Photo: The shadow of “Cantaro Magro“. (One of the most popular places to climb in Serra da Estrela)
This last weekend friends of friends and stoppers were stopped from having a climbing meeting in Serra da Estrela (the second biggest mountain in Portugal) by the ICNB (Institute for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity) part of the Portuguese Ministry for the Environment. Why? Have no idea, but would love to know! Climbers were informed of this non authorisation the day before the meeting, and already very late on the day, so many were only informed about this by the (non)organizing comity at the very spot where this meeting was to occur. As such, although there was no meeting… people met and climbing occurred.
Here are some photos of (and from) Saturday’s on-sight climbing of:
”Lucrécia “265m (6b,6b+,V,6a+,V+,V+,6c,6a+,6b)- best pitches underlined
Photos: Ricardo Belchior
Climber: Fernando doing “Erika” 265m (6b, 6b+, V, V+, 6a, 6b+, V)
Climber: Pedro Queirós doing the 2nd pitch of “Lucrécia“, 6b+
Climber: Dulce doing the 3rd pitch of “Erika“, V
Climber: Pedro Queirós doing the 4th pitch of “Lucrécia“, 6a+
Climber: Pedro Queirós doing the 4th pitch of “Lucrécia“, 6a+
Climber: Pedro Queirós doing the 4th pitch of “Lucrécia“, 6a+
Climber: Pedro Queirós finishing the 4th pitch of “Lucrécia“, 6a+
Climber: Pedro Queirós doing the 7th pitch of “Lucrécia“, 6c
Climber: Dulce doing the 7th and last pitch of “Erika“, V
Climbers: Pedro Queirós and Ricardo Belchior (summit photo)
In line, waiting to finish the day with the 30m rappel.
Climbers: Ricardo – Vera - Diogo – Pedro
…and That’s all Folks
R.
