Mini-break Dad & Jake trip – Castellet de Calp
After a 4am start we were in Alicante by 11 and at the crag by 1pm, dropping in for a few quick routes near Calpe on the way to Chulilla. […]
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Adios Chulilla
Our last couple of days in Chulilla were a repeat of the first two, with one spent on the Pared De Enfrente and a second at Oasis. Plenty of people […]
Oasis – more climbing in the shade :-(
Chilly in Chulilla today – so where better to go than the shady Oasis sector; a north facing crag in a wind tunnel. The base of the crag is covered […]
Chulilla – and a great view from a toilet window
We’re staying at the rifugio in Chulilla and they’ve really done it up since we last stayed here about 15 years ago. Lots of blond wood, stainless steel and glass. […]
Cabreras – Happy New Year
A late start and Jake took the “sensible” plan of a rest day and some revision. I decided that a sunny day was too good to waste, so went for […]
Sunny climbing on New Year’s Eve
As a special treat we were allowed to climb in the sun, with broken cloud and a gentle breeze making for comfortable conditions. We went to a “secret crag” near […]
Escape from the Floods
With much of the North under feet of water, and leaden skies warning of Storm Frank’s impending arrival, it seemed like a good time to head for the sun. After […]
Chulilla – Sector PARED DE ENFRENTE
Back on the sunny side, and there’s more fantastic quality climbing to be had on PARED DE ENFRENTE. Perhaps the route of the sector is the stepped overhanging groove / crack […]
Chulilla – Sector Oasis
This is where the bulk of the new development has taken place. About 4km of 80m crag, with hundreds of routes that barely scratch the surface of the full potential. […]
Chulilla – Sector Lamentations
We’ve had a few days at Chulilla over the years – Smitten with the fantastic rock architecture, but never really getting much out of the climbing – many of the […]
Bunol
Heading gently north we stopped in at Bunol – another of the top 60 crags. … Bunol is most famed for the tomato festival when tens of thousands of people […]
El Picayo
Another good crag in a spectacular setting. Just a couple of dozen routes, but mostly 35m long and in a beautiful valley. Toasty too!
Cocentaina
One of the finds of the trip, Cocentaina is an orange splash of highly featured rock on an otherwise grey hillside. Not much in the way of warm ups, but […]
Barranc de L’Avern
We fancied exploring the hinterland around Alcoy for a few days – somewhere that had always seemed too long a drive for a day trip from the coast. We based […]
Bolulla
After waving everyone off towards flights back to Blighty, it was time to leave the coast and get back on the road. First stop was Bolulla – not the biggest […]
Cabezon d’Oro
The Cabezon d’oro makes it into the top 60 crags in Donde Escalar, so we were overdue a visit. This impressive lump of rock dominates the skyline north of Alicante. […]
More Alcalali capers
Another repeat visit, this time to Alcalali, prompted by a threat of showers. We still managed a bunch of fine routes before beer o’clock and a visit to the Laurel […]
Font d’Aixa take 2
Font d’Aixa looked just the job for a gentle introduction to bolted climbing for some of our younger members, and Lucy, James and Ewan showed the rest of us how […]
SunRoc2015 – week 2
Out with the old, in with the new (some of which was even older!) Week 2 of sunrock kicked off with a great meal at El Secreto de Tomate, followed […]
Castellets de Calp
A recent development on the back of Toix, we’d been tipped off about some soft touch grading. Three 7b onsights tells the story, but the quality of the climbing on […]
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