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Las vías más deseados / The most wanted routes

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The most wanted – #1 – Asterix, 7a, is one of the most sought after ‘ticks’ in the Roca Verde guidebook and one of the best at Quirós. A blank(ish) sheet of grey limestone with small hold and slightly spaced bolts make this a heady experience and one of the best routes of it’s grade around. A couple of years ago these guys Sam + James had it on their ticklist so I thought I’d film them on it…
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Las más deseadas – #1 – Una de las vías más deseadas de Asturias, Asterix, 7a, en Quirós es una placa gris con presas pequeñas, chapas pocos lejanas y escalada exigente. Hace un par de años unos amigos inglés lo ponen en su lista entonces les decidí grabar. Uno lo hizo bien el otro no logró…
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Viás nuevas en Quirós / New routes in Quirós

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Para abrir el verano 2023 hay noticias sobre unas vías abiertos el año pasado en los sectores más arriba de Quirós; La Leona y Rosa de Mayo. Las vías de La Leona son Aika, 7b/+ y Dos rombos, 7b+. Las vías eran abiertos por Berto, Aika, y Miguel, Lito y Rafa Dos rombos. Muchas gracias a ellos… Y la vía de Rosa de Mayo se llama Coda, 7a+ y es de Miguel, Lito y Rafa Como todos de Quirós ambos sectores merecen un visita y La leona tiene sombra después del media dia más o menos y Rosa de Mayo después de las 3 de la tarde y así son ideal para el verano!!

There’s some new routes to report at Rosa de Mayo and La Leona, Quiros, two of the highest sectors at the crag. At La Leona the routes are Aika, 7b/+ opened by Berto and Dos rombos 7b+, opened by Miguel, Lito and Rafa. Both are long and Dos Rombos is in the shade from around midday so a good summer tick. At Rosa de Mayo the route is called Coda, and is given 7a+ (though could be harder) it´s around 32m long and is in the shade from around 3pm and being high and often breezy again is a good summer option. This was again opened by Miguel, Lito and Rafa.

Sector La Leona, Quirós
Rosa de Mayo, Quirós

Hunting Unicorns – New Video of Ginseng, 7c+, Muro Techo, Teverga.

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How to hunt a unicorn! Surprise it? When we went to muro Techo on a stunning January day, Jairo ended up showing his friend Ginseng, 7c+, an old-school fingery, pokey route that breeches a couple of roofs at the right hand side of the crag via some brutal moves.

This route had eleuded him for 20 years or so and in his words had become a ‘unicorn’ – something mythical never to be caught. As it went all a bit better than he thought he decided to give a it a redpoint just to see if maybe he could catch at last this mythical beast!


So if you fancy a trip to try routes like this – in weather like this instead of shitty UK weather get in touch. Our new apartment, Roca Verde Apartment, is up and running and just five minutes from around 1000 routes.

Como cazar un unicornio! Video nuevo de Ginseng, 7c+, Muro Techo, Teverga.

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¡Como cazar un unicornio! Jairo Pandiella vuelve a la parte derecha de Muro Techo, Teverga donde hay unas vías exigentes de regletinas y techo, y una que le ha escapado muchas veces. Ginseng, 7c+, tiene unas sequencias dinámicas, duras y bastante ‘old-school’ y se ha convertido en su ‘unicornio’.
Cuando volvió alli a primeros de enero Jairo aprovechó para enseñar a su compañero Javi Pec un ‘clásico’ de su estilo y, al final, le dió unos pegues también para ver si podía soprender este bestia mítica!!

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New Video – Climbing at El Rincón, Teverga, Asturias

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El Rincón is a ‘new’ sector in the heart of Teverga in the zone that includes Placas del Sol and Cova Negra. I first went here about three years ago (when there were just three routes, all good and all re-equipped) but it was obvious I could do more. So after some hard work there are now about 30 routes all on good rock, between V+ and and 8a more or less (there’s still some not redpointed). There is a good range of grades and styles up to 30m in length. It’s a decent sector and well worth a visit there is sun after about 2pm and it dries very quickly after rain. Thanks to Grupo Aguja Sobia for help with bolts and belays.

If you fancy a stay in the area our new flat Roca Verde Apartment is five minutes from here and has accommodation for five people:

Anyway here’s the video, the first in a series about different venues in Asturias.

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