This is a great line on the left side of Hueco. Most of the climb is easy with the first few moves being the hardest. Be very confident at the grade as this is soft sandstone so gear can never be completely trusted.  

  Climb up the hand crack to the ledge. Continue up an offwidth crack to the top. Belay off trees at the top.

The Dihedral Crack

Sandy Sandwich

Swiss Cheese

No Chipping Necessary

This is my second favorite trad line in the canyon.    Note, a fall off the start could pull you and your belayer off the ledge so it is a good idea to set up a belay anchor. The 5.9 grading is pretty stiff and should not be taken lightly. Though the rock here is pretty solid it is still soft sandstone and a fall could very likely pull gear. Make sure you are very confident at the grade before attempting.    Follow the crack up and left (crux) under an overhang then climb through a keyhole at the top.  Belay off of several cracks at the top or the tree further back.

This is the go to top rope route in the canyon. Though it may not be the best in terms of quality it is certainly a decent climb by the canyon's standards. Crux is the first 20ft after that its relatively easy climbing up the Huecos.  

This is the route to the right of Swiss Cheese . This route caught my eye a while back and I've gone down several times to clean dirt out of the holds and such. I have made it just past the overhang but thats about it. Its hard. Joe Quinto claimed the redpoint FA so it is doable.  

  This shares a start with Swiss Cheese . From the start work your way up and right to a rock horn just left of and overhang. From there traverse right across the overhang on good jugs then straight up to a ledge. After this it gets technical and goes pretty much straight up to the top.

This is a cliff with tire sized huecos. Unlike some of the other sandstone cliffs at the canyon that have broken down in the sun, Hueco's sand stone is generally hard. It offers some excellent (for the canyon) climbs from 5.7 to about 5.11. A few of the routes go trad, while the rest can easily be top roped via trees at the top.    This is also the most popular sport rappelling location in the canyon so don't be surprised if you are not alone. If there are rappelers there you should still be able to TR the The Dihedral Crack until they leave.

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