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Toni just checked in with us about his latest trip to Sintra, Portugal…

Our trip to Portugal was amazing: friendly people, nice weather, nice landscape, nice rock, nice projects and a foot that can stand hard bouldering again! After our trip to Sagrez in the south of Portugal around Christmas I got an invitation by local climber Fred da Silva to Lisboa. After he sent me some pictures I was persuaded! The rock looked like a mixture between Joshua Tree and Black Mountains. And we were not dissapointed! The first day we got introduced into the Lisboa boulder-scene, which welcomed us with open arms and minds. They all got not tired while showing us all their juveniles. Especially Fred turned out to be the perfect guide, because he totally knew, what was good for us (city, beach, climbs).

The first week we checked out a lot of places, climbed with locals and with a big group of spanish strongmen and I got back into serious bouldering after my injury and a two month rest. Soon motivated by the scene and the rock I did even a few new lines (Zagalot, Nailbiter) in the upper “7th”-range! While “Zagalot” (an old project) turned out to be a power-full-body-extension-compression boulder (check out the video), the “Nailbiter” occured to be a crazy jump that cost me a lot of skin…hahaha!

To resume the trip is easy: We’re having a very good time, being part of a still virgin bouldering community (that will grow fast), enjoying nice restdays on the beach and in the streets of Lisboa. And when we had to leave, it felt the best! But I found a good, hard line on the last day, so I’m shure that it won’t be the last time, that I’ll visit “Sintra” at it beautifull rocks.

Toni

All pictures by Margit Memminger

For more on Toni check out his blog, Antonator