Frares Encantats

If the Paret de l'Aeri is he most massive, uninterrupted wall in Montserrat, Frares Encatats is its exact opposite: a crowd of conglomerate towers on the quiet western end of Montserrat, between the Agulles and the Ecos. The Frare Gros, the tallest of the group, and the Lloro (the Parrot) were among the early summits claimed by the first generation of Montserrat climbers, before the Spanish Civil War. Later classics like GEDE on the Agulla Gran del Pas del Príncep still follow lines of rusty pegs left by the pioneers in 1956. By Aeri standards, the routes are short, but almost every one ends on a real, very pointy summit, and getting back down can be far from trivial. Much quieter than many other parts of Montserrat, climbers are more likely to encounter freesoloing goats than other parties. Download: Medium resolution, personal use only Route List 1: Penitentia, MD A2, D. Hita, 01/1999 2: La Cripta, MD+ 6a +A4, J. “Paca” Clotet, M. Millet, 05/1997 3: No le Pidas Peras al Olmo, 7a, J. 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