Easy climbing on the home crag above my beach. Fine-tuned LRS system with rope in backpack works quite well now..
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Lead Rope Solo, Placa Dels Bombers, Jan 12th
Lead Rope Solo session in Castelldefels south of Barcelona, my trusted home crag..
Sunday, January 07, 2024
Lead Rope Solo Climbing, Castelldefels, Jan 7th
Easy Lead Rope solo Climbing on a scenic crag above Castelldefels south of Barcelona. Testing a new configuration with the dead rope in a small backpack instead of on the ground..
Labels:
catalonia,
Climbing,
lead rope solo,
LRS,
rock climbing
Sunday, December 17, 2023
eMTB, Parc Del Garraf, Dec 17th
eMTB ride with Guilherme in Parc Del Garraf in the mountains and valleys above Sitges in Catalonia..
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Lead Rope Solo, Garraf, April 30th
Lead rope solo climbing session at the Placa dels Bombers crag in Park Garraf above Castelldefels.. Testing out some new equipment and techniques on easy V+ routes..
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Sailing Hobiecat, Castelldefels, April 29th
Taking a Hobiecat for a spin up and down the beach in Castelldefels with Guilherme in a nice breeze with some fun gusts. First time for him on a dinghy and he learned very quickly. Been missing sailing, always nice to get out on the water.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Lead Rope Solo Climbing, Castelldefels, March 25th
Saturday morning session at Placa dels Bombers where I tried another easy route while testing additional adjustments on the Lead Rope Solo equipment setup and practicing technique.. Lovely views as always and some hiking cardio up and down the mountain..
Labels:
castelldefels,
Climbing,
lead rope solo,
LRS,
rock climbing
Sunday, March 05, 2023
eMTB, Parc Del Garraf, March 5th
Another round of eMTB riding from Volo Ebikes in Sitges up on the hills of Parc Del Garraf.. I mostly stayed on fast gravel roads, with some shorter sections on easy trails.. Total ride time was not much more than 2 hours, but a beautiful sunny day..
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Lead Rope Solo Climbing, Castelldefels, Feb 12th
Today I had my first lead solo climbing session after reading up a on suitable equipment and techniques. I picked an easy route in a scenic crag above Castelldefels south of Barcelona. This also had twin bolts at the bottom of each route which made it easy to set up the bottom anchor. I used the GriGri as main device, the MicroTrax for rope management, and backup knots for extra safety. All in all it went well, I don't think I made any major misstakes. With some practice, this will open up a lot more crags for solo climbing.
Labels:
castelldefels,
Climbing,
lead solo climbing,
LRS,
rock climbing
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Via Ferrata, Venes Del Rojalons, Jan 29th
Back at the K4 Via Ferrata at Venes del Rojalons, about 1.5 hours south of Barcelona.. This time with company from Guilherme.. Temperature was just 3-4 degrees at mid-day, but with no wind still nice in the sun.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
eMTB, Parc Del Garraf, Jan 21st
It was a sunny but chilly Saturday morning, with some iced over puddles but otherwise dry., Did some 35 kilometers with an eMTB rented from Volo E-Bikes in Sitges.. This clip is from a fast green trail with a nice flow..
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Via Ferrata, Cali Del Moli, Oct 30th
I took the pocket rocket on Sunday morning from Playa Castelldefels, driving north to Costa Brava and did the Cala del Molí Via Ferrata.. It was very busy with multiple groups so a lot of waiting, but it was still a fun and very scenic route of moderate difficulty.. I recommend that you bring a cowstail to hang comfortably when there are queues on the steep sections..
Sunday, October 02, 2022
Hiking, Puigpedros, Oct 2nd
A Sunday hike up on the 2900 metres Puig Pedros peak in the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France.. Perfect weather in the beginning of October. It is mostly an easy ascent without very steep sections. Some snow patches higher on the mountain and great views of course..
Labels:
catalonia,
Hiking,
puig pedros,
puigpedros,
pyrenees,
spain
Sunday, September 25, 2022
MTB, Parc del Garraf, Sept 25th
Nice flow on a fast green trail section in Parc del Garraf above Sitges in Catalunya, with some extra tail wind from the eMTB rented at Voló Ebikes..
Saturday, September 03, 2022
MTB, Parc Del Garraf, Sept 3rd
Another half-day ride in Parc del Garraf with eMTBs from Volo in Sitges.. Founds lots of fast and flowy sections that we linked up nicely with the gravel roads in between..
Friday, September 02, 2022
Via Ferrata, Venes de Rojalones, Sept 2nd
Back on the Via Ferrata at Venes de Rojalones, and did the full lap again. A fairly physically challenging "K4" route and I especially like the cave tunnel section in this video.
Thursday, September 01, 2022
Via Ferrata, Costa Brava, Sept 1st
Tried a section on a scenic fairly easy Via Ferrata on Costa Brava.. We arrived in the early evening so will come back another time and finish it.
Tandem Skydive, Costa Brava, Sept 1st
I went to northern Costa Brava for a tandem skydive with a friend . First time for me since 2005, still a very nice experience and great views..
Saturday, August 20, 2022
eMTB, Parc del Garraf, Aug 20th
A Saturday ride in Parc del Garraf with an e-mtb from Volo e-bikes in Sitges.. Some muddy patches after heavy rain a few days earlier, and not as crazy hot as last weeks/months.. I mostly stayed on fast and flowy "green trails", some blue sections and the gravel roads in between. I have a new action camera, the "Insta 360 Go2", I think need to learn the settings and features better for next time..
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Via Ferrata, Venes de Rojalons, May 14th
One lap of the scenic, airy and fairly strenuous via ferrata Venes de Rojalons in Catalunya, Spain. Apparently the difficulty is “K4”. The tunnel section was really nice and quite cold, but only nice after being under the sun for an hour..
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