Not a ton to report here from Spain. It’s basically been day after day of perfect conditions, phenomenal climbing, and watching seriously strong climbers go to work on amazing high-end projects. Yeah no pasa nada, just the Spanish way I suppose. We’ve been putting all our efforts into Oliana and Santa Linya, two amazing cliffs with completely different styles.
I’ve been struggling to find a project at St Linya due to the time I’ve already logged at this cliff, which has left me backed into a corner of heinously hard 8a’s and up. I finally spent one day on the a-typical cave style route Santa Linya 8a+. I wasn’t planning on trying something this hard in the grade range for me, but in all honesty it feels easier than the lesser graded routes in the cave. Lesson learned; don’t judge a route by its number.
We’ve been doing a good amount of filming on the side. Hanging around the Big Up Production crew definitely helps motivate the media inclined. These dudes are the real deal and cool as shit on top of that. It’s impressive to see them brainstorming concepts, and see how they put together next level climbing media. Pretty inspiring stuff.
Needless to say with plenty of time left to be here, I’m already dreading having to leave. Joe and I have been half looking for a place to settle down in for awhile, and nothing has really stood out. Spain seems to be one of the few places I rarely tire of even enjoy in the heat of the Summer or drenched in the Spring. Don’t worry mom! We’re not seriously thinking of moving ALL the way to Spain… but a girl can dream right?!
