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Rock Climbing at Montgrony and around Ripoll and Burga

The towns of Ripoll and Burga are situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees in northern Catalunya, around 100km north of Barcelona. In this area are a number of crags that offer well bolted sport routes as shown on the map. However, the standout crag of the area is called Montgrony.

Rock climbing areas around Ripoll and Berda
No	Crag	Exposure to Sun	Max Height	Grade Range
1	Ogassa	Afternoon	30m	F4b to F7c
2	Corones	All Day	25m	F5c to F8b
3	Pont de la Cabreta	All Day	25m	F4 to F8a
4	El Sagnari	All Day	40m	F4 to F7a
5	Clot de I'Espasa	All Day	35m	F6a to F8a
6	Les Coves	All Day	67m	F4 to F8b+
7	Cal Barrico	All Day	135m	F5 to F7b
8	El Baell	Mainly shade	40m	F5+ to F7a
9	Gombren	Mainly shade	30m	F6b to F7c+
10	Montgrony	All Day	40m	F5b to F9a
11	Coll Roig	All Day	150m	F5b to F8a+
12	Coll de Merolla	All Day	40m	F4b to F8c
13	Roc de la Lluna	All Day	30m	F5b to F8a
14	Malanyeu	All Day	50m	F5c to F7b+
15	Riugreixer	Mainly shade	40m	F6a to F7c+

Map of the rock climbing areas around Ripoll and Burga including Montgrony

Montgrony Sport Climbing

Montgrony is an internationally well-known crag that is famous for its overhanging walls of tufas – and offers some of the best routes in Catalunya for this type of climbing. In total there are around 300 routes here, many of which are F7a and above, though there are also many quality routes from F6a to F6c+. The character of the climbing is long single pitch sport routes on good quality limestone rock. However, be warned many of the routes are sustained, bouldery and physical – everything you would expect from overhanging tufas.

Other crags around Ripoll

The crags of Corones and Gombren offer routes with a similar style of climbing to Montgrony, whilst Coll de Merolla has many easier routes that are between F4 to F6c. The best multi-pitch climbing in the area is at Coll Roig with routes up to 150m long, where the climbing is characterized by long columns of limestone rock. All of these crags are not as popular as other crags in Catalunya, which means there are rarely any crowds, and the scenery is fantastic.

Montgrony Climbing Logistics

When is the best time to climb at Montgrony and around Ripoll? Montgrony and most of the other crags in this area are at an altitude of over 1,000m and face south catching the sun for most of the day. Hence the best time of the year to climb here is from the autumn through to the spring.

What is the best guidebook for Montgrony?

The Montgrony Rock Climbing Guidebook is is a selective guidebook describing the best sport climbing at Montgrony and 9 other crags around Ripoll and Berga. The 10 crags covered are Montgrony, Ogassa, Corones, Clot de I'Espasa, Gombren, Coll Roig, Coll de Merolla, Roc de la Lluna, Malanyeu, and Riugreixer, describing over 500 routes. Buy this guidebook for Montgrony from our shop.

The Ripolles Rock Climbing Guidebook is a comprehensive guidebook covering the rock climbing around Ripoll, including Montgrony. It covers a wide range of climbing from single pitch sport to long multi-pitch routes, and it also includes some trad climbing. The guidebook describes 1,000’s of routes across a wide range of grades and styles. It covers 22 crags, which are Coll de Merolla, Agulles del pla de la Pera, Coll Roig, Montgrony, Pardinella, Gombrèn, Clot de l'Espasa, Roca Roja de Corones, Pont de la Cabreta, El Sagnari, Les Coves, Cal Barricó, El Baell, La Lleixa, Vilamanya, Cingle de la Palanca, Dent d'en Rosell, Coma de Vaca, Mirador de la Tuta, Ogassa, Coma de L'Orri and Ulldeter. Buy this Ripolles climbing guidebook from our shop.

Getting to Montgrony? Girona airport to the north of Barcelona is around an hour’s drive to Ripoll, where many budget airlines operate from.