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North-East Spain

Barcelona region.

Rock Climbing, Canyoning & Via Ferrata:

Spray Planet - Escalada en Rodellar

£19.95

Bolted limstone climbs in Aragon in North-East Spain, north of Barcelona. Really a place for the F7a climber and above, though there is a smattering of easier routes.

 

Supercrack Editions - Roca Caliente en los Pirineos (Volume I) - Escales

£16.95

A topo-guide to climbing in the ruggedly beautiful Catalan pre-Pyrenees in North-East Spain. Covers Sopeira, Serra de Sant Gervàs, Serra de Lleràs, Santorens, Tossal de la Creu, Roques de Cosdevia, Viuet, Forcat, and Valle de Isábena-Sierra de Sis.

 

Supercrack Editions - Roca Caliente en Los Pirineos (Volume II) - Cavallers

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For those who thought that Spanish rock climbing was strictly a two-season activity, take a look at this topo-guide to the superb granite sport-climbing to be found in the high Catalan Pyrenees of North-East Spain. Covers Cavallers, Travessani, and Estany Llong. Sorry - out of print with no known date for a reprint.

 

Supercrack Editions - Roca Caliente en Los Pirineos (Volume III) - Aran-Pallars

£22.99

More superb looking climbing north of Barcelona and Lleida on a mixture of rock-types with lots of higher multipitch mountain rock routes. The area is around the towns of El Pont de Suert, Son and Sort. Covers Llauset, Vall de Besiberri, Val de Molières, Boca Nord del Túnel de Vielha, La Forcanada, La Restanca, Colomers, Saboredo, Vall de Gerber, Baqueira, Pla de Font, JM Blanc, Sant Maurici, Amitges, Coma de l'Abeller, Isil, Certascán, and La Colomina.

 

Pod Climbing - Lleida Climbs

£27.95

Lleida Climbs is a brand new selected guidebook to the one of the finest sport climbing venues in Europe: the Catalan province of Lleida in North-East Spain, quite close to Barcelona. The area is a rock climber’s dream, offering everything from bouldering and single-pitch desperates, to multi pitch classics, all set amidst some of the most spectacular scenery in western Europe.

 

Supercrack Editions - Ripollès

£21.99

Sport and trad climbing around the town of Ripoll, Catalonia. Major crags include, Coll de Merolla, Gombrèn, Montgrony, Pardinella, Clot de l'Espasa, Roca Roja de Corones, La Vall de Ribes, El Baell, Dent d'en Rossell, Coma de Vaca, Ogassa and Ulldeter.

 

Supercrack Editions - Terradets

£16.95

Monster multi-pitch limestone crags in a gorge just a couple of hours north of Barcelona. The full gammut of grades is covered from easy multipitch to some of the hardest sport climbs in Europe. Great scenery and a reputation for mild winters make this a popular holiday venue.

 

Supercrack Editions - Salvatge Oest de Catalunya

£18.95

Homage to Catalonia! This guide describes over 630 newly bolted routes at Tartareu, Os de Balageur, Santa Linya, Alòs de Balaguer and Santa Anna, in the district of La Noguera (Catalunya/Catalonia (to Brits), and Aragon), just north of Leida in north-east Spain.

 

Supercrack Editions - Vilanova de Meíà

£17.99

Climb multi-pitch bolt protected routes on impeccable rock, in this magnificent limestone valley, carved into the Catalan Pyrenees and less than 2 hours drive from Barcelona.

 

RockTopo - Montserrat Rock Climbs - Sant Benet & Gorros

£17.95

Clear line topos and colour location photos to bolted multi-pitch climbs on fantastic conglogerate towers north-west of Barcelona.

 

La Noche del Loro - Montserrat - Cara Sur Volume 1

£19.95

Experience the sunnier, friendlier, southern side of this famous Catalan climbing area, just 30 minutes drive from Barcelona, with this excellent topo-style guide.

 

Supercrack Editions - Montserrat - Vertiente Norte

£24.95

The northern side of the Monserrat range includes the area around the monastery (Monestir Cámping), Zonas derportivas junto a la carretera (around the Refugio Santa Cecília), Las Grandes Paredes, and Monistrol.

 

Supercrack Editions - Montsant Vertiente Sur

£24.00

A definitive guide to the whole south side of Montsant in Tarragona in southern Catalonya (south of Barcelona), from Cabacés in the west to Albarca in the east, and includes both sport and trad multipitch routes.

 

Pod Climbing - Tarragona Climbs

£29.95

Selected sport climbs in the one of the finest sport climbing venues in Europe, the Catalan province of Tarragona in Northeast Spain. The area is a rock climber's dream, offering magnificent routes set amidst some of the most spectacular scenery in western Europe. This guide covers a similar area to the old Rockfax Costa Durada guide.

 

Siurana

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£25.00

A guide to bolted limestone climbing in the Serra de Prades in Catalonia, North-East Spain and not far from Barcelona. Out of print and being replaced by Tarragona Climbs at end of October 2012.

 

Bouldering:

Desnivel - Boulder Albarracín

£19.95

Albarracín is a small town located in the province of Teruel in Aragon in North-East Spain. In nearby woods stand hundreds of fabulous sandstone boulders in the protected nature reserve of Los Pinares de Rodeno, a sort of Spanish version of Fontainebleau with thousands of problems, most of which are described with phototopos in this guide.

 

Gebro Verlag - EBloc - Bouldertopo España (Spain)

£26.99

Bouldering in northern Spain - covering the following areas: Targasonne (actually in France - just), Savassona, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Belines-Malada, Cervià, El Cogul, Albarracín, La Pedriza, Zarzalejo, Burguillo, Navalosa.

 

Walking:

Rother - Costa Brava

£9.99

Subtitled "Catalunya East". 50 selected valley and mountain walks along the mediterranean Costa Brava between the frontier and Barcelona. A good little guide with excellent maps and colour photos.