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The Grand Tour So Far
© 2003 - 2008 Mary Joy Gumayagay |
Numbers and other interesting bits
Kilometers traveled (±100km): 4,162 Days of climbing trip: 45 Climbing areas we hit: Gorges du Tarn (good, surprisingly not too polished); Montserrat (slabby, wish we had a topo); Siurana (good, no giveaway climbs); Vilanova de Prades (hard and short, not many overhangs); Montsant (good, long but soft routes); Les Bruixes (good but soft grades, a little polished) Favorite climbing area: Frank: They all have their distinct characteristics. MJ: Siurana. Notables we saw: Chris Sharma (of biscuit fame), Liv Sansoz, Berta Martin, Daila Ojeda Favorite climbing moments: Frank: pulling through the crux at the top of an Alex Huber route and onsighting at Can Piqui Pugui. MJ: getting beta from Chris Sharma and redpointing routes second try—projects, what? Tastiest treats: Filched grapes from the Priorat vines near La Morera de Montsant; Sharma biscuits (they were milk chocolate HobNobs, and after we ate ours Frank onsighted a 9a and I redpointed an 8a second try); Filipinos (they're small, brown, and sweet, and the donuts aren't bad either); and I would've added the jamón Iberico and chorizo had the stupid dog loitering around camp not gotten to them first. Nicest local: The old woman living in the Gorge who came to talk to us for half an hour; she'd never seen a digital camera before. Karma: The friendly Monsier Le Skoda giving us a ride to the supermarché in Millau; us taking a German teenager to a truck stop for his ride back home. Word of the Day: Tuna. Pudding. Quark. "Tendon snappers!" Miscellaneous memorable moments: Hiking to Le Point Sublime at the Gorge; the braying donkey/warning system at Casa Roca; dinner at Le Restique in Vienne; the laughable €95 overnight rate at a hotel in the middle of nowhere (uh yeah, we left); talking to the guy who onsighted 8b and said he was "weak" (we were floored); dinners with Beth and Peter; illegal camping at Montserrat; watching a guy gracefully redpoint an 8a; having our nice, warm Taj Mahal of a tent when it was freezing cold or raining outside! Links: Posted by MJ at 10:10 AM ::: Archived in
France
, Gorges du Tarn FR
, Les Bruixes SP
, Montsant SP
, Siurana SP
, Spain
, Sport Climbing
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