Bouldering
in Albarracin
Albarracin has
the reputation as the best bouldering area in Spain and is
often described as the next best in Europe behind Fontainebleau,
and is very popular with Spanish climbers. Like Fontainebleau,
Albarracin has many huge ancient sandstone blocks that are
solid, well-weathered and situated in a forest. There are
a variety of problems to climb from quality slabs, amazing
arêtes, overhanging walls on crimps and cracks, to huge
roofs.
One of the main advantages of bouldering
at Albarracin as opposed to other bouldering areas within
Spain is the temperature. Albarracin is over 900m above sea
level making the air cool enough to climb throughout most
of the year except high summer and is generally very dry.
This bouldering area at Albarracin is still
being developed and hence there is no definitive guidebook available
to buy. However over 700 bouldering problems for Albarracin are described in E Bloc - the Spanish Bouldering Guidebook, which details 13 major bouldering areas in Albarracin. |
