Type: Sport, 1000 ft (303 m), 12 pitches
GPS: 36.9163, -4.74736
FA: El Chorro Climbing Lodge Team, October 2017
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Shared By: Davis Badger on Dec 9, 2019
Admins: Jason Halladay, David Riley

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A huge moderate that heads to the top of Los Frontales, Adequately bolted with good anchors at each pitch. Pitch descriptions are as follows:

P1:  5.5,  40ft Wander up easy slab on the same start as for Los Arcangeles
P2:  5.5,  60ft Continue up and left as for Los Arcangeles
P3:  5.5,  100ft Continue up and right from anchor, climbing the corner. (Arcangeles goes left from here)
P4: 5.6,  100ft Continue climbing up the corner until you reach a ledge on the right.
P5: 5.4,  100ft Continue up from the ledge over an easy slab pitch.
P6: 5.6,  100ft Easy terrain continuing to the right.
P7: 5.8,  100ft  Climb up and left through a corner
P8: 5.8,  95ft  Zig-zag up and right and then out left.
P9: 5.8+  110ft Steep section with large holds, one of the harder pitches just because of the steep climbing.
P10: 5.9  100ft Right, then upwards and right on a slab to the top, some thin movements make this the crux pitch
P11: 5.4  60ft  Easy terrain upwards
P12: 5.6  65ft A last vertical pitch to the summit.

Location Suggest change

Along the base of Sector Escalera : Suiza, walk along until you see a trail veering off to the right. Look for the large left-leaning gully and start climbing! When in doubt, follow the crowd!

Protection Suggest change

Bolts, Bolts and more Bolts, bring 14 draws (or a few more if you want to link pitches)

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