Collegats was one of the first climbing areas to be developed in the Lleida region of Northern Spain.
It is a dramatic canyon, which has been carved by a large and furious river.
The climbing
ranges from great multi-pitch routes to equally good single pitch climbs.
We only climbed single pitch routes, but some were 45m – quite an epic journey!
We went to sector La Pedrera which is only accessible via a tyrolean traverse.
This involved crossing the torrent of a river on a single steel cable.
We used of climbing harnesses and steel Mallions to run on the cable and hauled ourselves across the 30m span.
It was very exciting and particularly hard work when wearing a heavy pack – the stomach muscles had to work hard to stop our bodies folding backwards under the weight.
Sector Pedrera was very stunning and sported some massive endurance routes on a slightly overhanging wall.
I was pleased to onsight a (45m) 7a+ and (38m) 7b.
Collegats was one of the first climbing areas to be developed in the Lleida region of Northern Spain. It is a dramatic canyon, which has been carved by a large and furious river. The climbing 
ranges from great multi-pitch routes to equally good single pitch climbs. We only climbed single pitch routes, but some were 45m – quite an epic journey! We went to sector La Pedrera which is only accessible via a tyrolean traverse. This involved crossing the torrent of a river on a single steel cable. We used of climbing harnesses and steel Mallions to run on the cable and hauled ourselves across the 30m span. It was very exciting and particularly hard work when wearing a heavy pack – the stomach muscles had to work hard to stop our bodies folding backwards under the weight. Sector Pedrera was very stunning and sported some massive endurance routes on a slightly overhanging wall. I was pleased to onsight a (45m) 7a+ and (38m) 7b.
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