Foradada del Toscar is a tiny village located between the two regions of Ribagorza and Sobrarbe, in the northern part of the province of Huesca, Aragón. You can hear local people often jokingly refer to this area as "Sobrarbe tropical", due to the surprisingly mild climate that it boasts. In fact, here you can [...]
Alquézar is an ancient Arabic fortress, located in the province of Huesca in the foothills of the Pyrenees. The village lies within the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Reserve and you'll need to follow a winding road through an area of scenic beauty to reach it (about 45-minute drive from Huesca). This climbing [...]
These days in Catalonia are cold and dry, we barely reach temperatures above 5 degrees, but skies are mostly clear and the wind is just a gentle breeze. This gives us perfect conditions for climbing in sunny south-facing sectors. A good example is Les Saleretes, a small and peaceful spot in the province of Girona, [...]
Riglos is an awesome place for multi-pitch sport climbing: its idyllic location, its stunning skyline, its special kind of rock with a lot of big, rounded holds commonly called "potatoes", its 300 metres of vertical, slightly overhanging walls, make it a unique spot, where you can really taste the feeling [...]
The "Bats Arête", a funny name that undoubtedly catches your attention when you first hear it and which makes you stare at the outline of the mountain while you approach it, seeking in vane for some shape remembering you of the silhouette of the nocturnal flying mammal. It is a high-mountain activity that leads us [...]
Over new years we headed south towards Alicante to get to enjoy the warmer climate and the magnificent climbing and hiking of the Costa Blanca region. As an excuse, a good one!, I also had as an objective to find a new hiking package for the Alicante region for my Swedish clients. Coming to a [...]
Summer is hot here in Catalonia, but our beloved Montserrat has always something good to offer. The North face is a good option for hot summer days. You can choose among a good number of small sport climbing sectors. The most are in shade in the afternoon or in the morning, but you also have [...]
Ok... that was our winter time...and it's over... :) Now we are back to Catalonia, to the mild weather and to climbing! For the last two months we have been enjoying Montserrat: the climbing paradise in our backyard. And since November we are receiving friends non-stop from all over the world. As we are based [...]
Living in Catalonia can be weird... you could almost forget what winter is, you get used to see the sun and the blue sky every day, you just sell all your merino underwear, give away your fur hat and gloves, never put on those trendy fur boots you bought during your [...]
Gorges du Tarn is undoubtedly one of the finest sport climbing destinations in France. The river Tarn has eroded the Causse Méjean and Causse de Sauveterre limestone plateaus into a number of steep canyons. In summer, the river is full of vacationing continentals floating downstream in rented kayaks, and on the slopes of the valley [...]
