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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]