| Ridge Anboto-Alluitz Route |
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| Ridge Anboto-Alluitz   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Vizcaya, Spain, Europe Lat/Lon: 43.08800°N / 2.5967°W Route Type: Rocky ridge Time Required: Half a day Rock Difficulty: Class 4 Difficulty: P.D. (Poco Dificil, Low Difficult) Grade: II
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| Page By: Rafa Bartolome Created/Edited: Mar 27, 2005 / Jan 2, 2007 Object ID: 164454 Hits: 1107 Loading... Page Score: 81.62% - 2 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
see the main page to approach to Urkiola and col of Asuntze.
The trailhead and the first part of the route are the same of a lot of people (this mountain is very popular), you must to follow the normal route to the summit of Anboto.
Route description-The ridge
Beginning in the summit of Anboto (1h 45 min).
The long ridge SE-NW has 2 sections divided for a wide col (col of Larrano). You must to know what you can leave the ridge only in the col (or returning for the ridge).
The first section it's a little exposed with grade I and I+ in some places but it's easy. The rock is very good (dangerous when it's wet) and the landscape is spectacullar descending and ascending across the other 2 summits: Elgoin and Kurutzeta. Finally we exit to a green hillside to descent to the col of Larrano (3h) with the little hermit of Sta Barbara.
The second section: after the little peak of Punta Larrano we reach a complicated labyrinth of ridges of grade I or I+. The start is over the ridge and for the west side but the continuation it's across the less exposed east side with repises of rock and grass to reach some little peaks less important (Larrano Zorrotza and Larrano Urkulu Puntea). After this little peak go to the right (east) and descending you can reach a repise in the bottom of the wall of the Paso del Diablo. This is a wall of 4 meters of grade II+ very exposed to the right side. Generally for the mountaineers it's not very complicated. After the wall we exit immediately across a chimney of 20 meters of grade I+ (easy) to the upper ridge (total 24 meters, be carefull!). The last summit is visible and the ridge is very confortable from here to the vertex of the summit of Alluitz (1040m) (4h). It's a good moment for the rest.
The descent: across the north side of Alluitz is a long hillside without complications to reach the col of Artola. In this point under the peak Astxiki we turn in SW direction to reach the plains of Guenzelai and finally the col of Astuntze of Urkiola.
Note: it's possible to climb the ridge in direction NW to SE, Alluitz to Anboto, but in this case you must to descent the Paso del Diablo. I think this step-crossing is less impressive in the ascent (the descent it's more dangerous).
Essential GearGood boots, water, cap,...
Not rope necessary, only a little experience.
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