Rock climbing is one of my favorite disciplines and one of the ones I have been practicing for the longest time as an athlete, so the transition to climbing photography was a natural process for me.
I firmly believe that in order to get the most out of a sport in terms of photography, you have to be a great connoisseur of it. This gives you the ability to anticipate situations and thus capture the exact moment you are looking for in each photograph.
In this type of photography, a series of technical skills are needed to be able to be in the right place in the shot you are looking for, to know how to climb a fixed rope, set up meetings, descend to a specific point and, above all, to be autonomous without disturbing the subject we are going to photograph.
In short, a sport that motivates me to practice and photograph, where the action sometimes happens very quickly, and where experience and hours on the wall play in your favor when it comes to getting the photo.
I leave you with some images of the warriors, both men and women, giving it their all facing the wall.
ABOUT CHECHU ABOVE
Born in Ciudad Real, he soon moved to his beloved mountains. Resident in the Benasque Valley since 2001, where he carries out most of his activities, which have made him travel around the world looking for the best ice in Norway; the freshest snow in Nepal and India; and the hottest rock in Thailand, China, Turkey, Greece, the United States... Passionate about climbing, base jumping, parachuting and photography, the latter being where he tries to give a new vision to the development of the action in each of the activities that take place in nature.
One of Chechu Arribas' maxims is: "If you don't enjoy what you do, you're doing it wrong."
Instagram: @fotografiadeaccionchechu
