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Tierra de Nadie – Welcome to No Man’s Land

February 28, 2020by Dominic 2 Comments

Tierra de Nadie is a recently developed crag between Montessa and Vallada (hence “No Man’s Land”). It is clearly visible from the A 35 and from the well-established climbing area […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Vallada – Paratge Ermites

February 27, 2020by Dominic

We visited Vallada a couple of years ago on a chilly day and left impressed – the sign-off line on the blog post was: “plenty to come back for”https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2017/02/22/vallada/… and […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Leyva – Carnaval time!

February 25, 2020by Dominic 2 Comments

The main cliff at Leyva, Pared Sur, is one of the most impressive bits of rock in southern Spain – 150m high and about a mile wide, it’s position aloft […]

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Spain, Valencia & Costa Blanca

Dalias – La Hormiga and Sanson

February 23, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

Dalias is a small town, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Costa del Sol. We were looking for options to extend our stay in the Alpujarra, having decided that […]

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Andelucia, Spain

La Genara in the Alpujarra, Almería

February 22, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We’ve based ourselves at the lovely Almócita campsite, in the foothills of the Alpujarra. After stumbling into the path of the giant white motorhome migration, when passing Granada, it’s a […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Cacín – into La Sierra de Gádor

February 21, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

As we left Jean, skirting Granada, on the way to Almería, the wall-to-wall olive groves gave way to the white and pink blossoms of the almond trees; all set against […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Jaén – Castillo de Santa Catalina and Reguchillo

February 19, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We’d pretty much wrung the last drops from the climbing available in Portugal, which coincided perfectly with the first day of dodgy weather in ages. Time to head East! We […]

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Andelucia, Spain

Puerto Roque – back into Extremadura, but only just

February 16, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We’re staying just west of the Portuguese – Spanish border, near Marvão (in sight of its Marvã-ous castle)… in order to climb at Escusa. We thought that it was completely […]

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Andelucia, Portugal, Spain

Escusa

February 15, 2020by Dominic 1 Comment

Flicking through the Portugal Climbing guide, packed with great photos, the shots of Escusa still stand out – I’ve rarely seen such a striking wall of ribboned flowstone, and as […]

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Portugal

Serra da Estrela

February 14, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

The Serra da Estrela lays claim to Portugal’s highest peak (at just shy of 2,000m) and some marvellous scenery of granite peaks and glaciated valleys strewn with giant erratic boulders. […]

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Portugal

Crista de Zebro

February 12, 2020by Dominic

Heading north from Sesimbra we stopped off at Nazaré to check out the surf scene – the world’s “biggest” waves, apparently and we were treated to 60 footers, and stumbled […]

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Portugal

Pedreiras – off the beaten track in Arrabida

February 8, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

The first dodgy forecast in ages saw us set out on a reconnaissance of Pedreiras, an Arrabida crag that didn’t make it into the Portugal guide. We found it on […]

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Portugal

Azoia revisited

February 7, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We had a couple of trips to the crags at Azoia on our 2018 visit (see these links for approach and route beta) https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/05/azoia-arrabida-natural-park/ https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/08/azoia-cova-mijona-poema-rocha/ … so were in Groundhog […]

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Portugal

Sesimbra Velha

February 5, 2020by Dominic

Sesimbra is a touristy town, complete with obligatory Moorish Castle, sandy beach, great fish restaurants and a bustling port. There’s also a huge (and completely empty, in February!) municipal campsite […]

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Portugal

Outao and a fab van stopover

February 4, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

We finally tore ourselves away from Sagres to make our way north via the spectacular coastline, much of it protected by the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. […]

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Portugal

Fortaleza de Sagres

February 2, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

The Fort at Sagres dates back to the 15th century when it was the stronghold of Henry the Navigator during Portugal’s Golden Age of naval exploration. The walled peninsula is […]

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Portugal

Foz dos Fornos – Take 2

February 1, 2020by Dominic Leave a comment

Another crag revisited from our last visit exactly two years ago: https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/02/foz-de-fornas/ On that occasion we were blessed with sun but buffeted by a howling wind. This time the weather […]

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