Pau Escale

Sport

Hometown

Pau had piercing ice blue eyes, but if you ever looked deeper, you would see flames from the brightly burning star that was inside him. Pau was a real wild cowboy with a passion for climbing that was and still is incomprehensible to most. He worked during the week at his family-owned construction business but would rush off to the mountains every weekend to climb daring and bold ice lines. He often shouted “Gassss! Megaexhibicio hyper-a mort!” ("Foot down! Mega-psyched hyper-to-the-death!") while climbing, which is now a bittersweet phrase to those he climbed with. Pau’s love for audacious routes was not his only endearment, but he was also a caring and virtuous friend to many. He is dearly missed. In honour of Pau, yell “Gassss! Megaexhibicio hyper-a mort!” the next time you are at a crux.

Achievements

  • La Massue, 140 m, V, WI7
  • Double Cigare, 120 m, III, WI5+
  • Pisevache, 350m, V, WI6
  • Folly de Droite, 300 m, III, WI6
  • Aurelia, 130 m, V, WI5
    • All of the above climbs done in less than a week in Chamonix, France