Rock Climbing in Granada

Its not very often you can mix rock climbing and skiing in the same trip, but the rock climbing around Granada offers just that! With the Sierra Nevada mountains rising to 3,500m above Granada this is a popular skiing resort. To the south of Granada there are several excellent sports climbing crags, most notably Los Cahorros, Alfacar & Los Vados and to the east Loja. From the autumn through to the spring these crags offers some excellent winter sun sports climbing, and then for a rest day or 2 go skiing.

The majority of the routes are single pitch though some excellent multi-pitch sports routes are located at Los Vados. Although easy routes here do exist the quality routes tend to be in the mid grade range and higher.

The cheaper places to stay will be any of the coastal resorts, where good value villas and hotels can be found, see our Granada accommodation page. As the different crags are quite spread apart it means hiring a car is essential to make the most of the visit.