A wonderful half-day of climbing today. We checked out Gandia, a cool location with cliffs rising up on top of other cliffs. We only hit a few routes, but took advantage of the sheer overhang and one cool formation that was a hole straight through the cliff, creating a chimney to climb through. Around one we were hot and ready for some Mediterranean water, so we packed up and headed to Calpe, at the base of Penon de Ifach. We looked ridiculous being the only people in bathing suits (it may have been in the 70's but it's still winter here) but being hardy Adirondack folk we didn't care. It did take some convincing to
get C-Dawg, who ice climbs in the 'dacks, to jump in. But we all (minus the Bod) splashed our way into the sea, yelled for a few minutes, then ran back to the safety of our puffy coats. After drying off we walked around the coastal town, buying tchotchkes and sipping cappuccinos. We made it back to the Orange House before sunset for the first time in a while, and are now sitting on the porch outside my room enjoying the evening, watching the lights of Finestrat flick on. A beautiful day here in Spain. It's going to be hard to leave.
A wonderful half-day of climbing today. We checked out Gandia, a cool location with cliffs rising up on top of other cliffs. We only hit a few routes, but took advantage of the sheer overhang and one cool formation that was a hole straight through the cliff, creating a chimney to climb through. Around one we were hot and ready for some Mediterranean water, so we packed up and headed to Calpe, at the base of Penon de Ifach. We looked ridiculous being the only people in bathing suits (it may have been in the 70's but it's still winter here) but being hardy Adirondack folk we didn't care. It did take some convincing to
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