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Corça, at the end of Catalunya to return to Montrebeï and discover a new via ferrata that climbs one of the great western ridges of the Pertusa rock, above the Lac de Canelles. The route, rated V+, is solid, physical and very aerial. The setting is simply sumptuous, with the turquoise waters of the Pantano underfoot, reflecting the gigantic walls of Aragón and Catalunya for the pleasure of the eyes and the sensations of free flight. The equipment is excellent, with a slightly tense start, a suspension bridge, an interminable vertical ridge to thread through before warming up in a good overhang 200m from the ground, and water at last. In short, a magnificent ferrata, difficult and demanding, and quite vertiginous.
Location ✦ Corça, Ager
Region ✦ Montrebei, Catalunya
Country ✦ Spain
Type ✦ Via ferrata
Vertical rise ✦ 110m
Difficulty ✦ K5
Distance ✦ 225m
Duration ✦ 2h to 2h30
40 kms before Leida (coming from Barcelona on the A2), turn north to Balaguer and then Ager on the edge of Catalonia. Go as far as the village of Corça, 7 kms from Ager. As you enter Corça, turn right onto the semi-bitumen track towards La Pertusa and its hermitage. After a few hairpin bends and a few minutes, you come to a cul de sac at the top of the Pertusa rock, at the foot of the pantano de Canelles. Parking here is the starting point for the ferrata.
From the parking lot, head due west along the Pertusa ridge towards the hermit's house. The narrow path descends to the left along the south face of the Pertusa. Follow the green and white dots. After a maximum of 10′ you'll reach the start of the Olmo-Soler ferrata on the right, which corresponds with the end of the Teletubbies ferrata. Continue downhill a little to the left, this time following the red and white dots. Almost at the bottom, there's a passage, the Pas de la Piula, inside a rocky fault (or over it with a few rungs). Continue towards the pantano to find the start of the Teletubbies in 1st position, then the start of the ferrata.
The ferrata was opened in 2005 and faces south-west. The equipment is excellent and varied. A 2x30m safety rope may be required.
Continue along the ridge, finishing the Olmo-Soler ferrata in around 20′. A few chains and bars to finally climb up the rocky ridge to the hermit's house. The path descends a little on the north side to reach the Pertusa parking lot below.
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