After our failed attempt to climb at La Riba last week due to the water level we made it across today!
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| Sector Xina |
We went to a new sector up above the main cliff (sector Xina), where most of the harder routes are concentrated. This sector is particularly interesting as it was home to a few of the very first climbing competitions in 1988-9 when the likes of Jerry Moffatt, Simon Nadin, Ron Kauk et al competed. Some of the old legends! By the sounds of it the comps were held partly on the rock, where a few routes were manufactured for use, and partly on artificial walls. So many of the harder routes here have some chipped and drilled holds to remove obvious cruxes and create more continuously sustained routes. Despite the abuse of the rock the routes were actually really good, and it was quite interesting to think about the history of the place and the people who had been on these routes so long ago.
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| Photo from the 1988 competition! ©mrjonathanr from ukbouldering.com This climber is on the route 'Jocs de llit' (F7c), one of the ones I did today. |
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