Mallos de Riglos: Vertical Conglomerate
Aragon, Spain
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Mallos de Riglos: Vertical Conglomerate
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The Mallos are towers of Miocene conglomerate — cemented river cobbles and gravel — thrown up when the Pyrenees rose, and they reach 275 metres at the north spur of the Pisón. The walls are vertical or overhanging, which is why they are one of the great climbing grounds of Spain; the Visera is reckoned the biggest overhang in the country, sixty metres out from the base of the tower to the vertical of the top. Each mallo has its own name, some from houses in the village, some from their shape. They were made a natural monument in November 2016.
Required Activities
1
of 6
Stand at the foot of the Pisón and look up 275 metres of overhanging conglomerate
2
of 6
Work out what the rock actually is: river cobbles and gravel cemented in the Miocene and stood on end by the Pyrenees
3
of 6
Find the Visera and work out where sixty metres of overhang puts the top relative to the bottom
4
of 6
Learn the names of the towers — el Puro, el Cuchillo, la Visera, el Tornillo — and where each name came from
5
of 6
Watch the griffon vultures at the Paredón de los Buitres, which is named for them
6
of 6
Climb here if you climb — and if you do not, walk the path round the base, which gets you underneath all of it
Stand at the foot of the Pisón and look up 275 metres of overhanging conglomerate
Work out what the rock actually is: river cobbles and gravel cemented in the Miocene and stood on end by the Pyrenees
Find the Visera and work out where sixty metres of overhang puts the top relative to the bottom
Learn the names of the towers — el Puro, el Cuchillo, la Visera, el Tornillo — and where each name came from
Watch the griffon vultures at the Paredón de los Buitres, which is named for them
Climb here if you climb — and if you do not, walk the path round the base, which gets you underneath all of it
Before you go
Climbing here is serious multi-pitch on loose-looking conglomerate and is not a place to learn. The south-facing walls are dangerously hot in summer.
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