The Hideout rock climbing area is located low is the Sandias and has generally South-facing quartzite, making it a good place to go in the winter months when climbing in the higher Sandias may be out of the question. This information is only posted here at Beverly Mountain Guides and all jpg images and Topos are copyrighted material.
Jason Williams brought Justin Spain, and subsequently myself, to this area and were the first to harness the real potential as a climbing crag. Previous attempts at setting routes here appear to have been thwarted. Several old 1/4” bolts still in-situ are non-functional either by location, by age, or both, and remind us of those who have passed before.
Check out this “TOPO! map for directions”Hideout.pdf .
“Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas,” / “I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” Emiliano Zapata (8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz that broke out in 1910. Zapata was one of Pancho Villa’s right-hand men and used this phrase for motivation, although the phrase was not originally coined by him. Pancho Villa and his reign in northern Mexico spread all the way into the present day New Mexico. It was places like this that granted sanctuary for soldiers, miners, and now climbers.
The Hideout is reminiscent of the days when the Mexican influence of these lands was a direct reality, and there was no gas station or international airport nearby. The Hideout is a great place to savor the lost appreciation of what the lower Sandias used to look like even thirty years ago.
The Hideout is a revitalized rock climbing crag hosting bullet quartzite in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico. The routes put up are courtesy of Justin Spain, Jason Williams, and Marc Beverly.
Click Here to link to the jpg image topo !!!
Perhaps there will be more climbs here.
Some of the NEW Routes in the lower Sandia Mountains named after some significant history are:
1. Unnamed 5.8
2. Pancho and Lefty 5.11+/12-
3. Nuestra Familia 5.10
4. Killing Pablo Escobar 5.10+
5. Die On Your Feet 5.9
6. Live On Your Knees 5.10
7. NOT SUSTAINED ! Lies and deceit get you nowhere. Be honest with yourself and take responsible for your actions. The Santa Fe Ring has a problem with that.
