This is the definitive rock climbing and sports climbing guidebook to the Andalucia area of southern Spain. The guidebook features over 30 separate rock climbing areas, including El Chorro, and many crags around the cities of Granada, Sevilla, Jaen, Cordoba, Cadiz and Malaga. In total there are over 3,600 routes described across a wide range of grades.

This guidebook is the current revised edition reprinted in September 2007, and is in Spanish and English text throughout.


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Published by Rockfax this rock climbing guidebook for El Chorro describes all the bolted sports routes to be found in the huge limestone gorge of El Chorro and the surrounding area. El Chorro is located in the hills 50km inland from Malaga and is one of Spain's most famous sport climbing destinations. This guidebook details the 7 major sport climbing areas within El Chorro including Les Frontales, The Gorge, Los Cotos and Makinodromo. Also included are the surrounding crags of Mijas, Turon, Desplomilandia, Valle de Abdalajis, El Torcal, Villanueva de Cauche, Archidona and Loja. In total over 1,000 individual routes are described across a good range of grades. All the routes are illustrated on full colour photographs, topo style, with French grades.

Published by Rockfax in December 2008 this guidebook is in English text throughout, though the introduction section is in French and German text as well.


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This guidebook covers all the main rock climbing and sports climbing areas within the Costa Blanca region of Spain. The guidebook is split into 6 different regions from Murcia in the south to Alicante, Benidorm, Calpe, Xalo and Gandia in the north. In total it covers 44 separate crags, including the popular venues of The Penon, Toix, Gandia, Sax and Sella to name but a few, and details over 2,500 routes.

Published by Rockfax in January 2005 this guidebook is in English Text throughout.


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The Gadeay+ guidebook describes the bouldering to be found in Northern Spain, to the south of Santander. In total 3 different areas are covered, which are Santa Gadea, Las Tuerces, and Resconorio. All of these areas are sandstone boulders, except Las Tuerces, which is limestone. Around 850 problems are described across a good range of grades and the landings are generally very good. All the boulder problems are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with Fontainebleau grades used throughout.

Published in 2010 this guidebook is written in Spanish and English text throughout.


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This guidebook covers all the major sport climbing on the island of Gran Canary. In total 14 separate rock climbing areas are documented detailing over 750 routes across a wide range of grades. The style of the rock climbing ranges from sea cliff climbing, low level crags to the nation park of Tamadaba at an altitude of well over 1000m. All the routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with French sport grades used throughout.

Published in 2011 this guidebook is written in Spanish and English text throughout.


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This guidebook describes the limestone rock climbing available on the Island of Ibiza off the coast of Spain. The guidebook details nearly 400 bolted routes, which range from grey limestone slabs, overhangs with jugs & tufas, roofs, multi-pitch routes, short technical single pitch routes and a wide range of grades that will suit climbers of all abilities. All the routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with French grades.

Published in February 2009 this guidebook is written in Spanish and English text throughout.


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This rock climbing guidebook for Mallorca describes a wide selection of the bolted sports routes and the Deep Water Soloing (DWS) to be found on the island of Mallorca. In total 29 separate sports climbing areas are described and over 1,100 individual routes are detailed. These routes are spread across the whole of the island with the main concentration in the north and represent a good range of grades from F4 to F9a+. In addition 12 separate Deep Water Soloing (DWS) areas are described and include over 300 routes.

Published by Rockfax in November 2011 this guidebook is in English text throughout, with the introduction section also in German and Spanish text. All the routes are shown in full colour photo-topos.


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This guidebook is split into 2 sections, with the first half devoted to the growing deep water soloing (DWS) opportunities available in Mallorca. 9 different DWS climbing areas are detailed with the majority of the routes ranging from between 10 to 20m high and are situated on the south east coast of the island. The second half describes some of the popular bolted sports crags on the island such as Betlem, along with a few bouldering locations.

Published in May 2007 this guidebook is written in Spanish and English text throughout.


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This is the definitive guidebook that covers the rock climbing around the northern half of Montserrat and includes the areas around the monastery and the campsite. Here there is everything from single pitch 8c's to mid grade classic multi-pitch routes. This guidebook covers 24 different rock climbing areas and details nearly 800 routes.

Published by Supercrack, this guidebook is in Spanish test only.


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This is the definitive rock climbing and sports climbing guidebook for the routes in southern half of Montserrat. The guidebook describes all the single pitch and multi-pitch sports routes to be found on the southern towers and faces. Said to be the friendlier side of Montserrat it describes everything from single pitch sports routes to multi-pitch traditional routes that require a full rack of gear including nuts and cams. The guidebook covers 11 major rock climbing areas and details over 900 routes.

Published by Supercrack, this guidebook is in Spanish test only.


