[mrjonathanr]

As per title, where might be good to go if you had a bit of time in July?

Ideally a location where you don't need transport and could pitch up on your own and just climb and meet people.

I would be very keen to meet Spanish climbers- if anyone has contacts who might tolerate a visiting Brit that would be amazing.

Hablo español - de hecho preferiría hablar español que inglés 

¡Gracias!

[SA Chris]

Albarracin too obvious?

Need to be high and cool though?

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=25430.0

Santa Gadea sounds good, but I think you would need a car, and it doesn't sound busy.

[slackline]

As a starting point...

UKB Wiki : Spain

If you do find any more specific information then please add it to the Wiki so others benefit.


Hoyo Moros looks pretty amazing, but a looong walk-in.




La Pedriza probably ticks your boxes for proximity and finding other climbers but I've never been,  I think Fiend might have been there and may me able to provide more first hand experience.

[mrjonathanr]

Cool, thanks a lot for your answers, that's something to get my teeth into it (I hadn't thought of the wiki).

A key part of what I am looking for is contact with Spanish climbers, if anyone can help with this I would be hugely grateful (not so that I can cadge a doss I should add- I can pay my own way- but to meet and talk to).

[kelvin]

A key part of what I am looking for is contact with Spanish climbers

My English mate Bea seems to find the facebook groups work okay for hooking up with locals - for finding partners, it's their version of UKC I guess. She's lived in Sevilla and BCN in the last couple of years and never seems stuck for anyone to climb with.

[Duma]

Cha1n on here spent a while in la pedriza I think?

[mrjonathanr]

Cheers guys, is Pedriza not hot in July or does it get reasonable conditions despite the heat?

[SA Chris]

I expect it will be fucking roasting. Not the connies I would want to think about hard granite bouldering in.

[mrjonathanr]

Thanks that's what I imagined. But it's near Madrid and speaking Spanish is more a priority than ticking problems tbh

Have you been to Albarracín SA Chris?

[T_B]

I've been to Albarracín. In January. It was hot.

[dave]

It snowed when I first went to Albarracin at Easter. But yeah, it will be boiling in July. However if it was a choice of boiling coarse granite or boiling smooth sandstone to climb on....

[slackline]

Have you been to Albarracín SA Chris?

Is there anywhere SA Chris hasn't been to?

[SA Chris]

Sadly tons of places! Albarracin being one of them. Any time in Spain has been on a bolt clipping vibe.