Rodellar - Las Ventanas and El Delfin
El Delfin is a hole in a huge limestone wall that when viewed from the North looks uncannily like a dolphin. It gives it's name to one of Rodellar's most photographed routes, a 7c+ that climbs up the lip of the arch. El Delfin also has a few middle grade routes, something which are in short supply in the area. By contrast, the adjoining Las Ventanas has some of Rodellar's hardest routes. An expanse of overhanging white limestone, offering many quality routes. The south face of the El Delfin arch is only in the shade early in the morning, Las Ventanas is in the shade in the afternoon.
From the parking in the village continue along the road on foot, towards the church along a cobbled street. At the end of the street are some maps of walks and a shortcut leading down right to cut out the first hairpin in the road. Continue along the road for 200m to another hairpin where a track leads down left. Follow this straight on until some stepping stones allow you to cross the river. Follow the river past Gran Boveda and Pince Sans Rire to reach a second set of stepping stones across the river and the buttresses of Criminal Tango and Aquesta Any Si. Cross the river here, El Delfin is high up on the left of the river.
El Delfin, Rodellar climbing topo
Sport and bolted routes
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| 01 | Las chicas del puente | 6c+ | 15m | At the far left hand side is an orange wall with a hard fingery start and a steep overhanging finish |
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| 02 | La del Taco | 7a+ | 15m | |
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| 03 | Buenos comienzos | 7b | 15m | A hard bouldery start, finish as per La del taco |
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| 04 | Las ventanas del Mascun | 7b+ | 20m | |
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| 05 | La vinya de l'Estevet | 7c+ | 20m | |
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| 06 | Super Chipmunt | 7c+ | 20m | |
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| 07 | La Rubia y el empujador | 8a+ | 20m | |
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| 08 | El lado oscuro de la fuerza | 8a+ | 20m | |
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| 09 | La vara de Florentino | 7c+ | 25m | |
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| 10 | A crabita | 8a | 25m | same start as La var, move right after a few metres |
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| 11 | Sierra de guarras | 8a+ | 25m | |
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| 12 | Via del Kim | 8a | 25m | |
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| 13 | Citrus | 8a+ | 25m | |
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| 14 | La cenas de Isidoro | 7b+ | 20m | The obvious left trending diagonal line, finishing on the left |
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| 15 | L'Idole | 8b+ | 25m | Start as for La cena and continue direct at the half way point |
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| 16 | Phillipe Cuisinere | 8b+ | 30m | |
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| 17 | La parada del Olvido | 35m | |
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| 18 | Como tripa de conejo | 8b+ | 35m | same lower off as La parada |
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| 19 | Ixeia | 8b+ | 30m | |
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| 20 | Esprit rebeld | 8b | 30m | |
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| 21 | Montserrat | 8a+ | 30m | |
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| 22 | BTR | 8a+ | 30m | |
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| 23 | The kings of metal | 8a+ | 35m | |
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| 24 | El proletario Senecto | 8a+ | 35m | |
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| 25 | Volver a nacer | 7b+ | 25m | |
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| 26 | Decotation Man | 8a+ | 35m | |
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| 27 | Amistad | 8c | 35m | 7c+ to the roof |
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| 28 | Los voladores de Papantla | 8b+ | 35m | |
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| 29 | Botanics | 8b+ | 35m | |
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| 30 | No pan no gain | 9a+ | 40m | |
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| 31 | Mistral | 8c | 35m | The first route left of the arch |
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| 32z | SECTOR | SECTOR JUAN Y FRAN. Between the two arches |
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| 33 | Pata Negra | 8c | 35m | The first route right of the arch |
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| 34 | Mal de amores | 8a+ | 25m | |
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| 35 | No bouchon spirit | 7c+ | 25m | |
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| 36 | Juan y Fran se nos van | 7a+ | 20m | *** | A classic. Climbs the large tufa then launches up the steep wall |
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| 38 | Bis a bis | 7a | 20m | *** | A reachy crux followed by jug pulling. Excellent |
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| 39 | La bruja de Blair | 7b | 20m | *** | Another excellent steep climb with a hard move high up |
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| 39z | SECTOR | El DELFIN ARCH. The South Side of the arch |
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| 40 | unknown | 6a+ | 17m | |
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| 41 | unknown | 6a+ | 15m | |
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| 42 | El Delfin | 7c+ | 20m | ** | Don't forget the camera |
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| 43 | El Bedunino | 6b+ | 15m | |
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| 44 | Tui aqui no has venido a escalar | 6b+ | 15m | |
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| 45 | unknown | 6c | 15m | |
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| 46 | Paula | 7b+ | 17m | |
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| 50 | SECTOR | DELFIN POR DETRAS. The North side of the Delfin arch |
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| 51 | Eagle Noir | 7c+ | 15m | Climbs the left hand side of the North Arch |
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| 52 | La Gatera | 7a | 15m | Starts at the right hand side of the north arch and climbs up and left to a thrutchy off width finish |
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| 53 | Unknown | 7c+ | 15m | As for La Gatera but continue straight up instead of doing the offwidth |
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| 54 | Unknown | 7c | 15m | The 2nd variation on La Gatera takes the same start and uses the right hand set of bolts |
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| 55 | La del Johnny | 7c | 15m | Btween La Gatera and A toro pasau |
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| 56 | A toro pasau | 7a+ | 15m | *** | Starts at the back of El Delfin and climbs the easiest, exposed overhanging line up and right. Pumpy. After lowering off climb the easy slab back up to El Delfin |
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| 57 | Guaises | 7b+ | 20m | Right of A toro pasau |
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| 58 | Made in Mascun | 7c+ | 25m | Right again |
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