January 2001:A long weekend in El Chorro with
Helen and Matt Ward.
Susan, Helen & Matt outside our cottage. Susan Mitchell rents out four
cottages at "La Almona
Chica"
Walking up to El Makinodromo through the gorge along the main Malaga to Seville railway.
 
Above, Helen leading Life is Sweet, 6c at El Makindromo. Right, a 7b+ at the
Escalera
Arabe area.
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Maquina Cualquiera, 7b+,6c+,7a+,7b+,7a+,6a+,
at Poema de Roca.
Climber: Matt Ward
Left, pitch 1: up and along the cave lip. Rounded holds made
pleasantly pumpy by the drippings from the birds nests above.
Below left, pitch 3 with a climber belayed on Poema de
Roca pitch 4 above.
Below right, the start of pitch 5, which continues for 30m of
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