Jose Miguel García. Sella´s Climbing instructor
Trip Notes from a 2008 course

The Bernia Ridge

Option 1

A one-session climbing taster day. José Miguel will provide all the equipment, transport and take you on beginner´s level climbs -  find out for yourself if you´d like to do more of this...

Option 2

If you´ve done a bit of climbing, but maybe just in indoor climbing walls, José Miguel can help you to transfer and improve your skills in real rock locations near Sella

Option 3

You are a good climber but you want to be better, you want the skills of leading a 6 or 7, you´d like to plan and carry out some serious multi-pitch routes that maybe on your own you´d avoid - let José Miguel plan a week for you

Our Houses

The bolted climbs of Sella are a fantastic playground for the committed climber but trad climbing on the massive El Divino face or the Puig Campana provides an enthralling  expedition in the mountains. Jose Miguel Garcia not only was at the forefront of developing the region’s sport climbs but is also an accomplished and qualified mountain leader.
With his expert help we ascended one of the classic lines on El Divino, the magnificent Espolon Pertemba. For the mountain, this is one of the easier climbs, with some 5+ sections (Hard Very Severe) but, as the Rockfax guide remarks “it’s a serious undertaking – the route finding is awkward and there is a fair amount of loose rock about”.
With a guide such as Jose Miguel, you can relax and enjoy the whole experience rather than fretting about whether you’re on the right route or if there will be a rockfall. Instead you can enjoy all the elements – the climbing, the magnificent views and even the evocative scents of the mountain herbs. Jose Miguel is also pretty clued up on the history of the area and so – if you’re interested – can tell you  the history of the landscape you are exploring.
Most importantly, after a big day on the hill, he can get you down swiftly and safely – the descent is steep, loose and ill-defined.
Jim Simpson,  September 2009