PUNTA COCUTTOS, SARDINIA
GOLA DI GORROPU
EL VIAJE DE LOS LOCOS
Take a Daniel. And another
Daniel. Put them together and you get a madman’s journey (“El Viaje de los locos”).
Since 1999 and the Hotel Supramonte route, Gorropu has become a sanctuary of long extreme
routes in Europe. The beauty of the place is part of the puzzle: a tight gorge, large blue overhangs
full of pillars… in the middle of the Mediterranean.
They finished their route in five days.
The first pitch, an 8b, is 55 m long.
The third, an 8b+, is the crux of the route: a wall
of flat top holds followed by a small buttress with a section that can be bouldered. Ground up
first ascent for the last two pitches classed 8a, with a drill in the harness… After two
days of rest, the two companions scale their route.
A tip: this is stiff party, hide your cliffs
and your secret routes in case the Daniels come that way…
KEY INFORMATION
Departure:
Nuoro.
Difficulty:
from 7b to 8b+.
Height: 270 metres and 7 pitches.
Time of year: spring and autumn.
Time: 8 hours
at the first sequence…
Equipment: 75 bolts in place. Take along 14 quickdraws.
First
climbed by:
Daniel Du Lac
and Dani Andrada, in October 2002.
Map: Michelin map, 1/350,000.
GET THE WHOLE STORY FROM:
See the topo from Maurizio Oviglia and Pietra di Luna on spots in Sardinia, published
by FABULA
(2002 version in English).
And also www.sardiniaclimb.com
