Ojo de pez – Ponoig

On January 2nd, Laurens and me have climbed a route called Ojo de Pez on the southeast wall of the Ponoig, a limestone peak close to Benidorm. Perfect weather & conditions made up for a great day out. The climbing was technical and crimpy for the first 7 pitches, but it steepened up after, with bigger holds. Especially the 11th pitch is lovely, big hueco’s in an overhang, an ideal cooling-down (and desperately needed, since I ruined my toes). Only in the second pitch (6c+) you need to place gear, the rest can be almost done without. During the descent our rope got stuck, so we had to climb back and endend up doing the last abseil in the dark. Fortunately, we could find the path, which lead us back directly to the parking spot we our day started.. Nice adventure!

The route

6a+ traverse

First 7a pitch

Hauling is very usefull in this route (Bendidorm in the background)

Last scramble pitch to the top

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