Monday, June 22, 2009

Ice Fajol in Valter 2000


This w-end we visited the Oriental Pyrennees that boast one interesting climb, just to the left of Vallter 2000 skiing area, one of the rare remaining private ski resorts in Cataluna. The mountain, Gran Fajol is a good winter alpine and ice destination to do corridors. It is less-known for climbing (for a reson, given the usually bad quality of rock). However, there is one interesting route on the main wall, going more or less through the center of the picture below:

It is called Ice Fajol, and as Oriol wanted to free climb the 6c+ pitch on it, i was lured into the undertaking. The route has 3 interesting pitches on the main wall of orange-white gneiss rock - 6a, 6c+, 6a+ protectable with friends and pitons. Below is Oriol following the first 6a:


The objective accomplished, we quickly descended to have a drink at Refugio de Ull de Ter below. Very nice setting at 2hr drive from Barcelona, nothing like a mountain strall to beat the onset of the heat! Below is the route, but in the winter setting (from the winter ascent by Oriol last year):

5 comments:

TRanki said...

Hey yo!

What about the terrible injury on your leg? hehehe! Good performance in the third pitch, onsighting the crack with an uncomplete set of camalots...good job!

Next time I'll take you to a more "normal" climb...

Sometimes beauty is not in the nicest place, as all in life colors and aspects are seen trought the eyes of every subject...enjoy!

uasunflower said...

yes, terrible injury =)
estupidez humana es infinita...

and yes, i´m not known for searching beauty in the nicest places...

TRanki said...

Hey yo!

Congratulations 4 your ascents yesterday...flashing 7a+/b and 7a...

"We lied to gods, and they throw us signals from above..."( Ben harper). You must train hard and try the big overhanged corner of 7b! Next week we'd take some cams...bolt protection is a joke in that routes...

C U

uasunflower said...

como se llama cuando haces la piada para alguien otro que tu mismo? =) vale, convencida, traeremos los friends!!!

TRanki said...

hehe..se llama "piada para otro que no es tu mismo"...

O tambien PIADA AJENA

o PIADA para Julia que es muy MODESTA...

Ayer soñé que hacia el 7a+ de 45 mts TODO con friends...tiene que ser una pasada...creo que es posible...LA FISURA ES PERFECTA...