elperronegro, 12 days ago

Thanks to my mate Felipe for persuading me to rock climb after an absence of about 10 years! We did the marvellous 5 pitch Espolon Cerro del Toro outside Motril.

I felt really comfortable apart from the last 4+ slab which stretched my ageing (has-been) ability to it's maximum in my scrambling approach boots. Rock slippers would have been much easier. A nice 60m abseil to finish.

Brought back a lot of happy memories today & proved that there is still life in the old dog 🤣

#climbing #spain

A rock climber in light blue t-shirt eyes the last pitch of a climb which is up an orange coloured rock section
The Espolon Cerro del Toro at Motril on the right, a 5 pitch rock climb. To the left is the abseil wall for getting back down
A person in red abseiling down a vertical rock slab. Blue sky above