Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats Tarragó at Montserrat in Spain

Jorge Díaz-Rullo, best known for his cutting-edge single pitch sport climbs such as the 9b+ Mejorando la Samfaina at Margalef, has made his first foray onto bigger walls with a swift ascent of Tarragó at Montserrat in Spain. The 240m multipitch was established in 2002 ground-up by David Tarragó with the help of Raúl Ballesteros, Dani Fernández, Xavier García and Toni Castelló, and freed in 2013 by Iker Pou and Eneko Pou.

Díaz-Rullo made a first attempt a month ago but failed due to due to poor conditions, his lack of knowledge of multipitch logistics and, importantly, a hold breaking on the crux pitch. He returned to the conglomerate towers last weekend with Anghelo Bernal Quintero and sent the six-pitch outing in a day, commenting "it wasn't easy at all having to fight physically against high fatigue and mentally against with a succession of broken holds during my ascent."

To cap the weekend, the pair also onsighted the famous Directa de l'amistat (8a, 280m). While Díaz-Rullo will most certainly remain focused on his inordinately difficult project at Margalef, it will be interesting to see how much this Montserrat interlude will shape his climbing in the future.