The home of Suesca, Colombia

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Photo archive

The 84 photographs of the original suesca.com — from the 2003 Fundación Rocas de Suesca portal to the 2013 era — recovered from the web archive and arranged as they were published: the Rocks and the climbing first, the people who made the park, the high-mountain expeditions, and the techniques and gear people climbed with then.

The Rocks and the Virgin· 7 photos

The Virgin on her ledge, seen from the meadow at the entrance to the Rocks — The Virgin on her ledge, seen from the meadow at the entrance to the Rocks.

The sandstone wall of the Rocks, with a climber halfway up — The sandstone wall of the Rocks, with a climber halfway up.

The whole band of the Rocks seen from the valley — The whole band of the Rocks seen from the valley.

The Bogotá River valley and the Rocks from above — The Bogotá River valley and the Rocks from above.

The way in: the rail line and the footpath between fences — The way in: the rail line and the footpath between fences.

The Suesca savanna from the Rocks — The Suesca savanna from the Rocks.

View from the top of the wall towards the valley — View from the top of the wall towards the valley.

Climbing at the Rocks· 32 photos

Climbers on the sandstone slabs, Suesca's classic climbing — Climbers on the sandstone slabs, Suesca's classic climbing.

Under one of the wall's great roofs — Under one of the wall's great roofs.

The red rock formations of the upper sector — The red rock formations of the upper sector.

Home sandstone: a technical slab at the Rocks — Home sandstone: a technical slab at the Rocks.

From the wall: the valley and the rail line, below — From the wall: the valley and the rail line, below.

A perfect crack: traditional climbing at the Rocks — A perfect crack: traditional climbing at the Rocks.

Another classic crack on the band — Another classic crack on the band.

On the orange wall, the roofs sector — On the orange wall, the roofs sector.

Climbing among the red formations — Climbing among the red formations.

On the pale wall, with the rope below — On the pale wall, with the rope below.

Slabs and dihedrals by the big tree — Slabs and dihedrals by the big tree.

Bouldering: the overhanging roof of the boulder sector — Bouldering: the overhanging roof of the boulder sector.

Bouldering at the Rocks, with crash pad — Bouldering at the Rocks, with crash pad.

The lone pillar, bouldering area — The lone pillar, bouldering area.

Under the cave, bouldering sector — Under the cave, bouldering sector.

Two climbers on the grey wall — Two climbers on the grey wall.

The rope over the slab, seen from above — The rope over the slab, seen from above.

Belaying with the valley behind — Belaying with the valley behind.

At the top of the route, the valley behind — At the top of the route, the valley behind.

A climber on one of the band's tall walls — A climber on one of the band's tall walls.

On the wall, with the savanna behind — On the wall, with the savanna behind.

White slab, footwork climbing — White slab, footwork climbing.

On the golden wall of the Rocks — On the golden wall of the Rocks.

Slab and crack detail — Slab and crack detail.

The big roof of the bouldering sector — The big roof of the bouldering sector.

Two climbers on the orange wall — Two climbers on the orange wall.

The roof with the valley behind: a Suesca postcard — The roof with the valley behind: a Suesca postcard.

Silhouette on the ridge, at the end of the day — Silhouette on the ridge, at the end of the day.

Wide crack, traditional climbing — Wide crack, traditional climbing.

Back to the camera, arms up on the red rock — Back to the camera, arms up on the red rock.

The orange crack — The orange crack.

Pale slab, almost featureless — Pale slab, almost featureless.

The people and the rail line· 7 photos

On the rail line, the way to the Rocks as always — On the rail line, the way to the Rocks as always.

Helmet in hand by the rail line — Helmet in hand by the rail line.

Belaying, eyes on his partner — Belaying, eyes on his partner.

Portrait in the village, a coloured wall — Portrait in the village, a coloured wall.

At the foot of the wall, ready to climb — At the foot of the wall, ready to climb.

Rope over his shoulder, at the foot of the route — Rope over his shoulder, at the foot of the route.

Orson, the dog who went along with every climber — part of the park's culture, the site said in 2003 — Orson, the dog who went along with every climber — part of the park's culture, the site said in 2003.

High mountains: El Cocuy and beyond· 21 photos

The great snow wall, Colombian high mountains — The great snow wall, Colombian high mountains.

Snowy summit under a blue sky — Snowy summit under a blue sky.

The rock needle among glaciers — The rock needle among glaciers.

The rock towers of the high mountains — The rock towers of the high mountains.

Rappel on a high mountain wall — Rappel on a high mountain wall.

Dihedral with rope on high mountain rock — Dihedral with rope on high mountain rock.

Climber on the grey slab, alpine setting — Climber on the grey slab, alpine setting.

Silhouette on the snowy ridge — Silhouette on the snowy ridge.

Ice climbing — Ice climbing.

Snowy peaks at dusk — Snowy peaks at dusk.

The snowy range — The snowy range.

Rock and snow in the high mountains — Rock and snow in the high mountains.

Moraine and glacier — Moraine and glacier.

Glacial lake — Glacial lake.

The snow at sunset — The snow at sunset.

Expedition in El Cocuy: porters and gear (from the 2004 document) — Expedition in El Cocuy: porters and gear (from the 2004 document).

El Ritacuba at sunset (2004 document) — El Ritacuba at sunset (2004 document).

The rock pulpit above the glacier (2004 document) — The rock pulpit above the glacier (2004 document).

Summit in El Cocuy, with the flag (2004 document) — Summit in El Cocuy, with the flag (2004 document).

Self-portrait in the snow (2004 document) — Self-portrait in the snow (2004 document).

March on the glacier in the fog (2004 document) — March on the glacier in the fog (2004 document).

Technique and gear of the era· 14 photos

How to place a friend: the original site's diagram — How to place a friend: the original site's diagram.

Placing friends, step by step — Placing friends, step by step.

Nut in a crack, close up — Nut in a crack, close up.

Traditional protection at the Rocks — Traditional protection at the Rocks.

Detail of a crack placement — Detail of a crack placement.

Anchor in a crack, with karabiner — Anchor in a crack, with karabiner.

The climber's basic knots, from the site's guide — The climber's basic knots, from the site's guide.

Climbing shoes of the era, on the rock — Climbing shoes of the era, on the rock.

Mountain boots from the site's shop — Mountain boots from the site's shop.

Boots of the era, ready for the rock — Boots of the era, ready for the rock.

Red and blue climbing shoes, the classic ad — Red and blue climbing shoes, the classic ad.

The helmet, an essential piece of kit — The helmet, an essential piece of kit.

Belaying with the device of the time — Belaying with the device of the time.

Hands on the belay, detail — Hands on the belay, detail.

Other sports· 3 photos

Mountain biking at full speed — Mountain biking at full speed.

Mountain bike in the woods — Mountain bike in the woods.

The bicycle from the site's shop — The bicycle from the site's shop.