Rock Climbing Around Madrid

Around 50 miles to the north of Madrid there are 2 excellent rock climbing areas; the granite slabs at La Pedriza; and the steep limestone at Patones.

Located near the village of Torrelaguna is the limestone area of Patones, which is all about steep single pitch sports routes. The style of the rock climbing is everything from pocketed vertical walls to huge roofs. Here 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 are in the F6a to F6c+ grade range. There is a definitive guidebook for this area call "Patones Y Alrededores", which is available to buy from our shop.

La Pedriza is located just north of the village of Manzanares El Real. Here the rock climbing is all about long granite slabs, which requires precise footwork and balance. The scope of the slab climbing is huge with a mixture of sports and traditional routes, ranging from single pitch to multi-pitch routes over 200m long across a wide grade range. The walk-ins to the routes is anything from 30 minutes to several hours and often the climbing will be at an altitude of well over 1,000m. Hence the granite rock climbing around La Pedriza definitely has a great air of adventure about it. There are many hundreds of routes at Padriza and many of them are detailed in the guidebook called "La Pedriza es Calada Deportiva", which can be bought from our shop.