Calamès – Sector Initiation

The way to the sector… harder then to climb

Lead Soloing

This is what you normally have to avoid in any case before you take of the rope… so I had to lead up solo one more time to get the rope home.

Climbing Le Plantaurel > Arabaux

Last weekend I was testing the first time lead solo with my modifed Grigri at Arabaux.

For better orientation of new climbers in the area I made a presentation using google satellite view.

Area acess and sector information are used from

Escalades en Arièege-Pyrénées “Le Plantaurel” ISBN 978-2-913385-04-4

and

“France : Ariège” Chris Craggs with Anne and John Arran (rockfax.com) ISBN 978-1-873341-87-2

Thanks for the photo of me;-) (yellow arrow)
It was a great experience.

We got the route in under 2 hours:-) Usually it takes 2:30 to 4

The topo:

Exposition : Nord, Accès : 15 mn, Retour : 30 mn

Ascension : de 2 h 30 à 4 h sans échappatoire

Longueur : 800 mètres, Dénivelé : 385 mètres

To find the bureau of the Montcalm Adventure Team you just have to turn left right before Vicdessos.