Albarracin

When I started I planned for this to be a blog of loads of amazing places to climb. Giving you details of the place, accommodation, food and pretty much everything you needed to know. I never really got around to creating that. But I still want to give people that glimpse of where they can go and what they can do. So I’m just going to shorten it. Expect a couple of photos and a few lines, hopefully enough to persuade you to visit some of these amazing places I’ve been.

First up Albarracin; set in the Sierra de Cuenca, these sandstone boulders offer some of the best bouldering in Spain. The climbing is generally very dynamic, often on roofs and overhangs and often involves heinous topouts! The landings are usually very good. BlocHeart have a topo out, although this does have many mistakes and doesn’t include all the areas. Hopefully the locals will produce a complete topo soon.
Sick Topouts

We stayed in the car park in our van, but tents are not allowed here. There is a campsite in the town and also many hotels. Albarracin is one of the most amazing places I’ve climbed and I really recommend it for everyone as there are problems for all.
A Perfect Boulder in a Perfect Forest