Again in Catalunya, something has to its people, Pyrenees and the way they live this sport, that magnetized me and makes me go over there every so often.
This time last week, Paco Robles and Manuel Real, pioneers with Teres Brothers and some more of the Ultradistance in Catalunya mostly mountain, have set a good forum through vertical Earth, a kedada to Forero Cavalls the vent.
There we met people of the Basque Country, Madrid, Valencia and Catalonia Country among others, people of different levels but with only one purpose, have a wonderful weekend with good people and beautiful landscapes, that if giving us a good tuta of about 80 kms and 5000 m of altitude
The plan is to leave soon in Bilbao, next to Javi, Mike and Henry to eat at Berga and soon reach these peripheral Lluis shelter, at the foot of Pedraforca to rest and leave each with its objectives, the make mine a good workout in less than 16 hours with 4 brave Manuel Real, and more, they and enjoy the company of Paco within 24 hours.
is rainy afternoon, but the time change, people began to arrive at the shelter, that is a coming and going of people, in the end we left almost 40 people in their respective challenges, we finally decided to leave at 4, there is a group will also do 16 hours that will be released before the group is aupa, Martinz Jordi, Jordi Caballero, Xesc Teres and nice marriage and very good friends of mine, Barbara and Alex.
Are 4.10 am when 6 lights out of these peripheral shelter and hope to be within 16 hours in the same place. The first hurdle is down to the shelter Gressolet, a drop very complicated, especially when it rains, narrow trail, steep among trees and muddy, We solve it well, we're down in 51 minutes, going over schedule, but without problems, started to climb the coll of the Bena, comfortable pace, we hardly know each nostro but the atmosphere is very good, when crowned, and you can turn off the front, down to Can Cerdanyola, and start the show, climb to the refuge of Sant Jordi, through the spectacular Empedrats, nicer and with more water than ever, after some first steps by stones, the following, with water at the knees, no other cojemos ritmillo and at 3 h 44 are there, we are enjoying the day is clear , down to Greixer, Joaquin us that is removed, is wrong on one knee, and do not want to force free, choose the site because it is a place where people can evacuate easily.
Rebost The upload demanding, first almost 700 m of altitude, which makes us go up fast Esteban is going to be the tonic on the climbs, Estebam left front and the back rest, Manuel is controlling the pace, is a boy who has convinced the go, is his first outing long and does not want us rejoice and then pay at the end.
In Rebost and with time we won, I do accounts and say we can lose 15 hours, Manuel said Nanai, you have to go tranquis, and so do, we are 900 of gap for the next shelter, I delay eating a bit and it's hard to fuck up, but connecting with them and then go more comfortable. Eagle
Niu, Cavalls roof, we have a 7 am 30, we animated, looks set to endure the time, stop short, when we're down, I realize I've left the card to sign, I gesture to go for her, but decided to pull down, and I'll fix it now is up Penya High, to go to the wives Serrat, en route cojemos to the group of under 20 who have gone before us down strong and several falls, of course I am in the group of falls, at last track, we go forward Txomin, Esteban and I cojemos a sub group behind the 24 who will retire in the next culling.
In serrat, take a coke, fix the card, very nice saves me fix it, if you have copied the other, because there are some guards, who seem to bother them to go. Here we
longest stop, a track leads in less than an hour's Cortals Ingla, we have 11 hours, 20 minutes go below the allotted time, I enjoy butt, good conversation and very livable pace and group olemosal ahead, I am glad that cost us catch them, that means going well, then uploading Vimboca coll I and I relax, I'll queue platoon, without suffering, by gum, sometimes confuses me too and I have to squeeze in Stony Serra, cojemos the group of 24, which is divided into several horns, great joy I see them very well, cries and greetings, some pictures and down, see Prat Aguilo, Manuel tells us that we still have almost an hour, leaving little for the shelter, and on a rise, I'm late, no I give importance, but something unusual happens, I come to the shelter with the first group of 24 hours, which were developed Aper equip team members, Alcoy very nice, and they will sobrados.Tengo dry mouth, want to take a coke But in the end do not drink, these are going to go out and do not wish to delay, Manuel us says that we are under 15h, 30. I
perfect of all, I took a gel up and see that lame pace, going ahead and stay a few meters from Manuel, I feel dizzy at the end Splicing, it starts to rain and thunder, there get out of there fast, I can hardly put my raincoat, I turn to go, the final lame Tomas Manuel and his friend, I ask you sugar, I feel lazy, do not, do not miss anything, we went down very quiet, speaking only are 3 km of track and we are there we caught a Txomin and Stephen, I feel sick, give me a glucose and walk a bit, I'm recovering, but not quite, they do not want to tease and forced me to run, run until the end the trail starts climbing to the shelter, Stephen put behind me so I would not delay, we finally arrived, there is the wife of Manuel and some friends, they give us a good ovation 15 h 39, and I was a little white, some pictures, and ask some sugary drink quickly, in 5 minutes back to normal, I change the face, and I realize that I am perfect, a bit mad for delaying the group, all happy, me too, more than 15 hours, and not a hassle, I hope to groups they arrive, all between 21.30 and 22.30, few dropouts and people happy.
The next day I get up early, and seeing that they still do not eat breakfast, I go out to jog 20 minutes around the shelter, now you happy and listening to the birds, with blue sky and enjoying the place.
good weekend, thanks to all my fellow adventurers, especially the Trio with which I was, and that made the trip were very, very enjoyable.
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