Hey! This last week and current days have been very cold. We had to handle with snow, wind and very low temperatures in order to climb. Luckily, most of the walls are south faced and dressed with our coats, gloves, hats and with some hot tea in our thermal bottles, we managed to climb. Some [...]
In Rodellar, everything is steep. Here Joseba is being lowered down after trying a long 8a. Note the big arch at the left of the photo. Rodellar is a small village located about 4 hours west of Barcelona. For long, steep climbs between 7b and 9a this is probably the best crag in the world. [...]
The author on-sighting a 6b+ Montsant, the pocket pulling paradise, gave us yet another great day of climbing the other day. Instead of heading up to the now quite famous Raco de Misa we found ourself at Roca de les Hores, the northern-most sector of the Montsant mountain chain. Our impression? Wow. Just check out [...]
Margalef, the little valley on the west side of the Montsant mountain close to Siurana, boasts some amazing climbing. Here you have > 600 routes from grade 4 to the latest Sharma 9a+ test piece. Here the american Sasha DiGiulian (born -92) easily sends Transilvania, 8a. I like that the little cloud showed up just [...]
Unknown climber climbing an unnamed 6c in sector Desdentegada, Montserrat I have a crush on Montserrat. I just can not stop thinking about these amazing climbs. 5000 rope lengths in climbing in an area small enough to drive around in 45 minutes. How is it possible? Expect to read a lot more about Montserrat here. [...]
Julia Snihur sending Massa Kumba, 7b in Cavallers in Vall de Boí in north west Catalunya. The crack to the left is 7b+. The continuation to this route is 8a.