North of Granada – Moclín and Tiena
The bulk of the crags in the Granada guide are north of the city. We’d chatted to a couple of climbers at Capileira the previous week – a Welsh woman […]
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Las Alpujarras
Las Alpujarras is a natural and historical region in Andalusia on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. The average elevation is 1,200 metres, and there’s generally a view of […]
A to Z on the way to Granada – Ayna to Zújar
We were heading to Granada to catch up with Jim and Claire for a week’s flying visit. Rather than blast around the coastal motorway system, we opted for the cross-country […]
L’Amagatall del Cabeçò
This is a long post for a small crag owing to some spectacularly unusual routes and some great pics of them. The “magic” of Facebook (tongue in cheek, but it […]
Vinalopó – Alicante beyond the Costa
There’s much more to Alicante climbing than the Costa Blanca, and the publication of a new guidebook to the hinterland region in the Vinalopó River valley presented a good excuse […]
Clubbing on the Costa (Rucksack Clubbing that is!)
Nope, we haven’t been out on the lash in Benidorm – we’ve been enjoying the company of the Rucksack Club on the Costa Blanca! For about a dozen years, Helen […]
Another Spot of Bove… Bovesponja
Camping Escalada, near Gandía, is a pretty handy stopover on the way south towards the Blanca, and perfectly situated for the string of crags which form a backdrop: Bovedon, Bovedos […]
Ròtova – a hidden gem
More scouring of the Internet threw up another interesting sounding crag in the vicinity of Gandía, and only 15mins from our base at Camping Escalada. Ròtova might only have about […]
More Rock Around Castellón – Xert, Ayódar and Torrechiva
The Baix Maestrat region is towards the north of Castellón, inland from Vinaros, and with a damp day in prospect we took the opportunity to relocate to explore another bunch […]
Rock Around Castellón – Botalaria, Torres d’en Domenec and Murs
RockAroundTheWorld is back on the road, heading to Spain and armed with a box full of new guidebooks that Santa managed to squeeze down the chimney. First stop Castellón, to […]
First Kiss / Last Route
It seemed like no time since we’d arrived, but it was already our last climbing day in Rum. It’s quite a lot of faff to get there (see “logistics” notes […]
Hiker’s Road
The twin towers of North and South Nassrani were the only major features not ascended by the Bedouin, before the arrival of European climbers. The North peak was finally climbed […]
The Star of Abu Judaidah
One of my motivations for joining this Wadi Rum trip was the opportunity for some more “puerile ticking” from Parois de Légende. Arnaud Petite has included a total of nine […]
Wadi Rum and Black Magic
Wadi Rum, in Jordan, has been on my bucket list for almost three decades. Initial awareness and inspiration were prompted by an ad hoc slideshow from the Tony Howard, the […]
Dalmatian Delights
The Montenegro monsoon had us cutting short our plans and fleeing northwards. Things looked to improve somewhere around Split, so we hopped on the ferry across Kotor Bay and headed […]
Kotor cragging
With a four-day monsoon forecast to hit Montenegro we had the option of spending the remaining dry day at Bar or moving on for some further exploration. We opted to […]
Stari Bar and some Montenegro Seaside Climbing
Stari Bar old town sits proudly on a hill top, about 3km inland from the coast and the upstart seaside resort of Bar. No doubt a tourist hot-spot during the […]
Lovka, Cijevna Canyon
If the established epicentre of climbing around Podgorica is Smokovac, then the new kid on the block is definitely Lovka. The two climbing areas contrast and complement each other well. […]
Smokovac, Podgorica
The Morača Canyon winds its way northwards out of Montenegro’s capital city, Podgorica, slicing its way through the limestone geology to reveal mile upon mile of climbing potential. Development began […]
Accursed Mountains and into Kosovo
Spoiler alert – this post contains no actual climbing 😦 The farthest extent of our Balkan Odyssey was planned to coincide with the UIAA (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation) General […]
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