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La Hermida – ya este en las tiendas y anunciamos el ganador de los gatos…

July 17, 2021 by Roca Verde Climbing Leave a Comment

Hola tod@s…

Por fin esta listo el libro nuevo – El Desfiladero de La Hermida 2. Y lo puedes comprar por toda la region y en muchas tiendas! O lo puedes comprar aqui a traves de mi pagina…

También hemos hecho el sorteo para la gente que ha comprado el libro en venta anticipada y para determinar el ganador/a de los gatos Tenaya!!

Y el ganador era: Daniel Llorente Herranz. Enhorbuena Daniel…

Y muchas gracias a Tenaya…

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New Bird Bans in Asturias May 2021 – Updated 19052021

May 16, 2021 by Roca Verde Climbing Leave a Comment

The Asturian goverment has just published a report which affects the access to a bunch of climbing areas in Asturias – including a load of the latest crags and some of the most popular crags in the region. And usefully they have done this just days after I published the latest version of Roca Verde – so it’s a total pain in the arse.

So on this page, which I’ll update everytime anything changes, is all the latest information about access and bird bans.

The good news is that according to many people there’s a big possibility that many of these restrictiones will change soon. However, the bad news is that at the moment, in theory, you can be fined for climbing at the areas affected.

Current Information May 2021

Here’s a list of the most important crags affected – or the crags in which the information in the book is now outdated:

Peña Miel – 1 Jan – 31 July – Whole crag banned.
Figares –  1 Jan – 31 July – Now only sector Abajo banned (it is possible that this will change very soon)
Caldueño –  1 Jan – 31 July – Whole crag banned – two months longer than in the book.
Cabeza Alta –  1 Jan – 31 July – Whole crag banned – two months longer than in the book.
Carbes – 1 Mar – 1 August . Sector Principal + Gardaleyu banned. (we are hoping that this will change very soon)
Cuevas – 15 Feb – 31 July – All sectors banned apart from La Fuente. (we are hoping that this will change very soon)
Villa de Sub –  1 Mar – 1 August . Whole crag banned.

And as ever if you arrive at a crag and there are signs regarding a bird ban please follow the instructions and do not climb.

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Filed Under: Climbing, climbing guide book Tagged With: Climbing in Teverga, climbing northern spain, Cordillera Cantabrica, escalada asturias, guide book, northern Spain, roca verde climbing review, spanish climbing, sport climbing, Teverga

Nuevas restricciones por nidificación en Asturias – Actualizado 19/05/2021

May 15, 2021 by Roca Verde Climbing Leave a Comment

El Principado de Asturias acaba de publicar un informe que afecta al acceso a muchas escuelas – e incluso unas de las escuelas nuevas y mas populares de Asturias.

Según mis colegas hay una gran posibilidad que unas de las restricciones pueden cambiar muy pronto pero en estos momentos es imposible decir lo que va a pasar. Y en principio pueden multar cualquier escalador@  que pillen escalando en las escuelas que figuran en esta lista nueva. Aquí hay una lista de las restricciones que afectan a las escuelas más grandes o mas importantes

Peña Miel – 1 enero – 31 julio – Toda la escuela prohibida.
Figares – 1 enero – 31 julio – Solo el Sector Abajo. (esperemos que esta restricción va a cambiar muy pronto).
Caldueño – 1 enero – 31 julio – Toda la escuela prohibida.
Cabeza Alta – 1 enero – 31 julio – Toda la escuela prohibida.
Carbes – 1 Mar – 1 Agosto . Sectores Principal + Gardaleyu prohibida. (esperemos que esta restricción va a cambiar muy pronto).
Cuevas – 15 Feb – 31 Julio – Todos los sectores prohibida excepto de La Fuente. (esperemos que esta restricción va a cambiar muy pronto).
Villa de Sub – 1 Mar – 1 Agosto . Toda la escuela prohibida.

Y como siempre si hay carteles puestos en las escuelas hay que seguir las instrucciones.

Y si no quieres descargar el informe puedes consultarlo en las fotos abajo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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James Pearson Guest Blog – Roca Verde Road Trip – Day 1 + 2 Eastern Asturias

January 22, 2020 by Roca Verde Climbing Leave a Comment

“Sometimes our trips are meticulously planned and sometimes they just happen, often at the whim of others. Our Roca Verde road trip was the latter. Touching down at night in late October to Santander after a week of work in England we were looking forward to a climbing break – but we hadn’t a clue what to expect – all we knew was that we had seven days guided round the region.  

Our good friend Richie Patterson, the author of the first English language guide to a block of north-west Spain he’d christened Roca Verde, had invited us; but we didn’t really know where we were going or what the area encompassed. We’d actually not climbed in Spain for a while as we are always looking to go a little ‘off-piste’ as the crowds and polish of the major destinations,  don’t really appeal. So when Richie promised unpolished rock, empty crags and plenty of great routes – we were intrigued enough to give it a go!”  James Pearson

Day 1 – La Hermida – Cantabria

Arriving in the dark, never gives a sense of the surroundings so it was a big surprise to wake up in an enormous, steep-sided valley. Not only because it was filled with huge crags but also because it was incredibly green, tree-lined and not at all ‘Spanish’ looking.

