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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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CÓMO INICIARSE EN LA ESCALADA

Empezar a escalar no es tan fácil como iniciarse en deportes como el baloncesto, la natación o el running. Además de contar con el material adecuado, es necesario conocer unas maniobras básicas de seguridad, cuestiones técnicas y porque no, pautas de comportamiento, tanto si vas a escalar en el rocódromo como en la roca.

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Had a blast on my multipitch course with Southclimb! Everything was clearly explained and I had enough opportunities to practice. Good athmosphere and awesome routes, would definitely recommend!!

– Nienke Blom
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(Translated by Google) The Southclimb climbing course taught by Santi has been very motivating, helping me to become aware of the dangers and how to take safety measures to be able to enjoy this sport to the fullest, 👍
(Original) El curso de escalada de Southclimb impartido por Santi ha sido muy motivador, me a ayudando a concienciarme sobre los peligros y como tomar medidas de seguridad para poder disfrutar al máximo de este deporte, 👍

– Anna Bou
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Santi is an amazing teacher. It is very clear that he has a lot of experience and you can ask him anything about climbing amongst other things. Santi is also super friendly and easy to get along with. I would absolutely recommend the lead-climbing course I did here. It felt very professional and complete and I think it is one of the best ones you can get. Another note; Santi made awesome pictures of us :-), thank you so much for everything!

– Céline
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I joined the 2days-course of Sport Climbing in Siurana and Arboli. Very comprehensive learning - at the end you will be able to rock climb in complete autonomy. Super recommended!

– Andrea Pavone
¡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) Incredible experience with Yoel and the entire SouthClimb team! It has been a day full of learning! I will repeat 🙌🏻
(Original) Increible experiència con Yoel y todo el equipo SouthClimb! Ha sido una jornada llena de aprendizajes! Voy a repetir 🙌🏻

– TeleViajar
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) A very good experience. Santi has been very clear in all the explanations and has been very helpful in introducing us to the world of climbing. Great, we'll see you in another course for sure!
(Original) Una experiencia muy buena. Santi ha sido muy claro en todas las explicaciones y nos ha sido de mucha ayuda para introducirnos en el mundo de la escalada. Genial, nos veremos en otro curso seguro!

– Adrián Álvarez
¡Excelente!

(Translated by Google) Rappelling course in the Mussara, excellent monitor, explanations of 10 and fantastic practices. I recommend 100%
(Original) Curso de rapel en la Mussara, monitor excelente, explicaciones de 10 y prácticas fantásticas. Recomiendo 100%

– Javi Lozano
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Santi was the most amazing guide. As a first time climber, he made me feel super safe and confident on the climb. It was so much fun and an afternoon I will remember for a long time. Honestly cannot recommend enough 😊

– Isabella O'Neill
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I had a great experience today climbing with Giordano in Garraf! Just driving to the location was beautiful and the views once you reached the top were spectacular! I felt very safe with my instructor and he balanced making sure I had fun with safety, which you could tell was his priority. He was so encouraging throughout my climbs and made me feel good about what capabilities I had. I will be looking into taking a course with southclimb now and would recommend them to others. Santi was exceptional with communication on WhatsApp and made the entire process very smooth and simple. Thank you!

– Tie Crisi