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Monthly Archives: January 2017

Espiel

January 31, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

San Bartolo – Tajo del Buho

January 29, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

San Bartolo – Tarifa

January 28, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

El Chorro – Encantades and Olivetos

January 26, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

El Chorro – Arab Steps

January 25, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

El Chorro – Frontales Medias

January 24, 2017by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Villanueva de Cauche – ‘Yugoslavia’

January 23, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Alfacar

January 22, 2017by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Alfacar

January 22, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Los Vados again

January 20, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Los Vados – what a difference a day makes 

January 19, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

La Parra – Almeria 

January 18, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Guadalest 

January 16, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Sombre de Leon 

January 15, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Bovedon and Bovedin

January 13, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Sella – sector Bear and Doggy 

January 12, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Cumbre d’el Sol

January 11, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Pego 2

January 10, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Toix 

January 9, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Back on the Road – Morata de Jalon 

January 8, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aragon, Spain

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