The Desfiladero de La Hermida marks the Eastern border of the mountains of the Picos de Europa and is the one of the major tourist routes into the heart of the mountains. Our hotel, La Cuadrona, a beautifully restored traditional building, was a bit further north, at the centre of the climbing in the village of La Hermida itself. Known as the climber’s bar the owners were incredibly friendly, used to dealing with foreigners and knew to provide the sort of ‘mountainous’ breakfast that it turned out we were going to need for the day!

How big?!? Carcalosa is really impressive…

I say that because Richie had arranged a bit of a treat, a visit with one of the busiest local equippers, Alberto Hontavilla, to his latest work in progress. A stack of exceptional routes in the huge cave of Carcalosa. Imposing and tufa-strewn it’s also situated on the ‘wrong’ side of the river and perched above a slope that necessitates a 45 minute hike. Braving the icy water we crossed and made our way up the hillside, marveling at the dedication needed to even create the path, never mind to slog with all the gear needed for equipping.  Secretly we wondered if this was not the beginning of just another of Richie’s ‘brilliant ideas’, yet as we pulled on the last of the fixed ropes and the full extent of the cave came into view, we realised it was totally worth it.  A deep, seemingly bottomless hole flanked on either side by steep, tufa covered walls.  Not at all the type of limestone we were expecting!

Alberto Hontavilla on his project

All in all there are around 50 routes from 6a and up to 8b, with many projects still to climb. Slap bang in the middle of the main wall is Dimensión Paralela 7c+ and the “tram line” tufas just have to be climbed.  At 40 meters long, it is an endurance marathon, and doesn’t give up anything until just before the chain.  At the end of the day we couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised!  Perfect rock, brilliant routes, friendly locals, and superb views.  Luckily for us, this feeling would become more and more common as the week went on!

Caroline Ciavaldini enjoying Dimension Paralella, 7c+

Day 2 – Poo de Cabrales – Eastern Asturias

A second giant breakfast eased our discovery that rain had fallen in the night – you don’t get to be green and lush without a little water. Our intention had been to head straight to Poo de Cabrales, one of the most well known sport-climbing venues around the Picos. But, worried it may be raining there too, Richie suggested a quick-hit at the roadside of Urdon just a few of km from the hotel, to do a couple of routes while the weather settled.   He swore Urdón had a climate of its own and was ‘almost always-dry’, yet with the roads still soaking and the mist hanging low, I wasn’t sure I believed him.  Happily the walk in this time was short, around one minute, and there were no rivers to cross. We climbed a pair of excellent wall climbs, 6c and 7c, on solid orange and grey rock, that despite the falling rain were in perfect condition.

Heading out of the valley from it became pretty obvious that it had been a localised shower as clear blue skies greeted us at the end of the half-hour drive to Arenas de Cabrales, a short hop from the crag. Grabbing some bread, chorizo and a chunk of the famously fierce Cabrales blue cheese we were soon in T shirts and marvelling at the views of Picu Urriellu from the car-park below Poo.

Caroline on Infiltrados, 7a, one of the amazing tufas which cover sector Chorerras, Poo de Cabrales

As we arrived at the crag it was immediately obvious why Poo was so popular. A ten-minute hike leads up to a compact little crag, with several sectors ranging from slabby to steep. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the magnificent Picos, Poo is one of the most visually pleasing crags of the area, and the climbing’s not half bad either.  There are too many good routes to choose a favourite, and on national pride alone I should really mention Englishmen, 7c, opened in 1991 by our friends Nick Dixon and Andy Popp.  However the most memorable route of the day, if only for the never-ending discussion of the grade, had to be Lord Byron, an intense and athletic 7c(+) at the Horóscopo sector.

You can check out James and Caro’s adventures in northern Spain in a short series of movies they made about the place: their Roca Verde Road Trip.
They’re all on Epic TV so here’s some links
Part 1 – https://youtu.be/n5bil2d1Br4
Part 2 – https://youtu.be/yq37n0zej9A
Part 3 – https://youtu.be/HQ6RheBVFog

 

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New Topo for Mergullo, Asturias

January 13, 2019 by Roca Verde Climbing Leave a Comment

Here’s a crag that I couldn’t squeeze into Roca Verde 2. It appeared in the first edition but as it’s a bit of a ´locals´venue I didn’t have the space in the expanded version.

Mergullo is a small venue that overlooks the ‘Senda Verde’ just outside Oviedo. It’s probably the closest crag to Oviedo and can be accessed on bike or by walking. However, it’s not the most popular venue and although there are some decent routes, the lack of traffic, the crag’s orientation and the two massive quarries nearby mean that the routes are quite dusty, making them difficult to enjoy. The climbing is hard and fingery and there aren’t any easy routes TBH…but the routes are good they just need a clean.

Remember you can buy the full Roca Verde edition 2 here: Buy Roca Verde 2

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