Vertical-Life
27 September 2005
Hueco Tanks
Hueco Tanks: World wide famous boulder area in Texas Anna Gatta Gorgne
Areas
Hueco Tanks is a big area divided into different parts. North Mountain is the only area that is accessible without a guide. There you will find, among many other classic boulders, The Mushroom. There is really enough on-sight climbing for a week on North Mountain, and even more if you start working on projects. You can climb with rope as well and the routes are kind of for the brave hearted. With a guide you will have access to all the other areas and then you can easily stay a month if you are one of those fanatics.
Guide etc
Guide to one of the most important bouldering area in North America, Hueco Tanks, Texas, by John Sherman. ISBN: 0934641870. 30$. Here you will find all areas in Hueco Tanks. For an internet guide over North Mountain i PDF format:The best season to go is October to Mars. Bring sun screen even in winter time since the sun is strong here in the desert. Summer is VERY warm. The weather is more or less always dry. The closest airport is El Paso, TX. AND - bring many crash pads! The problems usually end high up...
Registration and fees
Unfortunately Hueco Tanks has been vandalized during many years (people spraying tags all over the historic paintings on the rocks) and there are some restrictions. The daily fee is 4$. Usually you can only register for three days at the time. But - fear not - there is also the so called "Walk-in" which means that if you go there early (7.00-8.00 AM) you can be one of the lucky ten people that will be let in without a pre-registration. Also, if the people that pre-registered don't show up before 12.00 AM you will be able to take there place.
During high-season (October-Mars) it is clever to register many months ahead to be sure to get one of the attractive places. There are only 70 people per day including the 10 "walk-in", that get access to North Mountain and a total of 230 people in the park's all areas. To register, call Austin reservation service (+1 512-389-8900 1, 2), for information, call Hueco Tanks State Park (+1 915-857-1135). The first time visitors have to watch a video of 20 minutes. (Instructions on how to behave in a historical environment).
Restdays...?
- Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. Huge cave ca 3 hours north-east of Hueco Tanks. Bring your passport since there is a border police just east of Hueco Tanks. - Guadalupe Mountains National Park with white sand dunes ca 2 hours east. - El Paso ca 30 minutes west of Hueco Tanks. - Cross the border to the city Juarez in Mexico on the other side of Rio Grande, El Paso. It is not the most beautiful of places but...
Accomodation 10 minutes from all climbing areas. Camping, but also rooms to rent in the house.
Information on internet A lot of useful info (but not always up-dated) regarding access, fees etc.
Enjoy dude!
Areas
Hueco Tanks is a big area divided into different parts. North Mountain is the only area that is accessible without a guide. There you will find, among many other classic boulders, The Mushroom. There is really enough on-sight climbing for a week on North Mountain, and even more if you start working on projects. You can climb with rope as well and the routes are kind of for the brave hearted. With a guide you will have access to all the other areas and then you can easily stay a month if you are one of those fanatics.
Guide etc Guide to one of the most important bouldering area in North America, Hueco Tanks, Texas, by John Sherman. ISBN: 0934641870. 30$. Here you will find all areas in Hueco Tanks. For an internet guide over North Mountain i PDF format:The best season to go is October to Mars. Bring sun screen even in winter time since the sun is strong here in the desert. Summer is VERY warm. The weather is more or less always dry. The closest airport is El Paso, TX. AND - bring many crash pads! The problems usually end high up...
Registration and fees
Unfortunately Hueco Tanks has been vandalized during many years (people spraying tags all over the historic paintings on the rocks) and there are some restrictions. The daily fee is 4$. Usually you can only register for three days at the time. But - fear not - there is also the so called "Walk-in" which means that if you go there early (7.00-8.00 AM) you can be one of the lucky ten people that will be let in without a pre-registration. Also, if the people that pre-registered don't show up before 12.00 AM you will be able to take there place.
During high-season (October-Mars) it is clever to register many months ahead to be sure to get one of the attractive places. There are only 70 people per day including the 10 "walk-in", that get access to North Mountain and a total of 230 people in the park's all areas. To register, call Austin reservation service (+1 512-389-8900 1, 2), for information, call Hueco Tanks State Park (+1 915-857-1135). The first time visitors have to watch a video of 20 minutes. (Instructions on how to behave in a historical environment).
Restdays...?
- Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. Huge cave ca 3 hours north-east of Hueco Tanks. Bring your passport since there is a border police just east of Hueco Tanks. - Guadalupe Mountains National Park with white sand dunes ca 2 hours east. - El Paso ca 30 minutes west of Hueco Tanks. - Cross the border to the city Juarez in Mexico on the other side of Rio Grande, El Paso. It is not the most beautiful of places but...
Accomodation 10 minutes from all climbing areas. Camping, but also rooms to rent in the house.
Information on internet A lot of useful info (but not always up-dated) regarding access, fees etc.
Enjoy dude!
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