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Monthly Archives: January 2020

Ponta de Baleeira – The Chamber and Jardim Escola

January 31, 2020by Dominic 2 Comments

More seacliff fun at Sagres, you’ll find the crags of Ponta de Balleria tucked out of sight, somewhat incongruously, a few hundred metres from the town’s swankiest hotel: the Pousada […]

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Portugal

The Mirror, Cabo San Vicente – Sagres

January 29, 2020by Dominic 2 Comments

The Mirror is probably the most impressive seacliff in Portugal, and ranks somewhere high up the all-corners list – it’s a stunning bit of rock. We had a shufty from […]

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Portugal

Rocha da Peña

January 28, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We’re down near the Algarve and things are looking a lot sunnier! It’s the nearest climbing area to the southern Spanish border, and likely to be the only one that […]

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Portugal

Fleeing South via Redinha and Cabo Carvoeiro

January 26, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We managed a remarkable spell of almost 2 weeks in Basque Country and then Galicia, climbing almost every day – that’s unheard of in this rainiest corner of Spain in […]

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Portugal

Monteferro

January 24, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

Monteferro is a small forested peninsula just south of Vigo with a few scattered crags amidst nature walks and fishing spots. The Donde Escalar write up gets it bang on: […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Monte Tecla

January 23, 2020by Dominic

We’ve established a base at Camping Santa Tecla in A Guarda for the last couple of days, on the banks of the River Miño, which separates Galicia from Portugal. Monte […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Faro de Budiño

January 22, 2020by Dominic

This is the other major crag in southwest Galicia, and occupies a really commanding position just north of the Portuguese border, visible for miles. The shapely granite domes are just […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Monte Galineiro

January 21, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

Monte Galineiro is one of Galicia’s major climbing areas, tucked in the southwest corner of the region, a couple of dozen km from the border with Portugal, and is one […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Castro de Barona

January 20, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We arrived at Castro de Barona late on Sunday afternoon, just in time for a quick recce. The place was heaving, but with tourists rather than climbers, as the place’s […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Peton do Xalo

January 19, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We’re heading west to Galicia to try to outflank a major weather system blowing in from the Atlantic, but that did mean an unpleasant few hours driving through the eye […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Back to Berodia

January 17, 2020by Dominic

We visited this great little crag towards the end of our Roca Verde tour in 2016 and enjoyed it then. https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2016/10/23/berodia/ It’s the ideal stop off as we head west […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Santa Barbara

January 16, 2020by Dominic

Santa Barbara is a small crag a few miles south of San Sebastian – not a destination venue, but a super-convenient spot nonetheless. Think Witches Quarry or Hartington if you […]

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Navarra and Basque Country, Spain

Atxarte – Urkiola Natural Park

January 14, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

Here’s another destination crag that you’ve probably never heard of. Just south of Bilbao, in the Basque Country / Pais Vasco is the Urkiola Natural Park, made up of the […]

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Navarra and Basque Country, Spain

Ramales de la Victoria

January 13, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We’re back on the road again! We caught the Portsmouth – Santander ferry, and after a delayed departure (7 hours due to bad weather in the Bay of Biscay) we […]

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North - Asturias, Cantabria &Leon, Spain

Happy New Year!

January 3, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

Happy New Year from RockAroundTheWorld! … and what better way to get 2020 off to a great start than to get yourself a calendar full of inspiring Get Out There! […]

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