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BETA PHOTO: A view of the left-hand side of Paret dels Coloms ...

Description 

Paret dels Coloms has more than 30 single and multi-pitch sport routes and a trad route or two ascending incredible grey and orange limestone. The rock and its features are beautifully varied allowing for an interesting mix of routes up slabs, caves, tufas and overhangs, many with multiple styles on the same route. The right half of the wall is home to most of the more moderate routes, rated 5+ to 6a. The remainder of the routes are harder, some substancially so.

Getting There 

From the dry creek bed described on the Sa Gubia main page, continue up the river bed until reaching several large nearly car sized boulders that block your progress. Look for a path that scrambles up and left to the base of the cliff, which can be easily identified by the large cave shaped like a...um, how should I say this...part of a woman's anatomy.

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Comechochos 5.10b/c  International : Spain : ... : Paret dels Coloms

The route starts innocently enough, with lots of easy well protected climbing up to the base of the cave which gives the route its name. Hopefully this provides a good enough warm up to tackle the long vertical to overhanging haul to the top. If you come off, it's more to do with exhaustion than one particular move. Clip the last bolt before the anchors with the bolt to your left. Continue up and right to the wild stemming finish. Continuing up and to the left is possible but much more diff...[more]   Browse More Classics in International

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Climbers on Humi, 6a+ and Perque Triunfi la Canall...

Looking southwest at Paret dels Coloms.