Margalef is fantastic and a good reality check. I felt like an "ok" climber before I want there with 7b+ being my limit. Two days in Margalef and you realize that is not enough to be considered a "real climber" in spain:-) People climbing 8a are the norm here. In Switzerland that is still something special. We met various people that were in much harder routes than that. Still loved the place and people.
7b+ is a super high level of ability dude!! 7a is still a lifetime achievement or goal for most. I don’t really care what grade others are climbing, if I’m climbing well and pushing the max grade that I can achieve at that time, then I’m a good climber. Being able to send 8+ grades means you have been consistent and have trained hard for long periods of time. Someone who trains hard in first 1-2 years and has ability of 6+ is equally as good a climber - within that range. If I go to an area and I wish to climb 6a-7a then I won’t feel humbled or less than those climbing at 8+. I will be amazed by them and desire to achieve that level of skill and body condition one day but I’m still feeling like a boss for climbing as hard as I can. Best wishes to you. I dream to climb in Margalef one day.
Seriously no one realized during the entire making of this video how wrong the belaying was at 2:10? I really wonder how many people saw it before it went live and no one was able to tell that the belayer was doing a terrible job
@@jhead6833 that does not makes it any better. He definitely CAN fall (not that I expect him to) but there's always the chance. A hold might break or a foot can slip. But also that's besides the point, the thing is that this video will be seen by lots of people and probably many inexperienced climbers that don't know the proper technique on how to use a grigri. And that people by seeing that technique on a video featuring a professional climber might think is safe or ok to belay that way. Which is actually what happens all around the world already. That's what concerns me.
I totally get that most climbing videos depend on product advertisement and that most pro climbers are paid by sponsors. I'm completely fine with that. However, in this vid, I feel like the "advertisement part" is taking too much space as compared to the climbing clips. I know Tenaya are good shoes, I saw that the climbers wear them, so now I'd rather see more footage of hard and beautiful climbing done with those shoes on, than infinitely many zooms on them before the climbing starts. Nonetheless, the place looks amazing! :)
2:10 belayer is not holding the brake rope... uhhh do y’all just trust the assisted belay of the grigri in Catalonia instead of teaching proper day 1 technique?
I live in Barcelona and I climb everywhere in Catalonia all the time, including Margalef. Belaying like this is not something you see all the time, I would say 90% of the climbers use their belaying devices properly. Actually, I noticed that really strong climbers or even professionals are the ones with the worst belaying techniques...
Se puede ir todo el año porque hay tantos sectores que tienes sol y sombra para elegir, pero seguramente primavera-otoño lo mejor. Puedes mirar 8a.nu que te ponen la estimación de los mejores meses, pero lo mejor es mirar el tiempo!
Todo el año, hay paredes que están a pleno sol ideales para el invierno y paredes a la sombra. Igualmente depende de tu gusto, como siempre digo, la mejor época para escalar es otoño y primavera, ni mucho calor ni mucho frío ;)
Why make more advertisement for already overcrowded crags?! It's so full in margalef you can't believe it. There are soooooo many other amazing climbing areas in Cataluña.
What is that belay technique at 2:10?
It called “wrong technique”
wondering why professional film crews still put in their videos like this. puts both them and the belayer in bad light.
It’s called the death grip
Margalef is fantastic and a good reality check.
I felt like an "ok" climber before I want there with 7b+ being my limit.
Two days in Margalef and you realize that is not enough to be considered a "real climber" in spain:-)
People climbing 8a are the norm here. In Switzerland that is still something special. We met various people that were in much harder routes than that.
Still loved the place and people.
7b+ is a super high level of ability dude!! 7a is still a lifetime achievement or goal for most. I don’t really care what grade others are climbing, if I’m climbing well and pushing the max grade that I can achieve at that time, then I’m a good climber. Being able to send 8+ grades means you have been consistent and have trained hard for long periods of time. Someone who trains hard in first 1-2 years and has ability of 6+ is equally as good a climber - within that range. If I go to an area and I wish to climb 6a-7a then I won’t feel humbled or less than those climbing at 8+. I will be amazed by them and desire to achieve that level of skill and body condition one day but I’m still feeling like a boss for climbing as hard as I can.
Best wishes to you. I dream to climb in Margalef one day.
2:10
Oh God this belay...
Seriously no one realized during the entire making of this video how wrong the belaying was at 2:10? I really wonder how many people saw it before it went live and no one was able to tell that the belayer was doing a terrible job
Ya that's some pretty bad stuff right there... nice catch (not like the catch this belayer will make when there's a fall!)
I guess when is one belaying Ramon on 7c one doesn´t expect him to fall:)
@@jhead6833 that does not makes it any better. He definitely CAN fall (not that I expect him to) but there's always the chance. A hold might break or a foot can slip. But also that's besides the point, the thing is that this video will be seen by lots of people and probably many inexperienced climbers that don't know the proper technique on how to use a grigri. And that people by seeing that technique on a video featuring a professional climber might think is safe or ok to belay that way. Which is actually what happens all around the world already. That's what concerns me.
Don't worry it's just the way to belay in Spain. And it works.
@@MrUncut310 it works until it doesn't
A taste of the climbers' paradise...
i will add the place in my list. Hopefully after all this craziness with covid to be able to go. :)))
I totally get that most climbing videos depend on product advertisement and that most pro climbers are paid by sponsors. I'm completely fine with that. However, in this vid, I feel like the "advertisement part" is taking too much space as compared to the climbing clips. I know Tenaya are good shoes, I saw that the climbers wear them, so now I'd rather see more footage of hard and beautiful climbing done with those shoes on, than infinitely many zooms on them before the climbing starts. Nonetheless, the place looks amazing! :)
2:10 belayer is not holding the brake rope... uhhh do y’all just trust the assisted belay of the grigri in Catalonia instead of teaching proper day 1 technique?
Yes they do. Trust me. And no one dies so I guess it is fine.
I live in Barcelona and I climb everywhere in Catalonia all the time, including Margalef. Belaying like this is not something you see all the time, I would say 90% of the climbers use their belaying devices properly. Actually, I noticed that really strong climbers or even professionals are the ones with the worst belaying techniques...
I know personally smb who was dropped like this with grigri, broken some ribs etc.
Now he only does bouldering 😥
@@MrUncut310go watch a video by hard is easy and you’ll find out it’s not ok.
@@Andrew-qb1rcwas going to recommend the same
Im wondering when this was filmed....iv dreamed of meeting in cafe withput masks...see ya there dude
Cual es la mejor época para ir?
Se puede ir todo el año porque hay tantos sectores que tienes sol y sombra para elegir, pero seguramente primavera-otoño lo mejor. Puedes mirar 8a.nu que te ponen la estimación de los mejores meses, pero lo mejor es mirar el tiempo!
Todo el año, hay paredes que están a pleno sol ideales para el invierno y paredes a la sombra. Igualmente depende de tu gusto, como siempre digo, la mejor época para escalar es otoño y primavera, ni mucho calor ni mucho frío ;)
Which one is the app Ramon Julian uses in the video?
27 Crags shop.epictv.fr/fr/livres-topos/27-crags/27-crags-premium?sku=27CRAGS_12
Now, a wish birth in my head
Bufff.qui ho diria en que sha convertit margalef!!!recordo a finals dela 80 fent toxos en tascons i claus!!!
Why make more advertisement for already overcrowded crags?! It's so full in margalef you can't believe it. There are soooooo many other amazing climbing areas in Cataluña.
Margalef is Georgian word
Stop promoting Margalef...
En castellano