Espiel
Espiel is tucked high up in the Sierra Morena, about 50km NW of Cordoba. We’re very much off the beaten track – we didn’t see a single motorhome on the […]
Espiel is tucked high up in the Sierra Morena, about 50km NW of Cordoba. We’re very much off the beaten track – we didn’t see a single motorhome on the […]
Tajo del Buho or Owl’s Ravine also goes by the name of Canuto del Arca which means Treasure Chest Gorge. This turns out to be highly appropriate, as this rather […]
We left El Chorro to steaming tents and a rainbow, as a sunny interval blasted a hole through the overnight rain – definitely time to move on, but we got […]
With a cloudy day in prospect, and rain forecast for later, we decided to stay near the campsite on the Encantades sector. A golden wave of rock giving mostly 35m […]
After a week of nonstop climbing we were really due a rest day, but the weather has other ideas. Clear blue skies and the lightest of breezes, with cloud the […]
After a slow start to allow time for the sun to get over the crag and begin to warm the van, we trundled down into El Chorro. It’s had something […]
We were greeted with outstanding views over the Sierra Nevada from our lofty campsite above Granada, but also chilly temperatures. Time to head to lower climes / climbs, which means […]
Sunny on the coast, and we decide to explore inland and the climbing around Granada. This great city lies at about 800m so we’re expecting it to be cooler than […]
Sunny on the coast, and we decide to explore inland and the climbing around Granada. This great city lies at about 800m so we’re expecting it to be cooler than […]
Turned out a bit chilly, so it probably wasn’t a great idea to explore El Castillejo near the village of Orgiva. This is at 470m in the Alpujarra, in the […]
Heading further west we arrive in Motril, and are fully expecting another day or two of grim weather as the cold front passes through – we console ourselves with reports […]
Waking to rain in Calpe, it was obvious that the weather front had arrived a day early – time to leave town and head south. Fresh snow on top of […]
After a week of mostly new crags (for us), we revisited an old favourite, in the company of Keith and Fiona (and Scamp!). Guadalest seemed like a good bet to […]
After a much needed rest day, we’re back in action. It’s sunny but there’s a cold northerly blowing – perfect for a visit to this new (to us) crag on […]
We teamed up with Keefe and Tansie, Justin and Chris and Keith and Fiona for a two crag day. I drew the short straw and climbed on the unrelenting steepness […]
We first visited Sella almost 30 years ago, when it had only just come to the attention of the climbing world through an article in Desnivel. A wilderness experience of […]
A late start and a breezy day, so we went for a look at these sea cliff routes. We’d visited a few years ago for the classic 6 pitch route […]
One of the recent crags we found out about (thanks Ted! ) is near the village of Atzuvia, just beyond Pego. A bit of Internet trawling to supplement the camera […]
With our imminent arrival in Calpe we have a morning ring round of campsites, with growing concern as the first two ‘have some space starting in early March’… Fortunately, we’re […]
After 24hrs on the ferry, and an overnight stop in the car park of a wildlife park near Santander (complete with elephants! ) we woke to dazzling sunshine and […]