Ascents in Portugal

Awesome route, even better setting!

Only did some of the moves in isolation: first one from undercling and crimp to the horrible slopper, the big move from the big edge to the side pull and the mantle. The crux will probably be the second move, from the undercling and the sloper, bringing a mad heel hook forward and going with the left hand to the crimp.

Second session, progress on the first two moves. Then the rain came.

Nice moves. Sharp rock.

In horrendous heat

Just tried to do some of the moves but I was completely paralysed, every move was very hard.

Worked on the first moves, reaching the high bulge for the left hand

Session to work on this one. After studying the moves and a couple attempts my best link was from the start (two sideways crimps) until to two top crimps with a high right foot, and raised my right hand to touch the sloper but fell. I need to get my left foot high on the big hold as well. Overall big improvement over the last time I tried the boulder last year.

Felt good working the first moves, top-out is insane, looking forward to session on this beauty

I tried some new betas from the jug: going right hand to far shallow hold near the tree to then go left hand to the crimp, and the other one going directly to the crimp with right hand. My previous beta was using the pinch hold right hand and then getting the crimp. The method that I liked the most is going directly to the crimp. The downside is that you go blind to the hold, so it is easy to get it in a worse position, and also the left hand gets only the remaining space left out by the right hand. Over the session I did multiple attempts at figuring out the top out, like using the left hand limonete, going to the next right hand crimp, tried both feet on the jug, a shallow right hand pocket near the tree, the useless right hand sloper, and nothing worked.

found a new hold

Great session with Matthias Tauch!

One move. Very high right foot, stand up and deadpoint to a sloper. Nice.

Super nice roof. Went in like 45 min of figuring it out an trying. Nevertheless: pinch was damp + i had bad skin + was slightly hangover + the move is easier if ure tall so i go for 7A+ indeed.

Me embarque sin saber el grado. Duro, pero no la recomiendo mucho (la caída es un tanto expuesta)

Overhang

Climbed the first 3 draws as part of warm up (easy climbing on big holds). Then I tried to climb a bit more, did the moves for the next two draws but couldn't get past the one where you have both hands on ear like holds.

2nd Go

First 7A+ outside! Really fits my style i guess as i made it in 20 min or so and 3 real tries. Very very pleased with this. Also shows i know nothing of bouldering grading - h2o seemed harder to me....

Tried a start position with feet below the boulder and with left hand on the edge of the roof and a right hand crip below, in the middle of the roof, but the feet didn't stick. I then tried with a left heel hook on the top part and it seemed possible, but no longer a sit start of course. Then the next move which is think is the right hand is hard to reach since the hold is not visible. But after that the remaining moves are much easier (match and mantle)

Mega classic of Sintra! Best send so far! Beautiful rock with crimps

Tried the jump a couple times, I found the leftmost start hand holds the best. Touched the top but not high enough to grab it

just to get the feel

Did a couple attempts, my best link was from the start (right hand on undercling on the boulder base), right hand to the right, and adjust until you get close to the hold used for the right hand on the stand start version, then walk feet and do a left foot toe hook next to the next hand to get the pinch used for the stand start left hand. I couldn't then walk the feet again from this position as I was quite tired. From there on you are on the same position as the stand start.

Some attempts at the jump, not enough to reach the lip. I also checked out the top out and it will not be very easy, the holds aren't great