The Pedraforca is one of the most emblematic mountains of Catalonia
The Pedraforca has a very particular form with two beaks (the upper beak of 2.497 metres and the Calderer of 2.491 metres). The nearest villages are Gósol and Saldes. Pedraforca Situates in the saw of the Cadí.
In 1982 it was declared by the Parliament of Catalonia reserves natural of national interest.
The Pedraforca is a mountainous training especially attractive by his profile in shape of Or. It formed it does some 25 million years. The erosion of the wind and the water gave him his current form in the peak, that is composed by materials more sensitive to the erosion. Incidentally, the periods of ice and thaw have crumbled progressively the rock forming the famous Tartera of the expensive south.
A bit before arriving to Guardiola of Berguedà, after having happened the tunnel of the Collet, takes a road by the left that goes to Saldes and Gósol. We have to happen the population of Saldes and, to few metres, will see the sign, manually right, that will carry us to the oriel of Gresolet (place of exit of the excursion).
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| Barcelona | 1 | 7 Km. | 1000 m. | 1000 m. | Alta |  |
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| Barcelona | 1 | 7 Km. |
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1. Pedraforca
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The ascensión begins in the Oriel of Gresolet (1.530 m), in where it takes a way that will carry us in, roughly, 15 minutes until the shelter Lluís Estasen (1.640 m).
We plan by behind the shelter to the time that go seeing below ours the track that have left and that carries until The Collell (1.845 m). We cross the channel of Riambau and turn to the left, in direction to the grotto of the Orenetes that is the start of the strong rise of the channel of the Verdet (1.950 m).
From here it is necessary to take it calmly because the desnivel is important and the ascensión does quite hard. To our left see the vertiginous slope north of the Pedraforca, by where go up the climbers. A bit more than effort and arrive to the collado of the Verdet (2.270 m - 2,20 h).
From this point, us enfrentamos with the final part. It is a grimpada constant until the Pollegó Upper of the Pedraforca (2.497 m). It is the most dangerous part. There are marks of painting that go us guiding along the channel of rock. It is necessary to help of the two hands and loan attention not to throw stones down.
After a while of grimpada arrive to a peak (2.400 m), afterwards to another (2.450 m) and, afterwards, by the edge NW, rise to the Pollegó Upper (2.497), without losing in any moment the marks of painting that facilitate the grimpada (3,30 h).
To go down, the better way is to do it by the Enforcadura. For this, follow a channel from the peak that will drive us directly to the highest point of the Enforcadura. From here, it dominates the tartera by all sides.
To the right we have the wall of the Pollegó Inferior of the Pedraforca. Now we have to go down by the tartera watching since there are places in which we can slip with big ease.
When going in to the forest find a very flat way, that will drive us again to the shelter Lluís Estasen (1.640 m).
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The grimpada to the Pol.I bequeath Upper is very hard and many times is not vértigo but impression to the not being accustomed to be to these heights and to the terrain of trepada vertical. I at the beginning thought when hize the Matagalls I the Bastiments and others that was vértigo but afterwards when doing a lot of gave me account that was impression to the not being accustomed to be to these heights. The descent by the tartera at the beginning seems normal but afterwards puts the slope in vertical and the truth happened it very bad.
It is not easy, sure that go up but have to take into account the descent by his desnivel. Pure adrenaline.
If they impress you the heights do not advise you to do it, and if you dare centrate in your feet will help you to relax you and will achieve it.
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Hello Pau, went up the Pedraforca the past day 9 of Julio, do not go up with the dog say it to you with absolute certainty.
Go up the Pedraforca seems that all the world can do it, but is not like this, as when you go up mountains already know that you have to realise a more or less considerable effort in function of the distance; the slope; desnivel etc.., but in the Pedraforca it is necessary to consider the “grimpadas” , the one of approximation after the collado of the Verdet i the most vertical to do peak.
There are not fixed ropes with which all reduces to your capacity of hold, physical effort and not having vértigo (especially).
This review that have done, explains the quantity of accidents and rescues that suceden with too much frequency. It IS not EASY HIKING there are STRETCHES OF DEGREE II i/or II+
It leaves the dog home. It is not a way, are stones, besides that there is a stretch of rope. If you want it, leave it home.
hello, I am thinking in going up to the pedraforca but go with my dog, is a dog very agil and me to accompanied until the puigmal, bastiments, taga, until with quite a lot of snow, but the pedraforca all the world says me that with dog can not ..
It is really so dificil ??
Greetings.
Hello, it is not that it was difficult, but has steps very aerial and some trepada strong. I to mine would not carry it, but that at all by that if in some point blocks me the thing can complicate a lot, there is some zone in that go back to backwards is complicated.
Subi To the pedraforca does 2 dias for the first time. I am a person with vertigo and the truth that sufri enough in the grimpada, no by the difficulty but by the vertigo.. Once I saw me ahi do not remain me more remedy that go on, pq the option to retreat was even worse.. asi That throw upwards without looking down and the consegui, but have clear that will not go back..
This biien know it thank you
It has to know that the grimpada or trepada final to arrive to the «pollegós» is quite vertiginous and there are quite a lot of people that have requested rescue in the same wall when having blocked by panic and in this point is worse to try destrepar that follow upwards. Value it to the little to begin.
Juanjo, thank you by the comment.
Of how many metres of grimpada are soften?