Ascents in Las Ventanas

Nothing will perturb a climbing trip ! It started with a car broken on the road, continued with huge rain and wet project, to finish with a piece of metal in the eye... Yet we will be here until the end . I fell on the last move of this route on my second day. I was thinking to be able to do it with one more climbing day. Then came the rain and everything was wet. I was hoping that the route get dry quickly. Yet, it's still wet now. I had to reorganize my betas in the wet sequences. I finaly find something ok when I got a piece of metal (quickdraw?) on my eye. I went to emergency, and specialist who remove the metal and told me to keep a patch on the eye during two days (picture 2). I tried climbing with only one eye, yet it was impossible to do 7b... I finally decided to remove the patch for a try in Patanics, and it was the good one . About the grade question, I am thinking it can't be 9b if I compare to my last realizations (Mamichula, Move, and La rage d'Adam). For me it feels closer to 9a/+. Yet the route is 100% my style, that's why my opinion is to propose a downgrade to a 9a+. But it's my opinion, and I am open to discuss with next repetitors. Now on to next projects

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I did this route on my third go two days ago. I knew the end from "Patanics". Original plan was to go in Museo sector to try the 9b / 5.15b "apocalipsis de la gioconda" free climbed by Jonathan Flor. Yet, cold and humid weather came and pertube the plan. About the grade of No pain no gain, to be in accordance with the other routes I did in Rodellar, 9a / 5.14d could be a good option for me.

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de resis corta muy de mi styler, igual 8c/+...

Clásica entre las clásicas, que via más salvaje y loca! En mi opinión, (8c/+) sería el grado correcto, comparando con otras vías de Rodellar.

After a bunch of stuff broke. Awesome journey.

Zagledov sem luč na konc temnega tunela

Mereció la pena la espera en probar... 8b para mi normalito

Con tacto perfecto todo cambia.. último intento último día. Inesperado ,tras la rotura de algunas presa creo que ahora mejor 8c/+ difícil para mi ahora opinar... rehabilitación en las piedras #soft

Fell just before the chain.

Recto Al final por la chorrera grande

Me parece más duro que Ixeia, para mi 8b+

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8b/+

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been looking way too long on this route not to get myself punish a bit. definitely one of the best sport routes with some cool, powerful and also tricky climbing in big overhang. all you want from Rodellar.

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Super fun! Thanks for the beta Pablo! First 8b, psyched!

Very cool. Top is pumpy and very core intensive. I fell once up there with bad beta.

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8b/+ muy a paso. Next level... #hard