3 pitches
● The Texas Tumble
 62
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Bicho Borracho
 36
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Osito
 92
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport, TR
● Cumbia
 14
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Dead Man Walking
 265
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport
● Crack a Mole
 28
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 2 pitches
● All Cracked Up And No Place…
 64
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Monica Lewinsky's Crack
 34
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Ass Hat's Chossy Dihedral
 3
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport

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The open project "Black Slabbeth" just right of [[106087742]]
[Hide Photo] The open project "Black Slabbeth" just right of Cumbia
View from the trail
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The Dihedrals area is obvious from the approach trail. The edge of the Surf Bowl area can be seen just to the right of the Dihedrals as can the start of the classic long route, Time Wave Zero.
[Hide Photo] The Dihedrals area is obvious from the approach trail. The edge of the Surf Bowl area can be seen just to the right of the Dihedrals as can the start of the classic long route, Time Wave Zero.