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02 de Septiembre del 2021 | ESCALADA

EL OCHO, EL NUDO MÁS UTILIZADO EN LA ESCALADA.

El nudo ocho es el más utilizado para encorarse en la escalada. Te mostramos como hacerlo correctamente y detalles que debes tener en cuenta.

A la hora de atarse a una cuerda y comenzar a escalar existen dos nudos que suelen utilizarse. El ocho y el as de guía. 

Sin dudas el nudo ocho es el más popular y es el que nosotros recomendamos y enseñamos en los cursos de escalada que ofrecemos.

Algunas personas prefieren utilizar el As de guía como nudo para encordarse. Uno de los principales motivos a los que aluden es que el as de guía es más fácil de deshacer después de una caída. Si bien es nudo seguro, si esta bien hecho, es mucho mas difícil su verificación, ya que no es un nudo que se utilice popularmente en la escalada y mucha gente no lo sabe hacer correctamente.

Escalando con el nudo ocho.
Escalando con el nudo ocho.

¿Porque preferimos el ocho? 

- Si el nudo esta bien hecho y peinado se puede deshacer sin problemas, no importa que tan grande sea la caída. Y si me he pegado vuelos de 10 o 15 metros y he podido deshacer mi nudo sin ningún tipo de problema.

- Es el nudo más utilizado en en todo el mundo para encordarse, por lo tanto a la hora de hacer un chequeo cruzado, es más fácil la verificación.

- Es un nudo resistente y difícil que se deshaga solo. El as de guía si no esta bien hecho o se remata, justamente es más fácil de deshacerse. 

¿Como se hace el ocho?

Te dejamos un video para que mires los conceptos básicos del ocho. Recuerda que este video no sustituye un curso de escalada y es imprescindible que antes de escalar realices un curso de formación adecuado.

Si tienes alguna duda en cuanto a que nudo utilizar o como hacer el ocho, puedes ponerte en contacto con nosotros y responderemos a todas tus preguntas.

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¡Excelente!

I organised a 4hr climbing session in Siurana for 10 children (mostly aged 8-9) and Santi was super easy to communicate with and organise everything remotely. He arranged 2 guides, all the equipment, safe briefing and everything you would need for a half day of fun climbing. The kids really enjoyed themselves and learnt so much along the way. Some were beginners, others had climbed before and the guides were very helpful and supportive. I highly recommend Southclimb and we can’t wait to go climbing with them again.

– Food loving coffee snob
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) Nice and very attentive
(Original)Agradables y muy atentos

– Hilario Delfa Calvet
¡Excelente!

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!

– Courtney Fong Cho
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) Southclimb, experts with more than 20 years of climbing behind them. Very friendly people and super attentive to your needs (baptisms, initiation to climbing + material, development of technique in different degrees ...). Top!!!
(Original) Southclimb, expertos con más 20 años a la espalda escalando. Gente muy amable y super atentos a tus necesidadaes ( bautizos, iniciación a la escalada + material, desarrollo de técnica en diferentes grados ... ). Top!!!

– Erik Martínez
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) cool experience
(Original)Experiencia genial

– Sonia Zabalo Caubet
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) My 12 year old son and I (50) did the rock baptism. I have no climbing experience. It was great. Santi very attentive and friendly at all times. It gave us a lot of security. It adapts perfectly to the level of each one and encourages you to improve yourself. Without a doubt, totally recommended! Thank you very much for everything Santa!
(Original) Hicimos el bautizo en roca mi hijo de 12 años y yo (50). Yo sin ninguna experiencia en escalada. Fue genial. Santi muy atento y simpático en todo momento. Nos dio mucha seguridad. Se adapta perfectamente al nivel de cada uno y anima a superarte. Sin duda alguna totalmente recomendable! Muchas gracias por todo Sant!

– I MA
¡Excelente!

My goal coming to Spain was to get out for a couple days rock climbing with my family. I’m a fairly accomplished climber but the mechanics of trying to take the family out on my own. Mariano our guide was the perfect example of what a guide should be, he was quick to set up and take down the climbs, had the perfect eye for challenging but achievable routes for the family, was friendly, great with the kids, a just an all around good guy. I can’t recommend this company enough, and am already planning my return trip to Spain to climb with them.

– James & Carmen Corbin
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) Santi is a great professional and passionate about climbing. I took the rock climbing course as a beginner and at all times I felt safe. It was a very funny experience. I have been left wanting more, so I will repeat again with them!
(Original) Santi es un gran profesional y apasionado a la escalada. Realicé el curso de escalada en roca siendo principiante y en todo momento me sentí segura. Fue una experiencia muy divertida. Me he quedado con muchas ganas de más, así que repetiré de nuevo con ellos!

– Nicole Morales
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) My 12 year old son and I (50) did the rock baptism. I have no climbing experience. It was great. Santi very attentive and friendly at all times. It gave us a lot of security. It adapts perfectly to the level of each one and encourages you to improve yourself. Without a doubt, totally recommended! Thank you very much for everything Santa!
(Original) Hicimos el bautizo en roca mi hijo de 12 años y yo (50). Yo sin ninguna experiencia en escalada. Fue genial. Santi muy atento y simpático en todo momento. Nos dio mucha seguridad. Se adapta perfectamente al nivel de cada uno y anima a superarte. Sin duda alguna totalmente recomendable! Muchas gracias por todo Sant!

– Imma MA
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) We did an initiation course in mountaineering where we learned many things, from the use of the ARVA, walking with snowshoes, the use of crampons and setting up meetings. We had a great time and Santi is an excellent teacher. Completely recommended to take courses with Southclimb
(Original) Hicimos un curso de iniciación en alpinismo donde aprendimos muchas cosas, desde la utilización del ARVA, caminar con raquetas, uso de crampones y montar reuniones. La pasamos muy bien y Santi es un excelente profe. Completamente recomendable hacer cursos con Southclimb

– Adrián Téllez