Nearing the end of our Spanish climbing trip.
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Nearing the end of our Spanish climbing trip. This was from yesterday, "Three Sixty", a 120m multipitch at Coral East not far from El Chorro. (So-called because of the 360° view that you're rewarded with from the summit ridgeline, and there's a fun abseil off the back!) This is my first experience of sport climbing, and it's been a lot of fun. I think I probably still prefer British Trad, but you can't argue with the weather! #Climbing #SportClimbing #ElChorro #Spain
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Lean into it - it starts as a guilty pleasure, but does make you ponder on the very British tendency to seek epics on Hard Severes.
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@Badgardener @mootParadox That's how it starts... You find yourself thinking, "But it's so eeeasy to go sport climbing", and, "It's sooo much lighter; so much less gear to carry!". Before you know it, you'll be in a beanie with your shirt off, wrestling pebbles above an oversized mothercare play mat... Just say no!
(Confession: Me, I love the technical movement challenge of sport at my limit *shrug* just a shame that British sport climbing is a bit weak compared to its trad) -
@jcmchammy @Badgardener I'll definitely be back - and I found particularly with the multipitch, we were alternating leads and the bolted belay points made it so easy. It would have to be a winter activity for me at this latitude though... 19°/20° this week seems just right. Don't think I could stand the heat here in summer.
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Despite having had arthritis for 35 years after being ejected off an unprotected VS in the Peak, I've still always carried a strong ethos of trad - but I do particularly like the continental approach to big routes, of bolting at belays and where appropriate.
Hasn't stopped me being benighted on a couple of occasions, but it's like the faff and unnecessary risk is taken out, and the climbing itself highlighted
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Plus, I've been sufficiently into bouldering in the past that I've literally written a small-scale area guide to it.
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