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🇪🇸 Riglos - Multi pitch almost goes epic 😬

Riglos is adventure guaranteed! And today was no different. We took a friend for some multi pitch climbing! Meet Teresa… Riglos is a small village in the province of Huesca, Aragon, northeastern Spain, famous for its "Mallos de Riglos." These rock formations are towering conglomerate cliffs composed of rounded pebbles and boulders cemented together by sand and clay. The Mallos rise to heights of over 300 meters, creating this really interesting landscape. The unique conglomerate rock of the Mallos de Riglos makes it a popular destination for rock climbing. The formations offer a good variety of climbing levels, from beginners to experienced climbers. Besides climbing, the area is also popular for hiking and bird watching, particularly for spotting birds of prey such as griffon vultures that nest in the cliffs. Our initial idea was to climb the route Mosquitoes, which is probably the most popular route in the area. However the entire climb faces south, and if you watched our last multi pitch climb video in Salzburg, you know what a terrible idea that can be! If you haven’t watched that video yet, check it out in the card above. With that in mind, we asked around, and found a great option in the shaded are on the northwest side of the Mallos. We chose Al Puro, a 7-pitch route with the hardest pitch being a 6a+. It goes up this smaller tower, starting on the western face, passing between the tower and the main wall, and then around to the east side of the tower, avoiding the sun throughout the day. Jorge led the first pitch, a good and easy start, with the crux just before the first set of anchors. As I was the last climber, I decided to lead the second pitch to optimise rope management. The second pitch was also easy, but it had a scary run-out before the anchors with some tricky moves. Additionally, I was running out of quickdraws, so I had to use some single carabiners to finish the pitch. The third pitch was very enjoyable. This is where you start to feel the exposure and realize how massive everything is around here. As I got at the top of the third pitch, Jorge was trying to convince me to lead the fourth one, but I was very reluctant to it, as it looked a bit scary, especially the first section, that had a bit of an overhang, and not enough jugs. So, Jorge led the fourth pitch. Now we were in the section between the tower and the main wall, which continued through pitches 4 and 5. This section was great because it was cool, protected from the wind and sun, and offered easy climbing. The sixth pitch was probably the best of the entire climb. It was super exposed, really high up, and the hardest pitch of the climb. But it climbed nicely, with good holds all along. At this point, we realized that we needed to hurry if we didn’t want to finish in the dark. Jorge reached the top of the tower, but Teresa and I decided not to join him. The descent began. We only had one hour to complete all the rappels. We managed to be efficient, but on the last rappel, it was getting dark quickly. We only had one headlamp, and since we could still see a little bit, Teresa decided to go first, leaving us the headlamp because we would definitely need it. Halfway down, she couldn’t see anything—not whether the ground was close or even if the rope was touching the ground. So, she started looking for the closest set of anchors to stop and wait for the next person to come down with a torch. She couldn’t find one but managed to land on a small ledge where she saw a single bolt. She got into a comfortable position, attached herself to the bolt, and felt confident and safe. Jorge then went down with the headlamp and managed to reach Teresa. They both rappelled down in tandem. They reached the ground, but now I was left behind with no light and still had to rappel down. Using my phone’s torch, I was able to set up my rappel. As I started descending, I could see Jorge and Teresa at the bottom with the headlamp illuminating my descent. It was a crazy experience and a lesson learned: always bring a headlamp on a multi-pitch climb, even if you are confident you can finish before dark. Thanks for watching, and a la prochaine! 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Riglos introduction 01:00 - Teresa 01:15 - Approach 02:04 - Change of plans 02:17 - Salzburg Multi Pitch 02:50 - Route planning 03:06 - Pitch 1 04:14 - Pitch 2 05:17 - Pitch 3 06:13 - Pitch 4 06:25 - Pitch 5 06:37 - Lunch break 07:14 - Pitch 6 09:08 - Pitch 7 (top) 09:12 - Descent begins 09:52 - Last Abseil complications 11:04 - Outro