Adjacent Areas
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The crag opposite the refuge. It is shorter than most of the other sectors at Sella, but the main section is steep, giving some powerful routes. The right-hand side is a very popular easy area with some nice slab climbs, inevitably it has become polished. Guidebook page 164.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Bajo las ruedas 10m. A short offering away on the left. The bolts may be old. | 6a | |
2 |
La sombra de Caín A long route which is good, but seldom gets done. Scramble up the ramp, then climb the wall on the left to a final hard... | Technical Pumpy | 6c |
3 |
Compuesta y sin novio This is further up the gully, reached by a tricky scramble. | 6b+ | |
4 |
L'eura The first route on the face. A strenuous pull gains the slab above. | 6b | |
5 |
Chapo el secundo Climb the pillar and the leaning wall above on good holds. | 1 Stars | 6a |
6 |
Encadena - 2 The tough grey pillar. | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7c+ |
7 |
Menestral Pescanova Climb up and then left with difficulty where a nasty move using a chipped one finger pocket reaches the buckets. | 1 Stars Strong Crimpy | 7c |
8 |
Síndrome del Betún Climb to the start of the hand-rail then swing along it leftwards. | 2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 7a+ |
9 |
Próximo Bautizo As for Síndrome, after a couple of moves along the rail go direct. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7a+ |
10 |
Comtitapel Gain and climb the short steep crack that shoots straight up the wall to a blind flake with a tricky exit. Short but sustained. | 1 Stars Pumpy | 7a |
11 |
Diagonal The best route on the wall following the best line and now well buffed. Follow the rightward-slanting crack throughout. Good,... | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7a+ |
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Hombres de poca fe The direct start to Comptitapel is desperate. | 1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 8a |
13 |
Multigrado A nasty rounded layback and the odd chipped hold. | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7c |
14 |
Región Pagana The hard crack also features some chipped holds. | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7c |
15 |
Julio César From on an overhung ledge, climb the wall on good holds. | Strong | 6c+ |
16 |
Chulearías The right-most line weaves up the leaning arete on poor rock. | 6c | |
17 |
Pequeñeces The left-most line starts off a block. Well-bolted but slippery. 1 user comment | 3+ | |
18 |
La Tina de Turner Start at a white patch and climb direct. Very polished now. | 6a | |
19 |
Taís tos tolais Start just left of a bush. Tricky past the second bolt then easier. | Technical | 6b |
20 |
Frustración agrícola Climb into the groove and follow it, exiting left, to the belay of the previous climb. The second bolt is too high - a wire... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | 5 |
21 |
Quisiera ser un octavo From the left side of a niche, climb a thin crack and groove. Spaced bolts can be supplemented with wires. High in the grade. | 1 Stars | 5 |
22 |
Verglas que sí From the right-hand side of the niche, climb direct on flaky rock. 2 user comments | Pumpy | 5+ |
23 |
Registro sanitario The smooth slab leads to easier sustained climbing above. Passing the second bolt is thin but is avoidable on the left at 6a. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy | 6b+ |