¿RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA?. OSTOICOECHEA NEEDLE

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The ¿Reserva de la Biosfera? route is a sport climbing route made of exceptional itinerary and rock quality. It may lose some of its charm because of the fact that the difficulty is very concentrated, especially in the first pitch, but it's still a good project for strong climbers. The third pitch is a little gem. The route is almost completely equipped, although the anchors get farther apart in the easy sections. It's possible to abseil down with a 60 m rope, but it's preferable to use a 70 m rope.

FACT SHEET

LENGTH

About 90 m

DIFFICULTY

7c+ (6a+ obligatory using a hook)

DURATION

2-3 hours climbing and abseiling

EQUIPMENT

10-12 quickdraws. A hook (recommended). The two first pitches are almost completely equipped. Still, bring aliens and a Camalot (0,75 or 1) for the end of the second pitch and the third one.

DESCENT

Abseil along the route from the third belay station. From the summit, abseil down the normal ascent route.

FIRST ASCENT

Javier Sáenz and Ángel Bengoechea 12/7/2003*

*Source : Climbing guidebook "Escalada en Roca en los Picos de Europa"

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