Tuesday, June 28, 2011

El Caputxi

Early start (6am) to avoid the midday sun and the predicted afternoon thunderstorms. The one and only route up this face ('Deja vu') goes directly up from where Tash is and follows the flake crack up the centre of the wall.

After what felt like a 'hard-for-the-grade' 6c+ first pitch with a thin bridging crux you get to the meat of the route - this mighty 2 pitch flake (7a/+) starting with laybacks and handjams and narrowing down to perfect fingerlocks with poor feet (crux) at the end of the 3rd pitch. One of the best routes around and a Pyrenean must-do, despite its isolated location. 


A few easy abs and we were down by 11am!

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