El Puro peak is located in Riglos, one of the most important Climbing areas of Spain. As notable walls in this spot, there can be mentioned El Pison, El Fire and La Visera, with a approximately height of 300 meters. All these faces are comprised of conglomerate rock.
From the first third of El Pison erects El puro, considered as the last summit to be reached in the Iberian Peninsula, till Alberto Rabadá, Ernesto Navarro and M.Bescos achieved the climbing in July of 1953. Rabadá and Navarro would ascend the West face of Urriellu nine years later, opening which is probably the most famous climbing Route of Spain, the "Rabadá-Navarro" route across the west face of Naranjo de Bulnes.
The first four attempts to climb El Puro were carried out between 1947 and 1953,until it was finally attained. Two of these climbings finished tragicaly, with a dead climber in each one (Mariano Cored and Victor Carilla).
View of the outstanding surroundings of Mallos de Riglos. Riglos village at the bottom of the photo.
From the first third of El Pison erects El puro, considered as the last summit to be reached in the Iberian Peninsula, till Alberto Rabadá, Ernesto Navarro and M.Bescos achieved the climbing in July of 1953. Rabadá and Navarro would ascend the West face of Urriellu nine years later, opening which is probably the most famous climbing Route of Spain, the "Rabadá-Navarro" route across the west face of Naranjo de Bulnes.
The first four attempts to climb El Puro were carried out between 1947 and 1953,until it was finally attained. Two of these climbings finished tragicaly, with a dead climber in each one (Mariano Cored and Victor Carilla).
View of the outstanding surroundings of Mallos de Riglos. Riglos village at the bottom of the photo.
Nowadays the normal route to the summit is safely protected by expansive anchors and some pitons. There are two entrances to the route, the classic one and the direct one. All belay stations are rapelable, with two bolts, and a ring hunged to each one.
Topo of the route 1 ..... Topo of the route 2
Horizontal passage by the second pitch (classic route)
Topo of the route 1 ..... Topo of the route 2
Horizontal passage by the second pitch (classic route)
Third pitch (5b), the most vertical one until you reach el puro´s hill.
Climbing the long chimney roughly at half of the route, just before reaching El Puro´s base.
At the tiny hill. There is a big rock trapped between El Puro and El Pison walls, just over the belay station.
Starting El Puro´s wall (5b)
Classic climbing anchors are still used in many sections.
Finishing the first pitch after the hill
Reaching the penultimate belay station (5c)
The final pitch is marked as 6b, it´s the hardest of all but it´s well anchored, so you can try to make it in free climbing style.
Astonishing views from the top.
Rapels start from a belay station that you have to reach going down a banister which is in the top. It´s possible to descend rapeling by the route, but it´s more advisable to go down using the rapels I´ve explain. With two ropes of sixty meters you can reach the hill. The rapels are well reviewed in the first topo.
Reaching the hill rapeling.
Reaching the hill rapeling.
