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Murcia / Via Alberto Rabada the Ram (RIGL): review and sketches

At Christmas of 1964 in the village of Riglos was a curious picture, like a huge living crib it were, a Christmas star three feet long, decorated the landscape of the town while the party lasted. Christmas star that was promoted by Ursi and Carmelo Royo Down by a system of fissures that ascend the west wall of the Piso, which was then crossed the road just Seron-Millán and his deep and feature fireplace.

star placement was recorded by Miguel Vidal, giving rise to a short film called " A star in the escalation " that Vidal himself tell details: " A Cruchaga Felix, President of the section Swimming Centre Mountain Helios, came to Bethlehem in a Riglos. Down Ursicinus were commissioned, Carmelo Royo, Angel Lopez and myself, I offered to film. We had to install a star high enough and install a crib at his feet. Enough people came and then sang Christmas carols. In short, it was a real Christmas party and foreshadowing. Fairly common people came to watch this. It seemed a very nice, very nice so that we set up a crib in the village. This film was very successful there in Riglos when it happened. "

That means laying up to star in a pair of long, remained unfinished. Ursi opened the following year the carnivalesque by the center of Ram and soon after he moved to the Valley of Tena, leaving other cordate continuity solution to the top of the mall by the route had begun.

Miguel Angel and José Luis García Gallego

arrived to the early days of 1976 and appears in an important Riglos climber and at that time. Miguel Ángel García Gallego, "from Murcia, and has excelled in the English vertical panorama by various activities: 21 years conducted the first winter of the West Orange (who previously had taken the deaths of Patxi Berrio, Ramon Ortiz and Jose Luis Arrabal in two different accidents), the Murcia of the Mallo Tozal and Directísimo Winter of 74 a year later, are the most important activities, regardless of the very important climbs and expeditions to come after, including the first route opened by foreigners in Yosemite, the Mediterranean.

Along with his brother Jose Luis, over twelve days January 1976 they opened the way for the west of Ram, finally completing a bivouac-including wall-the first ascent, leaving the road equipped. The original name of the track, Alberto Rabada , whom Miguel Ángel García Gallego so admires, was overshadowed by the fame of "Murcia", since from the early days was called the road to Murcia or "Murcia" as now known worldwide.

Bottom of the path from the fourth meeting.

At this point, it is fair recognize that in the names riglera and there are few spaces with the name or alias of Alberto Rabada (Edil): the way Alberto Rabada (Murcia), route Edil and Red Needle Edil Justo de la Peña, the Felix Méndez better known as the Fire Rabada-Navarro, same case as in northern Puro, also known as Rabada-Navarro), or even confirm, the cornice surrounding the Ram Edil 20 meters the summit. So in order to distinguish this way of the rest of "rabadás" is a logical consequence the name that has been successful in this journey has been that of "Murcia".

Miguel Angel García Gallego Riglos again only 4 months after the opening of the Albert Rabada to reopen the rift Gallego-Carrillo to the fire and again with his brother José Luis for the opening of the Mediterranean also in the Fire, this time in June 1981. It was the only opening Murcia Riglos in those years because in 1978 Sevi and Lozano also left their mark on the visor Direct. At this point, I note the taste of the Murcia of the time for the winter starts, beating authentic records retention wall. Review
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6c

Final 6 th long after successfully passing

L1: Characteristic dihedral riglero, with some trips between parables in easy area. The more complicated steps are well protected.

6b L2 : Long fun to crack with two complicated steps in a small little roof that is drawn from the right and another step at the entrance to the meeting. 6a +

L3: Sequence of cracks tending diagonally to the left at first and then straight. Long and disfrutón. The 6th L4

: De bolus bolus abundant following brands of magnesium. the 6th

L5: Another over a long song, but it begins to collapse in a subtle but merciless. Ignoring a former anchor at the beginning of long and easier to search the area (magnesium of the previous cordate will tell). 6a + . L6

: Key Largo. Diagonally to the left to find the belly of 6c, but very securely bound in step, even in A0. Stirrup highly recommended for those who go right on the grade. Final long hard, blunt and polished, but without problems in A0. 6c

L7: Long vertical step at the end of the long drive with an old sling savior for anyone who wants to ratchet. 6b

L8: Hang out with the right tendency to overcome a belly and ride to the top. Mount rescue ring meeting or a juniper few meters above. 6b +

And so up the brave. Alex Huber, in just:

Editorial: Chema in the comments recommended the option of linking lengths: L2 + L3 (about 65 m) with care to friction because it is bias and should be put on tapes and lengthening L4 + L5, the best option, about 60 m great.

View Ram decline.