Desnivel, April 2006

Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Appears: 12 times a year
Website: www.desnivel.com

EDITORIAL
Justice for the mountains.
by José L. Mendieta

LETTERS

NEWS

FEATURES

Kajaqiao (6.447m)
With nine permissions in their pockets, Mick Fowler and Chris Watts went to China. Climbing a mountain was a destination of their summer holiday. With a dose of not very complicated climbing, but with “wild” weather conditions, two British did the first ascent of Kajaqiao.
by Mick Fowler

The Leiva Valley
Pared Sur – with its 200 meters of height and more than 2 km of length – has attracted the climbers since 1954. After six decades both the routes of the Pared Sur and the sectors around the wall has turned into silent witnesses of the history of free climbing in Spain.
by José Matas and Ángel Ortiz

‘Dry Tooling’
It seems that the proposition of Markus Bendler of the route in Schleirwasserfalls (9a, M 12 a flash) is, for now, the most difficult mix route of the world.
by Gebhard Bendler

The Land of Adventure – Serra de Sant Joan
It is unacceptable that the Serra de Sant Joan reminded undiscovered by climbers until 1997. The tranquility and adventure are guaranteed in this eastern prolongation of Montsec in Catalunya.
by Armand Ballart

Climbing and Pregnancy
The Diary of a Mother.
by Gara Villalba

TECHNIQUE
Rappel devices – without surprises.
by Tino Núñez

HISTORY
Antonio García Picazo
The pioneer beauty.
by Juan José Zorrilla

GEAR

ECOLOGY

MATERIAL
Ski mountaineering – how to take care of the skis and fur after the winter season.

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