Gruta do Salitre
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About Gruta do Salitre:
Sport climbing on Dr. Seuss type spires. Single pitch 5 -30 meters tall. Perhaps a dozen bolted routes from 5.7 to 5.13 and potential for some sick hard tuffa pulling roof routes. |
Nearest town or city: | Diamantina |
Directions: | Take a bus from Belo Horizonte to Diamantina then a taxi to the Gruta do Salitre. Or, in Portuguese- A partir de Belo Horizonte Siga pela BR 040, sentido Brasília. 23 Km após Paraopeba pegue a BR 135 a direita até Curvelo (45Km). Passe pela cidade de Curvelo e pegue a BR 259 sentido Gouveia e Diamantina. A rodovia neste trecho é bem conservada e sinalizada, entretanto com curvas sinuosas. |
Latitude, Longitude: | -18.27948, -43.53630 |
Access Issues: | unknown |
Camping: | |
When to Climb: | Autumn Spring Summer Winter |
Quantity of Climbs: | Weekend |