Naranjo de Bulnes

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Naranjo de Bulnes
Naranjo de Bulnes from the southwest, from Pico Tesorero

Naranjo de Bulnes from the southwest, from Pico Tesorero

height 2518  msnm
location Asturias , Spain
Mountains Picos de Europa , Cantabrian Mountains
Notch height 205 m
Coordinates 43 ° 12 '4 "  N , 4 ° 49' 3"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 12 '4 "  N , 4 ° 49' 3"  W.
Naranjo de Bulnes (Spain)
Naranjo de Bulnes
First ascent On August 5, 1904 by Pedro Pidal and Gregorio Pérez Demaría
Normal way Direct route through the south face ( V- )
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The Naranjo de Bulnes (2518 m), also well known under its Asturian name Picu Urriellu , is by far the most important mountain in the Picos de Europa . The monolithic, limestone summit is striking from all sides. There are countless climbing routes through all four walls of the mountain, the easiest route leads through the south face and requires climbing at a level of difficulty V-.

The first ascent was made on August 5, 1904 by the Spanish politician Pedro José Pidal y Bernaldo de Quirós , Marqués de Villaviciosa, accompanied by the shepherd and mountain guide Gregorio Pérez Demaría , known as El Cainejo, from Caín de Valdeón in the province of León . They climbed through the north face on a route that is now known as Vía Pidal-Cainejo .

Individual evidence

  1. Picu Urriellu at mendikat.net
  2. ^ Robin Walker: Picos de Europa - Walks and Climbs. Cicerone Press, 1989, ISBN 1-85284-033-1 , pp. 130-148 ( Google Books )
  3. Francisco Ballesteros: La primera ascensión al Naranjo de Bulnes ( Memento of the original of December 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . GEO Spain, accessed July 1, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mundo-geo.es

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