Riglos – Fiesta de los Biceps

Mythical route in the Mallos de Riglos, 250m, 7a, conglomerate, overhang. Eight pitches. 6a, 6b, 7a, 6c, 6b+, 6b+, 6c+, 6a+.
2 teams. Javi & Elena and Joseba & I.

We started climbing late, around 17h, to give Javi & Elena a lead over us and avoid climbing in the sun. Therefore we climbed fast, linking up 2 pitches in one push. The crux is the third pitch, a 7a slab. The route starts to become increasingly overhanging in its upper half, delivering fun steep climbing on huge protruding cobbles. They are so big you can climb monkey-style for pitches, blowing your feet off just for the fun of hanging 200m in the air off jugs.


On this occasion I also got the opportunity to learn first-hand self-rescue-techniques. I fell off the last hard pitch and was hanging in the void, unable to reach the rock or get up, nor communicate with anybody. In the meantime it got dark. Luckily a full moon came out and I figured out quickly how to climb up my rope with prusik knots I improvised.