El Vellon
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 […]
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Patones – Ponton de la Oliva
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 […]
Las Munjas – drive-by granite cragging
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 […]
Culture Vultures – Merida Roman remains and Monfrangue National Park
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 […]
Alange – turned out Extremadura again
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 […]
Serra de Passos and ‘the way of land and stone’
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 […]
Serra da Estrela and a triumph for blind optimism
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 […]