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This is the comprehensive guidebook to the limestone rock climbing area of Patones, which is located near the village of Torrelaguna to the north of Madrid. Here the style of climbing is all about steep single pitch sports routes with everything from pocketed vertical walls to huge roofs. In total there are around 800 routes, which are spread over 5 main crags (the largest being Ponton de la Oliva), with the majority of the routes in the F6a to F6c+ grade range.

Published in September 2008 this guidebook is written in Spanish text throughout.


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This is the comprehensive guidebook to the granite rock climbing area of La Pedriza, which is located near the village of Manzanares El Real to the north of Madrid. Here the style of climbing is all about delicate slab climbing, up to 200m long. The routes are spread over many different crags, with over 900 individual routes described across a good grade range. All the routes are bolted with French grades used throughout, and are illustrated on full colour photo-topos.

Published in January 2008 this guidebook is written in Spanish text throughout.


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This guidebook describes some of the major bouldering areas in Spain and it covers Albarracin, areas around Madrid such as La Pedriza, and areas around Barcelona. In total 12 separate bouldering areas are documented detailing over 2,700 bouldering problems across a wide range of grades. All the problems are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with Fontainebleau grades used throughout.

Published in November 2008 this guidebook is written in Spanish, German and English text throughout.


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The Pyrenees Rock guidebook describes the sports climbing and bouldering in The Pyrenees, covering both the Spanish and French sides of the border. 13 different crags are described with over 2,200 individual routes detailed across a broad range of grades. All the sports climbing is on limestone rock, which is generally very good and well bolted. Some of the major Spanish crags detailed in the guidebook include Montgrony, Cavallers, Les Bruixes, and Rodellar. On the French side the extensive granite bouldering area of Targasonne includes over 400 problems. These granite boulders offer a good range of routes across all grades and are generally between 3 and 4m tall.

Published in summer 2008 this guidebook is in German and English text throughout. At the moment this is the only guidebook available covering the sports climbing in this area.


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Lleida Climbs describes a selected number of sport climbs in the province of Lleida to the west of Barcelona and stretching into the Pyrenees. This area of Spain is recognised as one of the finest sport climbing venues in Europe. In total 21 separate rock climbing areas are documented detailing nearly 1,900 routes across a wide range of grades. The style of climbing covered is huge ranging from; the well-known sandstone bouldering at El Cogul; single and multi-pitch sport routes up to 250m long on excellent limestone rock; to the granite slabs and steep faces at Cavallers. All the routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with French sport grades used throughout.

Published in November 2010 this guidebook is written in Catalan, Castilian and English text throughout.


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Escalada en Rodellar is the definitive guidebook that covers the rock climbing and sports climbing in Rodellar and the surrounding areas. Situated at the end of Mascun valley, 10 minutes walk from the tiny village of Rodellar, is a spectacular gorge. This gorge provides a fantastic sports climbing area with its overhanging caves, arches, pinnacles and slabs. Many of the routes are steep and are graded at F6c and above. Also covered is the area of Andrebot where there are many multi-pitch routes.

All of the single pitch routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with French grades used throughout. Published in 2010 this guidebook is written in Spanish, French and English text throughout.


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This is the definitive guidebook that covers the rock climbing and sports climbing at Montsant, in the Sierra de Prades Mountains, to the south of Barcelona. This guidebook describes many sport and multi-pitch routes (some trad) on very solid and compact conglomerate rock which has many pockets.

Published in March 2009 this guidebook is written in Spanish, French and English text, with all the routes illustrated on colour topos, with French sport grades used throughout. There are many stunning photographs in this guidebook showing the excellent climbing to be found at Montsant.


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The tiny village of Siurana is situated above a beautiful canyon with stunning limestone crags in all directions. This is the definitive guidebook that covers the rock climbing and sports climbing at Siurana, in the Sierra de Prades Mountains, to the south of Barcelona. In total 61 separate rock climbing areas are documented detailing over 1,200 routes across a wide range of grades.

Published in November 2010 this guidebook is written in Spanish and English text throughout, with all the routes illustrated on colour topos, with French sport grades used throughout. There are many stunning photographs in this guidebook showing the excellent climbing to be found at Siurana.


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Tenerife Escalada Deportiva is the only guidebook available that describes the best rock climbing areas in Tenerife. In total 10 separate rock climbing areas are documented detailing over 900 routes across a wide range of grades, including the well known areas of Arico, La Canada del Capricho (Las Canadas) and Guaria. All the routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with French sport grades used throughout.

Published in 2010 this guidebook is written in Spanish and English text throughout.


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This book covers the various rock climbing, sports climbing, bouldering and deep water soloing in France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Morocco, and will help you plan your next rock climbing holiday to south western Europe. A general introduction is given to each country, with a lot of photographs, maps and background information, that make you want to go and climb in these countries.

Published in December 2007 and in English text throughout.


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