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Since heading down to the Costa Blanca ten days ago we’ve enjoyed pretty much unbroken sunshine, with temperatures gradually rising from low teens to a preposterous 24C yesterday. Happily this […]
Category Archives: Spain
Rincon de Bonanza
We’d been to this crag near Orihuella about 10 years ago, and I’d come away with a lasting memory of an excellent 6c+ up an orange corner, and a feeling […]
Redovan – La Pancha
This one is in Rockfax! After yesterday’s tough day’s pulling a bit further along the hillside, we decided on a multi pitch adventure as a semi rest day. What better […]
Redovan Rut
We checked out this relatively recently developed sector, and came away really impressed. A great mix of climbing across the grades, routes all clearly labelled at the bottom, on immaculate […]
Bellus
We’d been to a couple of sectors at Bellus and found them a mixed bag – interesting shapes and pockety rock but with unfortunate levels of polish and occasionally bizarre […]
A walk on the Wild Side, Sella
Teaming up with Keefe and Tansy we had been warned to dress up warmly for a trip to Sector Wild Side at Sella. The crunch of ice as we drove […]
Calpe and Toix TV
We’ve been visiting Calpe for almost 25 years, and whilst it was already well beyond a fishing village when we first visited, the extent of further development continues to surprise. […]
Back to the Blanca – Murla and Alcalali
After we survived another sat nav inspired mystery tour we arrived at a great campsite in the Valle de Laguar. Views over olive groves down to the sea. Also handy […]
Chilly at Chulilla
Monday started wet, so time to mosy on further south via Chulilla. Campervan central seems to have been established in the main parking area, with a team of Czech climbers […]
Fiesta de Sant Anton – Montanejos
Wandering into town from the free campervan parking area, past the thermal swimming pools, it was clear that something was afoot. 17th January was evidently a special day, with heaps […]
Espana por favor – Montanejos
Arriving at the first campsite over the border, just north of Jaca we settled into the bar for beer and arroz al pulpo y bacalou (octopus and cod). The TV […]
Gernika
The heart of Basque country is Gernika (or Guernica). The spiritual home, where meetings of the Nation’s leadership were traditionally held beneath an ancient tree, was made famous as the […]
Basque country
Heading for Santander and we travel through Basque Country. It really feels like a different country – different architecture, different landscape and different language – almost slavic in look and […]
Heading north
Weather in Catalunya getting seriously chilly, and it’s time to be heading home for Christmas. On the way we thought we’d recce a few crags for a future visit. One […]
Santa Ana
This collection of crags sits in a slightly industrial setting beneath an awesome dam and hydroelectric scheme. However, without this the access to the wealth of climbing here would be […]
Santa Linya
Heading north now, towards Bilbao and a ferry crossings on Thursday. Santa Linya provides an ideal stopping off point – easy overnight parking, some great routes we didn’t have time […]
Incy wincy spider climbs up Siurana again.
Yes, the sun is back… …but check out the number of duvets being worn! Icy wind blasting in from the north west made for very chilly climbing on our first […]
More rain, more Gaudi!
Sunday turned out rainy again – by which I mean the torrential, non stop variety 😦 As Tash was flying out from Barcelona we decided to put our new found […]
Chickpea curry and other aspects of eating on a road trip
Seven weeks into our trip and we finally had chickpea curry for the first time last night…. Those of you who are familiar with our normal van cooking repertoire may […]
A culture break ìn Reus
The monsoon continues, and so desperate times call for desperate measures. We decide to download the Rough Guide to Spain (or “Rough Guess” as we have found to be a […]
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