Rayu, Picos de Europa, Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund, Brette Harrington

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Rayu - Peña Santa de Castilla

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Matilda Söderlund climbing Rayu on the south face of Peña Santa de Castilla (2596m) in the Picos de Europa massif, with Brette Harrington and Sasha DiGiulian

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First ascent

Kico Cerdá, Eneko Pou, Iker Pou 2020. First repeat and first female ascent: Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund, Brette Harrington 2022

Orientation

South

Length

600m

Height

2596m

Difficulty

Route

Rayu was established ground-up on the south face of Peña Santa de Castilla in the Picos de Europa. The first part consists of seven pitches (about 300 m) with difficulties that do not exceed 7b, but many of them either do not have bolts, or only have one or two, meaning that you’re tested physically and psychologically since, in many places, falls are potentially very dangerous.

The second part consists of another seven more difficult pitches, very vertical and without rests, past continuous difficulties that peak with an 8c.As in the first section, bolts are runout and the pro needs backing up with trad gear. This was but far the crux.