Bouldering around Barcelona and Catalunya

The main bouldering areas in Catalunya are situated between Barcelona and Lleida, including the sandstone boulder field of El Cogul, which is one of the largest bouldering areas in Spain.

The type of rock at all of these bouldering areas is sandstone, with the exception of St. Joan, which is a conglomerate type of rock. The landings are all generally good, though it is advisable to bring a bouldering mat.

Map of the bouldering areas in Barcelona and Catalunya

Bouldering areas around Barcelona and Catalunya
No	Crag Name	Total No of Problems	Fb 2 & 3	Fb 4	Fb5	Fb6	Fb7	Fb8	Project
1	El Cogul	451	37	43	74	145	76	9	67
2	Cervia	97	10	11	20	33	17	5	1
3	Belianes-Malda	94	35	12	17	28	2	0	0
4	St. Joan	231	10	14	45	106	43	1	12
5	Savassona	183	18	7	19	70	46	8	15

The above information has been extracted from the Bouldering guidebook for Spain, called EBloc, which uses the Fontainebleau grading system.

Bouldering around Barcelona Logistics

The bouldering season is basically throughout the year, with the exception of during the hot summer months.

There are many cheap flights to Barcelona from all over Europe, with the main airport just south of Barcelona known locally as El Prat, more info… Alternatively Reus airport is further south and provides easy access to the bouldering areas particularly El Cogul.