11 de Octubre del 2019 | VIAJES
VERDON GORGE, UN VIAJE DE ESCALADA.
Un breve cuento sobre un viaje de escalada al icónico Verdon Gorge.
Un breve cuento sobre un viaje de escalada al icónico Verdon Gorge.
Es la segunda vez que visito este pequeño paraíso en el sur de Francia y aún así se siente un poco intimidante y expuesto. Es difícil conseguir alojamiento con un precio decente en La Palud, así que terminamos reservando una casa móvil en Castellane, a unos 25/30 minutos en automóvil del estacionamiento de La Carelle. Y lo logramos. Sólo teníamos tres días de escalada por delante, así que tuvimos que usarlos sabiamente.
Para el primer día decidimos que era mejor elegir algunas rutas "fáciles". Los chicos con los que viajo tienen poca experiencia en la vía larga y además, toca habituarse a la exposición del Verdon. Entonces fuimos por algunas rutas en el Belvedere de la Carelle. Nos dividimos en dos equipos y nos preparamos para rapelar.
Escalar en Verdon implica un compromiso total. Eliges una ruta, rapelas, tiras de la cuerda y luego tienes que poder subir. Si haces la tarea, debes planificar bien y tener croquis de vías alternativas por las cuales subir en caso de que la ruta elegida sea más dura de lo que habías pensado y no puedas pasar.
El primer día fue genial. Escalamos rutas divertidas y disfrutamos de un agradable día al sol.
Al día siguiente fuimos por una ruta un poco más difícil. Hellfest, 7a, 260mts, que era una maravilla. Una de las mejores rutas que he subido aquí hasta ahora. Escalada sostenida sobre roca asombrosa y muy bien protegida. Fue muy divertido
El tercer día fuimos por una ruta que he querido escalar por algún tiempo. Encastete. 7a +, 280mts. Escalamos los dos primeros largos y se puso a llover. Aún nos quedaban tres largos más y decidimos que era mejor bajar. Sin dudas un ruta espectacular. Ya volveremos a hacer esta vía algún día.
El Verdon siempre tiene mucho que ofrecer. Gran cantidad de vías, ambiente y exposición. Uno de los mejores lugares del mundo para escalar tapias.
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(Translated by Google) Climbing experience highly recommended in a safe environment. Very professional and good treatment
(Original) Experiencia de escalada muy recomendable en un entorno seguro. Muy profesionales y buen trato
(Translated by Google) Cool!!! We will repeat for sure!!!
(Original)Genial!!! Repetiremos fijo!!!
(Translated by Google) Climbing course with Santi in Siurana. Fantastic and with a lot of patience on your part.😄💪
(Original) Curso de escalada con Santi en Siurana. Fantástico y con mucha paciència por parte suya.😄💪
(Translated by Google) cool experience
(Original)Experiencia genial
(Translated by Google) 100% recommendable. Santi is a crack, and he explains himself great! Looking forward to repeat!!
(Original) 100% recomendable. Santi es un crack, y se explica genial! Con ganas de repetir!!
(Translated by Google) Spectacular via ferrata we did. Control at all times and lots of laughs, perfect combination! ⛰⛰✨
(Original) Espectacular la vía ferrata que hicimos. Control en todo momento y muchas risas, combinación perfecta!! ⛰⛰✨
Santi is the best climbing guide you can imagine. As a reference, we two are 6a-7a climbers, but we wanted a local guide to help maximize efficiency in a foreign area. He was highly recommended to us by a friend who Santi guided a few months back, and he was as wonderful as described. He takes his role as Guide seriously and comprehensively, from helping you plan ideas for areas to concentrate on, considerations of weather and season, logistics for where to stay and how to get there (he picked us up one day, and we met him in our car another), as well as making himself available to help with any other questions or needs for the trip as a whole (not just the climbing part). Our long chain of detailed texts show how dedicated and sincere he is in wanting to help plan the best trip possible for you. This was highly unique, unexpected, above and beyond, and much appreciated. Before you've even met, he treats you more like a friend coming to visit Spain than a client that he is just doing business with, and that warmth goes a long way and sets him apart from most any other guide I've experienced (i've had great guides in my life, so this just reinforces Santi's particularly special character). Like I really felt like we were friends, and still feel like we are, as he reaches out and keeps in touch still and I really appreciate that relationship. Humanity, sincerity, and kindness in business--what a crazy (wonderful) concept! As a climbing guide specifically: he is consummately professional, impressively knowledgable and safe, as well as comfortingly sensitive to your climbing abilities and needs, and tailors each day with climbs that are perfect for you--if you want to be comfortable or if you want a little/big challenge, if you want to experience highlights of an area by switching up crags in the same day. He knows the areas so well and of course knows how to choose the walls that are in the shade or in the sun for whatever time of day or season you are climbing. There is so much variety and fun for either multi or single pitch too. In addition, when we were all climbed out for the day, he took the opportunity to show us the beauty of the local areas, playing also a photographer and travel guide. He also went home to let us borrow his guide book to other areas that we were headed to later, and kept in touch to make sure the rest of our trip went smoothly. So nice! Here is a person who treats his job as a climbing guide and ambassador for the area with such deep consideration and earnestness, and who treats his role as a human being with exceptional kindness and faith. We are so grateful that he came into our lives as a climbing guide and as a friend. Thank you Santi for being you, and please everyone call him now for any guiding adventures (he travels to guide too!) Also, his rates are so fair and reasonable. And you will be so happy if he is available to take you on an adventure with him! Cheers!
(Translated by Google) A fantastic experience with a great guide. Time used to the maximum and total safety on the rock!
(Original) Una experiencia fantástica con un guía estupendo. Tiempo aprovechado al máximo y total seguridad en la roca!
(Translated by Google) I did a climbing course with my two children, everything was very well organized and we had a great time. I'm sure we'll do it again.
(Original) Hice un curso de escalada con mis dos hijos , todo muy bien organizado lo pasamos muy bien .Seguro que repetimos .
This was, without a doubt, an incredible climbing experience - and all because we hired Santi of SouthClimb in Barcelona. He was kind, helpful, considerate, knowledgeable, encouraging, and made this an awesome day of multi-pitch climbing at Montserrat. Highly highly highly recommend him!!!!👍🤗🤩
