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| Gran Diagonal   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Vizcaya, Spain, Europe Route Type: Hiking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall Time Required: Half a day Difficulty: II (P.D) (U.I.A.A) Grade: II
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| Page By: RicardoEchanove1 Created/Edited: Oct 23, 2008 / Oct 25, 2008 Object ID: 456117 Hits: 290 Loading... Page Score: 87.04% - 4 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
OverviewThe "Gran Diagonal" (Big Diagonal) is the most impresionant route to climb Untzillatx without climbing.
The part more difficult is II (U.I.A.A) and it requieres to be acostumbrated to scrambling.
Gran Diagonal |
Route DescriptionThe route begins in Atxarte (290m)
From Atxarte to the East we have Astxiki's walls and to the West Untzillatx walls.
From Atxarte begins a track that goes up in south direccion.Few meters after a path goes to the right (west) ascending by Untzillatx slopes.
Ascending by the path to the scrambling part |
The path ascent under the walls of the Atxarte climbing school
Under the walls of Atxarte climbing school |
"El Nodo" |
The scrambling part is call "Placas de la Gran Diagonal"
The begining of the "Placas de la Gran Diagonal" |
From this part of the route we can see Torre de Urrestei
Torre de Urrestei |
The scrambling (II) are 50 meters more or lest
Scrambling by the "Gran Diagonal" |
The most difficult part |
"Placas de la Gran Diagonal" from the finish of them |
When you finish the scrambling part you have to go up by a inestable slope.
Then you reach de ridge, very short and easy
Ridge of Untzillatx, you can see the summit |
Summit |
mailbox |
Descent by Leureta
To avoide the descent by the Gran Diagonal we descent by Leureta
This descent is easy, but in bad conditions you have to be carefull
The first part of the descent by Leureta |
Descending by Leureta |
Descent of Leureta |
Descending you can see Leungane and Mugarra |
The descent by Leureta unit with la Gran Diagonal
Looking Saukuko Gane |
Essential GearNormal to do hiking. If do you want to go down also by the Gran Diagonal I recomended to take material to rappel.
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