I think the highlight of my trip to Spain was our day of multi-pitching at Sierra de Toix. The routes were easy, but the whole situation of the climbs, the views we were afforded out across Costa Blanca and the Mediterranean, the abseil retreats and the inadvertent detour, made the whole experience pretty unforgettable. More than anything, it was damn good fun!
We started with Esplon Gris:
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| The Baron de las Bends at the first stance |
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| Long legs ready to belay |
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| Top of multi-pitch selfie. |
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| Long Legs enjoying the second abseil retreat |
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| Long Legs abseiling in an awesome location |
After a walk(!) and our lunch we moved on to Chabito where I manned up and decided to lead the first pitch:
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| The Baron belays Long Legs as she leads her first sport multi-pitch pitch |
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| Long Legs on the sharp end - the pitch was a bit run out but she was too busy singing to notice! |
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| Long Legs feeling particularly pleased with her rope management skills! |
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| The Enforcer waves from an adjacent single pitch |
Sitting happily at my stance, the Baron seemed to have been gone for some time before there was any hint of him reaching a belay. Eventually following behind, it transpired that the 15m second pitch had somehow became nearer 50m...
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| View from the alternative top... |
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| Still stunning despite the modern development |
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| Long Legs watches as the Baron starts what was to become ab 1 of 3! |
Reaching the top, we realised that we had had a bit of a misnavigation and set about deciding upon a plan of retreat - at the bottom of the second abseil, it was quite a relief when our bags, still some metres below, honed into view. Some time later, when finally reunited with my jumper(!), I felt like we had definitely got value for money on our day out - and of course, had most certainly had an adventure!
