Roca por un tubo – Panticosa

Roca por un tubo — Cerro Gascón / Pared de la tubería, Balneario de Panticosa

6a+ (V+) / 320 m / West / bolted with paraboles

A cold day in the Pyrenees. It had rained overnight and, from the fresh snow we found on the approach, it had clearly snowed higher up — but luckily the sun came out just as we started climbing. The crux pitch was surprisingly sustained, and there’s a very interesting chimney: memorable, but rather unpleasant, with loose rock.

Route

• Line: Roca por un tubo, opened by Luis Royo and Julio Benedé, 29 Aug 2016.
• Gear: fully bolted (paraboles); 16 quickdraws, optional medium friends and a Camalot #2.
• Aspect: West.