Fri Night Vid Siurana - A Limestone Paradise
In this week's Friday Night Video, we follow Robbie Phillips and friends to Siurana, Catalunya, where he aims to regain some sport climbing fitness to tackle James Pearson's Le Voyage. It had been a decade since Robbie had been...
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My sort of climbing. Nice
But why does one cook cams in hot water?
Maybe the word "Friend" is also Norwegian for "Tea bag"?
No it isn't.
But these guys aren't Norwegians so maybe in another language..? ;-)
Swishing the cams around in hot water is to easier loosen up and remove any old grease/oil and trapped dirt/dust. A standard practice:
http://blog.weighmyrack.com/how-and-when-to-clean-cams-slcds/
http://rockandice.com/gear/buying-tips/how-to-clean-cams/
It's also in the care and instructions of the BD camalots.
I've been there and it's brilliant. Huge amounts of pristine granite and almost nobody there, even on a summer weekend. There are massive gaps between the routes, if you can climb solid E2-E3* ish then you can do new routes there.
* This is very approximate as I only climb VS but there are big gaps in the guide book which aren't featureless slabs etc.