Rainy Riglos 2

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El Puro
El Puro in all of its phallic glory.
The following day we returned and climbed the Normal Route on El Puro (Cigar; 6b and 8 pitches per guidebook), a semi-detached spire on the face of the huge Pison tower. The first three pitches follow some clean and steep dihedrals and grooves on the left side of the Pison (we did the direct start per guidebook). The climbing takes a bit of getting used to: steep bulges on good if polished rocks partially embedded in the ambient sandstone. After a short but very wet section of steep pocket pulling, we reached the lower angle chimney formed by the Puro and the Pison. This brought us to the beautifully exposed final two pitches up the side of the spire. Shirley started up and promptly pulled off one of the encrusted “potato” stones taking a short but freaky fall (nearly landed on her back on a ledge). Other than a bruised arm, she was unscathed and finished her lead. My final lead involved overcoming the crux 6b (~5.10) bulge just below Puro’s summit – short but steep! An airy summit (quite chossy too) was the reward. A quick series of raps brought us back to the base and a pork- and wine-rich dinner.

Photos

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Hiking back to El Puro the following morning. Finally some clear weather (May 2010).
El Puro
Re-leading the first pitch of the Normal Route on El Puro (May 2010).
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Higher on pitch 1 (May 2010).
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Pitch 1 anchor (May 2010).
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Shirley starting up pitch 1 (May 2010).
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Arriving at the first belay (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley starting up pitch 2 (May 2010).
El Puro
Higher on pitch 2 (May 2010).
El Puro
Following Shirley up pitch 2 (May 2010).
El Puro
Starting up pitch 3 (May 2010).
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Shirley following pitch 3 (May 2010).
El Puro
Views from the third belay (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley arriving at the third belay at the start of the chimney formed by El Puro and El Pison (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley leading pitch 4 (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley making progress up pitch 4 (May 2010).
El Puro
More of Shirley on pitch 4 (May 2010).
El Puro
Arriving at the fourth belay – opposite side of the chimney (May 2010).
El Puro
Looking up at Shirley at the fourth belay (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley starting the fifth lead (May 2010).
El Puro
This pitch puts you on El Puro proper (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley almost at the belay station (May 2010).
El Puro
Looking back at Shirley from the lead of pitch 6 (May 2010).
El Puro
Leading pitch 6 (May 2010).
El Puro
Mallo Fire from the summit of El Puro (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley on pitch 6 (May 2010).
El Puro
Views of the village from the summit (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley arriving on the summit (May 2010).
El Puro
More summit views (May 2010).
El Puro
Shirley on the summit of El Puro (May 2010).
El Puro
Initial portion of the descent:  a short via ferrata to the first rap station (May 2010).
El Puro
Scrambling down to the start of the rappels (May 2010).
El Puro
The descent (May 2010).
El Puro
Almost there (May 2010).
El Puro
Wine time (May 2010).
El Puro
Hiking back (May 2010).
El Puro
El Pison and El Puro (May 2010).
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Unknown party on some route on El Pison (May 2010).
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A closer look at the duo (May 2010).
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The magical Riglos (May 2010).
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Rio Gallego outside of Riglos (May 2010).

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