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Monthly Archives: February 2018

El Vellon 

February 27, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Not sure if it’s “The Beast from the East” down here, but there’s a major system of crappie weather covering much of Spain for the whole of the week (and […]

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Spain

Patones – Ponton de la Oliva

February 26, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Despite camping within sight of La Cabrera, that isn’t our objective for this trip – multi pitch trad at 1,400m might have to wait for a warmer visit.  Instead, we’re […]

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Spain

Las Munjas – drive-by granite cragging 

February 24, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

With the worst of the cold snap forecasted  to ease, we’re heading eastwards towards Madrid. We take the scenic route, threading north of the Sierra de Gredos and then to […]

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Spain

Culture Vultures – Merida Roman remains and Monfrangue National Park 

February 23, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

After six weeks on the road it was time for a bit of culture – Merida is said to have the best Roman remains in Spain, and we were camped […]

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Spain

Alange – turned out Extremadura again 

February 22, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Heading across the border near Braganza we drove via Zamora to Salamanca for the night. We had a vague plan to explore the climbing in the Sierra de Gredos, but […]

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Spain

Serra de Passos and ‘the way of land and stone’ 

February 21, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Another three hours north lies the penultimate crag in the Portugal guide, which is set to be our last stop before crossing back into Spain (we’re skipping the most northerly […]

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Portugal

Serra da Estrela and a triumph for blind optimism 

February 19, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

After a last night lulled by the sound of crashing rollers, … and a morning of domesticity on the campsite,  … we bade farewell to the Atlantic and headed inland […]

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Portugal

Baracas do Casmilo and Redinha – a two crag day in the Serra do Sico 

February 17, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

These are the remaining two crags in the Serra do Sico that are covered in the new Versante Sud Portugal guide. Whilst I mention it, it’s worth giving the guidebook […]

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Portugal

Serra do Sico – Vale de Poios 

February 16, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Normal service has been resumed – warning, this post may include pictures of sunshine!  Poios is a really pretty little village in the hinterland, about 45mins from the coast, and […]

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Portugal

Reguengo 

February 15, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

We’ve had a couple of complaints of too many sunny pictures recently, given the weather back in Blighty. At RockAroundTheWorld we’re always keen to please, so today’s post features scenes […]

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Portugal

Back to Casal Pianos 

February 13, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

A bit of Googling around Cascais unearthed a crag that isn’t covered in the selected climbs guide – Encosta dos Bebados; only 4km from the campsite. Worth checking out to […]

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Portugal

Sintra – Penedo da Amizade 

February 12, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

UNESCO-listed Sintra is set high on a hilltop overlooking the Cabo da Roca, and was the favourite summer retreat for the Portuguese Royal family when Lisbon became a bit sweaty. […]

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Casal Pianos and Cabo da Roca 

February 11, 2018by Dominic 7 Comments

Drizzling this morning – the first really crappie day we’ve had in a month, so unreasonable to whinge (he says, whinging!) We settled for a day of exploring new crags, […]

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Portugal

Farol da Guia, Cascais 

February 10, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Cascais, a seaside town just north of Lisbon, is where sports climbing started in Portugal about 50 years ago, and it couldn’t be much more convenient! The climbing is approached […]

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Portugal

Azoia – Cova Mijona & Poema Rocha

February 8, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

Another trip to Azoia was an excuse to stock up on our favourite bread rolls and the tiniest cheese ever at the very friendly village store  … and to check […]

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Portugal

Meio Mango 

February 7, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Whilst it might sound like a dodgy sandwich filling, Meio Mango is actually the most happening crag in Arrabida. You park within a stone’s throw of the rather spectacular lighthouse […]

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Portugal

Arrabida – Fenda

February 6, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

The Arrabida Natural Park has protected the entire coast from the kind of development you might expect from similarly blessed landscape in Spain, with only a couple of stretches of […]

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Portugal

Azoia – Arrabida Natural Park 

February 5, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

We took the scenic coastal road north towards Lisbon, tracing a route parallel to the edge of the Atlantic through the natural park that protects this wild and wooded landscape […]

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Portugal

Ponta de Balieera

February 3, 2018by Dominic 2 Comments

Ponta de Balieera is the third and most eastern “lump” on the Sagres peninsula – marked by a small bustling port on its east side and topped with a rather […]

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Portugal

Foz de Fornas

February 2, 2018by Dominic 1 Comment

Another breezy day at the end of the world – but with full-on sunshine to help offset the chill. Foz de Fornas is the landward end of a south facing […]

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