Mushroom Roof Hueco

Still climbers have had to live with the december 2007 mushroom boulder closure imposed because of erosion and the subsequent finding of archaeological resources.

Mushroom roof hueco.

This is the classic reachy knee lock problem on the north side of mushroom named after les harmon. Don was a ranger for a couple of years at hueco. Access to the many of the boulder problems at hueco tanks has been limited for years with guided tours required to reach large areas of the state park but north mountain has had far fewer restrictions. In the 1970 s mike head established the mushroom roof in hueco comparable in grade to yosemite s bouldering test piece of the time midnight lightning.

Although the lines between various architectural styles are often blurred the mushroom house sometimes called a smurf house is known for its oversized curved roof edges which often wrap around underneath to the soffit. The mushroom boulder has a dense concentration of classic problems with flat landings including local flakes v2 the three el murray problems v6 to v8 and the mushroom roof v8. Start with the big jug 5 feet high and climb the roof to the tricky top out. After some exploring we stumbled upon the mushroom boulder the most famous boulder in hueco if not the world and home to such classics as the mushroom roof what s left of les the el murrays left center and right and local flakes.

The boulder located at the base of north mountain was closed by hueco tanks state historical park in mid december. Home to the iconic el murrays mushroom roof and the early fred nicole hueco v10 woman with a hueco in her head the mushroom was once the main hang. Note the t shirt from huecool designs long since out of production. Sometimes called the single best boulder in the world the mushroom boulder at hueco tanks texas has been closed to climbing to protect the soil plant life and possible archaeological resources under the rock.

1 to restrooms 23 4 5 6 7. Sometimes called the single best boulder in the world the mushroom boulder at hueco tanks texas has been closed to climbing to protect the soil plant life and possible archaeological resources under the rock. Mushroom roof f r v8 the classic. Craterface f r v0 fool around with big holds.

This ad appeared in the late 90 s but i think the photo was taken around 1994. The boulder located at the base of north mountain was closed by hueco tanks state historical park in mid december. Also a sds variation. Collision course f r v0 climb the right side of the small boulder.