In reply to dinodinosaur:
I can understand why some people might object to a business asking for what, in some instances, will be donations. It grates on folk who have a job and work hard that someone might be asking for something for free, in order to pursue their preferred mode of life. I feel like that when I see someone asking for sponsorship money to go on holiday up Everest. If everyone who has been hit financially by Corona was on UKC asking for handouts there wouldn't be much room for anything else. A bit like a big banner that pops up and asks you for cash once a day
This is different, though. Yes, the OB is a business, but it's also a shared resource. It's a cheap place to stay, with friendly hosts, and it's very much at the heart of the climbing community in El Chorro.
Also, if you send over a set amount and you were planning on going back to the OB anyway you're just paying for your holiday a bit further in advance than normal.