Siurana still

The campsite this morning after a night listening to the rain hammering down..... Note the new rip in the tent, sadly this one not covered by the big silver sheet. Weather has been mixed but the climbing is going ok and we are settling into life in the campsite which is pretty sociable. Not able to download any more pictures at the moment - sorry there´s nothing more cheerful to look at!

Siurana

We´ve now been in Siurana for a few days and are having a much-needed rest day as hands, feet and arms are complaining. The weather´s been quite dull so far (allowing plenty of climbing) so no pictures so far. For those that don´t know of it, Siurana is a major sports climbing area in the Spanish Costa D'Aurada, centred on a tiny isolated cliff top hamlet of 20 inhabitants with a large visiting climbing community. Of course we have run into some people we know from London - Julius and Sarah from the Castle. The climbing so far I have found excellent although the run-outs in many areas are huge...

"Chaos de Targasonne"

We moved on from Provence having finally got the car back ( and 900 euros later). A few hours driving south took us right to the Spanish border in the Catalan Pyrenees. The Chaos de Targasonne is an area of bouldering in the meadows and woods below the Carlit Massif, near the ski resort of Font Romeu. Camping at 1800 metres we certainly felt the change in climate from Provence, and there were some lovely cold sunny moutain mornings.

The bouldering itself is great - granite blocks in a really lovely setting. Here are some pictures of the couple of days we spent there.