Las mejores guías de Escalada Deportiva de la Cordillera Cantábrica. Sport climbing guides to north-west Spain: Asturias, Leon, Cantabria. Me contacten / Contact me: richie@rocaverdeclimbing.com
Five 8b+ routes in five days!!! Sounds pretty hard…?
I brought the UK climbing legend Steve McClure to some of the best routes in my Roca Verde book, challenged him to climb a bunch of them and we filmed what happened…
In this video you can see the first part of our 5 day adventure.
Despite the fact winter in Asturias can be a bit harsh (although nowhere near as bad as the Peak district where I lived for years LOL) it’s sometimes the best time to have a crimpy project as the conditions get pretty good for pulling on small edges.
And Teverga, which has got its fair share of technical wall climbing, has quite a lot of stuff which stays dry throughout the year and at Muro Techo (literally translated as Wall/Roof) we have a venue that good some of the best perma-dry routes from 6b to 8b that are maybe best enjoyed in cooler autumnal/winter conditions. I really like the climbing here (not having the big muscles you need for super steep caves) and have spent many a day on the brilliant routes.
Here’s one I did last year, and one of my faves, Escorpion, 7c+, (which I suggested the name for as it definitely has a sting in it’s tail) which gives you an idea of the style of the climbing here.
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And you can check out our guest house for a great place to stay close to the crags of Teverga
Aquí hay otro video corto sobre la escalada en Asturias, y aun se centra en el boulder también hay imagenes preciosas de la escalada deportiva en Teverga.
Sin embargo, como es invierno, este video es bastante relavente porque que es probablemente el mejor epoca para disfrutar los bulders que Asturias tiene para ofrecer. Hay un montón de lugares en Asturias y mucha gente bastante dedicada hacer bulder ; y muchos de los lugares, especialmente El Cantu, Teverga (3.50) y La Collada, Quiros (4.05) se secan rápidamente y están más pegajosos bajo el sol floco de invierno. Los lugares de playa como El Trankeru y Cabo Negro son más inconsistente pero se pueden encontrar condiciones secas frescas durante todo el año, dependiendo del viento y las mareas.
Puede obtener la ubicación de estos lugares y más en mi libro Roca Verde, disponible aquí …
Y para escalar en Teverga o Quiros, vale la pena echar un vistazo a nuestra casa de alquiler en Quiros …
Here’s another short video about the climbing in Asturias, and although it focuses on the bouldering as much as anything there’s some lovely shots of some of the sport climbing in Teverga too.
However, as it’s winter this video’s quite apt as it’s probably the best time to look at the bouldering which Asturias has to offer. There’s a bunch of spots across Asturias and a pretty dedicated crew – and many of the spots, especially El Cantu, Teverga (3.50) and La Collada, Quiros (4.05) dry quickly and are at their stickiest in the winter sun. The beach locations El Trankeru and Cabo Negro are more fickle but again, cool dry conditions can be found throughout the year depending on wind and tides.
You can get the locations of these spots and more in my book Roca Verde – available here…
And for climbing in Teverga or Quiros our rental house in Quiros is well worth a look…
Want to find out a bit more about the author of Roca Verde… click here
Have fun, climb a lot and make great guidebooks!