The Cerro de la Silla is definitely one of Monterrey’s most majestic views, because it is part of Monterrey’s skyline like no other mountain and really overlooks everything. That’s exactly why I wanted to go up there. Unfortunately, I got really unlucky and that’s exactly why this hike will be a lesson to me for forever.

I have hiked up many different mountains in Mexico and Central America for a view and although it mostly was max modreatly difficult or slighlty exhausting, it was still always within reasonable limits. That means the climb was of course sometimes tough but not fucking eternal and seemingly endless. At Cerro de la Silla, I looked at my online map on my phone so often – and was shocked every time at how little further I had come in the overall course – that I honestly only kept going because I thought to myself ‘if not now, then when?’ Admittedly, I was going up alone, but that never really wore me down (except for the Chipinque. You think you’ll never get there on that eternal road). The ascent to Cerro de la Silla is really exhausting, very long, sometimes felt too long and to be honest I was afraid at some point that I wouldn’t make it down before nightfall. Meaning: you need good shoes, plenty to eat and drink and company!

Let’s move on to reason number two why this mountain will forever remain a negative memory for me. When I finally, after what felt like ages, a hundred thousand thoughts about turning back and just letting it go – damn me for always having to finish everything! – and, to be honest, I was really exhausted when I reached the top, I simply gazed into a sea of white clouds. And no, I didn’t faint or anything like that, but it was fucking cloudy! Meaning that I didn’t get to see the incredible and fantastic view that was supposed to pay me back for this really long, really strenuous, super winding and simply arse-long climb. Simply because the Cerro de la Silla was shrouded in a thick blanket of clouds. I had a wonderful view of the place where everyone sits down and from where you can admire the view. It was nice and sunny and everything was fine, but the entire view – everything – was swallowed up by a thick blanket of white clouds. That was the moment I swore to myself that I would always check three times in the future that the weather would play along and that the conditions would be fine.
And yes, of course I saw the clouds on my way up. But I didn’t connect it and so I felt like I had gone to my limits and beyond for nothing and nothing again to get up this stupid mountain.
Well, that’s the story of why this hiking trail and this mountain almost burnt themselves into my memory like a nightmare. But the view in between is really beautiful though! 😊

Go or not? I’m biased here. So, if you like views, are wellprepared concernign food and drinks for the way up, enjoy good physical activity and also like running up steep paths – because the curves in particular (and it’s very winding) are really tough and steep at times – then grab a group of people who are also up for it and get up there in good weather. Otherwise no, because I was really pissed off when I got up there…