Thursday, December 08, 2011

Bouldering and new route possibilities in Honduras

We spent a few days at Copan Ruinas over the border in Honduras (good Mayan ruins).

For those seeking a little rock action, there are a couple of crags in the area.

This is the only info you´re likely to find. Don´t get too excited

1) Copan Crag. Above the ruins, to the west, is a hill. Facing the Copan ruins, a small crag is visible just below the skyline. There are a few decent aretes (that look unprotected but solid), and some easy bouldering at the far right end. About 10 problems.

Access: after crossing the bridge leading out of Copan Ruinas towards the Mayan ruins, a dirt road leads up left after about 200m (currently signposted for Macaw Mountain). Walk up this for about 400m and then strike up right almost to the summit of a grassy, sparsely wooded hill (popular with kite-flying kids). Contour round to the right, negotiating a coupe of barbed-wire fences, to find the crag. 

2) Macaw Mountain Crag. This is visible from the town, up the valley past the Macaw Mountain park. It´s an orange-grey outcrop inset high above a steep vegetated slope. A path leaves the road at just the right spot, but we didn´t hike up there. Looks good but hard to get off the top. Access rights probably non-existent. Take a bolt kit, watch the roly-poly possibilities, and don´t get shot.

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