Makinodromo is a great crag. Lourdes is a route of quality and history. Make the pilgrimage, but make sure you do more than just this if you can...

"Boi It's a F***ing line"

Got everything on this with two rests

Yes ! Brilliant, funky climbing with tricky, powerful crux section (which can be tamed with good beta) and a selection of kneebar rests... stunning route and an amazing wall... Felt really easy once the beta was sorted which is a good sign for trying harder things

Had a play on this with mike after putting the draws in, decided to concentrate on a more accessible project and come back to this another time. Amazing route!

Onsight attempt... wasn't even close really, though I did have to put the clips in. Was going to have another go but the clips got taken out, maybe another day.

Mega climbing. Hard work in the heat yesterday. Bivied under the crag on a goat piss mattress... Went first go in cooler temps.

Get in! Did once to warm up/remember the moves then sent next go, had to wait behind a local while he used the big rest for the route to the left which took ages and felt haaard, bloody psyched tho!

Shaun sent on the cold Sunday, while I worked it, taking a kind of ground up approach. Came back on Tuesday after heavy rain to find it goping. I've been given the taste and had it rudely taken away as it never stopped seeping. Respect to Shaun for cruising it, I'll be back for this have no doubt.

Fair to say this is steep. Just had a play at the end of a long day, saw enough to see that it goes but would need a few days of work. Think the fitness would come from just trying it. Did bouldering start second go, crux section and top section ok with a lot of yarding inbetween. Top section is wild and bloody scary!

Checked it out. Such a cool route, needs more than a couple of days to dry due to seepage after heavy rain.

Got through the crux and fluffed it at the top on my last go before leaving chorro by making a few silly mistakes! Gutted, and an amazing route, definitely coming back for this in the future!

OS attempt finished reasonably high up one clip below the hole rest. Climbed it clip to clip from there other than past the last clip where I took 3 lobs off the last blocky hold staring at the chains - and then discovered a sinker behind the block ! Awesome tufa line.

Really happy to get this done, second go as I managed to punt off the top on my flash attempt! Thanks Dave for all the beta.

Tried twice then once half-heartedly, felt fucked and tough, managed to get a sequence to the hole sorted didn't try top section in the end, pulleys feel fucked in multiple fingers so probably time to have a break!

7c+

Fell off the onsight high up, 2nd go. there's an almost lie down rest in a hole after the crux. It's so bloody long!

Second try today. Had 3 pretty terrible sessions on it previously where I kept doing silly things like trying to knee-bar with the wrong leg and slipping off during no hands rests! Went pretty easily today with all the beta sorted despite the intense heat and bleeding fingers. Psyched to do it without a kneepad having borrowed one on my first session only to return padless with many of the rests too painful/slippery to use.

Absolutely amazing climbing. Dropped the onsight with my hand an inch from the finish hold. I blame the dodgy tick marks. Fired it off 2nd go. Brilliant way to end an amazing week in El Chorro. I will be back.

Brilliant. Felt pretty robbed on the flash - right hand got stuck in slot as i went for throw move to juggy hole! Happy to settle for 2nd go though

Had falls at the two crux sections, but just wanted to check it out. What an absolutely magnificent climb!! Never climbed anything like it! Def want to come back for the redpoint!!!

Yessss! One off the lifetine list! 2nd redders. This is why you come to spain!

Got half way up, then couldn't get back on. What a route.

Incredible route. Managed all the moves fairly easily but couldn't imagine linking it all without finding some better rests... Need to get cannier on tufa.

Fantastic, especially the top which I dropped on my previous attempt.

Beautiful line,it's baffling if you are not fit enough for a good onsight attempt, however after working it the sequence really falls into place

Amazing! Clipped chains just as sun was setting. Third team 8a of the day, sport climbing does'nt get much better!. 2nd rpt..never thought it would go today. just about slapped my way through first crux, stayed in rest for 10min then held it together at the top

Excellent route just didn't fit the rests

i moved on this route, bitches

"onle up half way, the octopus"

Only up to half way...the octopus!

In the cloud with fleece and hat on. great route.

It was raining and some spanish guys had the clips in so had an onsight burn. Got to just below the central big formations. Was laughing to much to take it seriously. This would go with a bit more knowledge and time. Holds are huge!

flashed with ace beta from Joe. Brilliant but lots of good shake-outs

1st F8a

One of my first 8as when Tufas were new to climbing. A route that changed sport climbing and was the most coveted 8a in Europe at that time.

Onsighted to very high, 1st redpoint.

I only tried it because it was in the shade. Didn't expect to be even close but I flashed it to the last clip after a fall near the start. Must go back a redpoint it one day soon.