Cañón de Tolantongo
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ACA 3C R
Unknown flood risk
Cardonal, Hidalgo (localities San Cristobal and Tolantongo)
This is a gorgeous and deep canyon that is accessed through a shallow cave at the top of La Gloria Tolantango. It is an out and back trip that will require setting some pasamanos and ascending back up a couple rappels.
you will need to set a couple of handlines of up to perhaps 9 meters and do a two stage rappel down into the main "grotto" of the cave/canyon. Some apparently do this as a single rappel of maybe 120 feet. You can climb/swim down into the cave a bit from here. The water is hot and effervescent and the flow is a bit scary in places.
Logistics
| Manager | Parque acuatico Grutas Tolantongo, managed by the Sociedad Cooperativa Ejido de las Grutas de Tolantongo; the La Gloria entrance used for this route is run separately by Ejido La Mesa. |
|---|---|
| Permit | Required, verify with land manager |
| Technical | 1-2 rappels, longest <100 feet |
| Coordinates | 20.646159, -99.007009 |
Sources
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=Ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_de_Tolantongo&action=raw
- feeUsd: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=Ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_de_Tolantongo&action=raw
- manager: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutas_de_Tolantongo
- nearest town: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutas_de_Tolantongo
- heroPhoto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MouthGrottoTolantongo.JPG