{"id":4263,"date":"2016-08-22T13:25:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploreclimbing.it\/?p=4263"},"modified":"2017-10-06T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:39:00","slug":"petit-clocher-du-portalet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exploreclimbing.it\/it\/petit-clocher-du-portalet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9tat de Choc: Petit Clocher du Portalet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I had heard stories about \u00c9tat de Choc on Le Petit Clocher du Portalet. Vivid descriptions of a majestic prow jutting into the sky, but for some reason it remained off my radar. Last August when my brother Cosmin and friend Lucio Rinetti proposed that we do a long weekend in Cadarese and then a route on the Petit Clocher du Portalet I had to say, “yes”.<\/p>\n

It was then that I finally saw a photo of this amazing pillar, \u00a0a shark fin carving the sky. At once enchanting and menacing. Even the superlative words had not done this mountain justice. I was blown away by the beauty of that pillar in the photo so we had to go.<\/p>\n

After a long day in Cadarese climbing cracks, we awoke on day two and drove directly over to Switzerland where we hopped on the gondola to begin our approach. During the approach march the pillar is hidden until the final minutes and at the moment we crested the final hill I knew that the photos could no do it justice. To arrive there was truly mind blowing. Sharp, prominent and intimidating.<\/p>\n

By now it was noon-time so the three of us jumped on one of the easier routes on the pillar to sample the rock and prepare for my real goal – Etat de Choc, 7a+ 280m. The climbing that first day was a good introduction and I was super motivated to give the much more serious Etat de Choc an attempt, however my partners felt otherwise. After a day testing out their limited crack skills, they had decided Etat de Choc would be too much of a stretch.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n