Targasonne - round two...

After a long stay in Albarracin we decided to move on and begin our journey north to Fontainebleau. The weather was unseasonably warm so we stopped off again in Targasonne on the Spanish/French border. The first few days were stunning - almost too hot for climbing! It was quite surreal to be climbing in 18C and sunshine at 1500m in January. The climbing conditions weren't the best for friction, but it was a welcome change to be so warm.

The warmth didn't last long and weather soon became more typical for January. I took advantage of the cooler conditions and sent a great compression problem - Bob's your uncle 7C. I thought I was going to make quick work of the problem, but discovered the top out was more difficult than I'd first thought...

Bob's your Uncle 7C Video

We met some other intrepid travellers from the UK - Paul and Kay.  They have just began a one year trip in their very spacious van - 'Ivan'. It was great to spend time with them, but we had to bid them farewell and they continued their journey south.  We hope to meet them again towards the end of our trip.

Our stay in Targasonne was curtailed by the arrival of some real winter weather...  The temperatures dropped and the snow started to fall.  The winds started to pick up and were forecast to reach 100kph. We made a quick exit before things started to get ugly.

Couple of other videos:
La Baleine 7A
Legitime Defonse 7A+