Cavallers
Cavallers features in the POD Lleida guide and has been on our “to be explored” list since 2014. However, set high in the Pyrenees at 1,800m and without a solar-powered […]
Pyrenean Poudinage
Actually “Poudinage” or pudding is the French slang for conglomerate, and we’re on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees (but only just) so you’ll have to excuse the language mash-up. […]
Beguiled in Bergueda
With temperatures finally hotting up across Spain, we had a decision to make: stay south and bask in the sunny flesh pots, or strike out north to explore some new […]
Castellet and Raco de Farol, Borriol – more Castellón cragging
Wending our way north we checked out a couple more of the multitude of crags covered in the Castellón guidebook, starting with Castellet, just north of Castelló de la Plana. […]
Barranc de l’Avern, Vallada and Montesa (and a brilliant resole job)
There’s loads of climbing in the Costa Blanca hinterland around Alcoy, and we based ourselves at El Palomar for a week or so to explore some new venues and revisit […]
Millena
This is one of the newly-documented crags in the Lopez guide, and we’d earmarked it for a visit last year, but never quite got around to it. It’s a very […]
Chulilla – Sector Cherales (plus a random drive-by bonus)
Helen and I first visited Chulilla almost 30 years ago – a sleepy village, encircled by stunning rock architecture, with a magical tranquility. As visiting foreign climbers, we were a […]
Morata de Jalón (a.k.a. Chodes) – Zaragoza’s Main Event
We’d visited Zaragoza’s premier crag a couple of times before, in contrasting weather, bookending our 2017 winter trip. Looking back, I was impressed by our efforts (not so much the […]
Trasobares
Trasobares is the next village east from Calcena, about six very winding miles (allow 15mins to drive or stroll along the GR90 in a couple of hours) It’s a veritable […]
Calcena revisited – it just gets better!
Calcena, near Zaragoza, was without doubt our favourite discovery of our 2022 Spain trip: With a decent forecast we were keen to introduce Jim and Claire to this delightful part […]
Camarasa – New Finds and Old Favourites
The area around Lleida, and specifically near Camarasa, has an unusual microclimate – often enjoying high pressure and blue skies in winter, even if the air temperature might be struggling […]
Hot and Bove’d – Back to Bovedon and Bovedin
Quite a lot has changed since our last visits to the trio of Bove… crags near Gandía (Bovedon, Bovedin and Bovedos) – we’d probably had only one or two previous […]
Garx and Tallat Roig revisited
Nothing new in this post in terms of crags, but a quick update as an excuse to put up some nice pics. … is one of our favourite finds of […]
Pinet – Off the Radar Paradise
Our chance encounter with Kev and Jen at Cucala was not just a happy reconnection but also resulted in a top tip for a new climbing area to explore… The […]
Algimia d’Alfara – a bit of a Marmite crag
Mid morning in Navajas and it still only says 2C on the outside thermometer. Plenty of time to scour the web for a sunny sheltered crag, the problem being that […]
Cucala and Araya – Rock Around Castellón
Those of you who know me well will have me down as a bit of an app junkie, which is a fair assessment. Our new favourite climbing website is TheCrag.com […]
Rock hungry and windswept – climbing in Alto Palancia, Castellón
RockAroundTheWorld is back on the road! After a mildly harrowing journey (engine warning light on the way to the ferry, and Force 9 in the Bay of Biscay) we were […]
ROCKAROUNDTHEWORLD RETROSPECTIVE – THE 2004-5 BIG TRIP PART 4: The Four Corners – exploring the SW USA Deserts
If you missed the first three installments of our Big Trip Retrospective, you can follow our blast around Eastern Europe and Scandinavia here: Europe , our trip across the Rockies here: Rockies and […]
Walking in a Winter Wonderland (not to mention Bouldering, Running and Climbing)
Our return from the extended Mediterranean heatwave coincided with quite a change back in Blighty. A “Siberian High” weather pattern dominated by a huge area of high pressure centred over […]
Grand Finale
We’d set out for Croatia unsure how long the autumn weather would be fit for climbing – banking on a couple of weeks, but daring to hope for more. Almost […]
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