The Citadel and Cuca Bellostas |
Bellostas House in | Otín
The escalation of this needle was a goal pursued by the still poor climbers roped parties Rodellar approached the mid-twentieth century. Climbers Peña Guara Huesca previously managed to overcome all the serious difficulties which are now known as the normal way, but left the project and this slope was used by the rope Zaragoza Orobigt - Paul of Aragon Mountaineers to finish the final road and, incidentally, renamed the needle with the name of Manuel Bescós, died a year before the fall of Ram .
The escalation of this needle, fang real entry into the mouth of Mascún, is now a classic and very nice to perform in a awesome as the approach, tracing the entire Real Mascún between Rodellar and the start of the coastal Otín, to scroll through landscapes of the first order. Rodellar leaving, we will Otín Road until the beginning of the coast, where the path begins to rise relentlessly to the plain high-Otin, and without taking the route to Otín, we will continue tracing the course of a few minutes to situate Mascún at the foot of the scree or quarry that falls directly from Cuca. There is no comfortable way possible for this scree, so the best we can climb round the northern base Cuca to arrive at the hill between the needle and the citadel. In total, 1 ½ hours from Rodellar. Normal
the Bellostas Cuca. Sheet.
Descent flown from the top |
25 meters long The second offers a wonderful outlet for a crack in which Bavarese progressing very well and from there the problems decrease, but also the quality of the rock and equipment. Meeting in a juniper surrounded by a bunch of ribbons. the 6th. 25 meters.
The third feature is travel the short distance between the juniper and the summit, easy terrain. III + . 15 meters. Possibility of merging the latter two periods. Via
practically equipped with very ancient material, almost archeological, in some cases quite dilapidated, but this way you can climb without taking self-protective material, are recommended for meetings microfriends (black and blue aliens), the Camalot 0.75 for the fissure of the second long and cords.
Regarding his tiny top, do not miss the photo spherical top of the Cuca Bellostas made by Ignacio Ferrando.
For decline, the most direct and dizzying abseil is 50 meters flown since the last meeting of the Paris-Texas (access above) and after a painstaking care pendulum-length strings, or pathological need Machard leaves us at the start hill climbing. The easiest option is to rappel the route and retrace the journey of entry to the hill again.
Important: Due to the law of Parque Natural de la Sierra and Canyons de Guara, this area is prohibited escalation of December 1 to June 30 by respected nesting period.
As a historical document, transcribe from the original review: First
escalating Manuel Needle Bescós. June 27, 1954 .
Funeral of Manuel Bescós through the streets of Zaragoza |
At that moment came at us strong so that his name shine with glory lyrics summit climb higher than without any. (...) Aragon The Mountaineers Climbing belonging to the Group in early March made an excursion to confirm the rumors heard on the existence of a monolith of about 70 meters called by locals the "Cuca Bellosta.
On June 26, a group of mountaineers of Aragon moved into ravine in Mascún bus, riding the camp about 10 minutes from the needle, and proceeded to spend the night in it to start climbing the next morning.
First along the Normal to Bellostas | Cuca
started the attack taking to overcome a slight balma to jump right in a beautiful vertical climbing, where the rock is safe and not very abundant cracks and very few dams, having to use the double rope and Siendones useful tables temper, until the beginning for close fire of about 5 meters, at the foot of that and forced posture, we had to meet, since the first of the string is running out of carabiners and ropes are not, as we were about 30 meters starting shelf.
Manuel Bescós Riglos rappelling the Pure after his first ascent |
Manuel Bescós San Martín. Protects the climber from heaven to rise to your top .
Material used: 2 strings of 50 meters, 30 pin, 10 pins, a witch, 40 muskets and 2 brackets. In addition to this material, recovered 15-pin. "
Orobigt Viñado
Fernando Pablo Esteban