Climbing in Naranjo de Bulnes

The Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu) is a Paleozoic limestone spike in the Macizo Central of the Picos de Europa in Asturias, and the single film we host frames that geology as a climbing stage. In ORBAYU [full movie] a climbing Odyssey with Nina Caprez and Cédric Lachat the camera follows a 500‑metre, 13‑pitch sport line that sits around 2,000 metres of elevation. The record focuses on sustained, exposed climbing that culminates in a hard crux pitch and on how decisions between partners shape a long attempt.

Because the piece was made with photography by Julien Nadiras, Diego Defila and Sam Bié and directed by Mathieu Rivoire and Julien Nadiras, it reads more like a climbing document than an athlete profile: editing, narration and sound design keep the attention on movement, routefinding and the mental work of repeating a single, committed multi‑pitch line. The film is useful for viewers interested in the mechanics of long, technical sport routes at altitude and for anyone who wants a clear record of how two climbers approach a sustained objective on the limestone walls of the Picos de Europa.