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Rodellar, one of the most famous crags in Europe, lies hidden in the folds of Sierra de Guara in Spain. Pictured here the sector Las Ventanas.
Nicholas Hobley
Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
4a - 8c
Height
100m
Routes number
200
Rock type
Limestone
Orientation
S, N, E
Rope
70m rope


Deep in Spain's Sierra de Guara lies one of Europe's most famous climbing areas: Rodellar. This limestone eldorado, which takes its name from the tiny village nestled snug at the end of the road in the picturesque Mascun valley, is quite simply breathtaking.

Park the car and walk from the village for just 10 minutes and you'll see what we mean: a beautiful gorge suddenly opens up below, with its multitude of huge overhanging caves, arches, pinnacles and slabs eroded smooth over thousands of years by the Mascun river. Gobsmacking! Catch your breath, rush back to the car, grab your gear, choose the crag which suits you most (tufas? crimps? shade? sun? you name it, Rodellar's got it) and get climbing. And at the end of the day, arms blasted from the three star routes, amble back to the campsite and enjoy the Spanish sunset.

Forget your car for a week. Forget the hustle and bustle of ninetofive. Explore the gorges. Discover why this is also a canyoners dream come true. Live the Rodellar atmosphere to the full. Life, at one of the best crags in Spain, simply couldn't be better...

Access

Rodellar lies km 60 NE of Huesca in Northern Spain, close to the French border. From Barcelona drive west along the A2 to Lerid, from here take the N40 to Monzon, Barbastro and then Rodellar (270km).

Logistics

Campsite with bungalows at Rodellar.

Period

Autumn. Summer can be too hot, and the crag often seeps in winter.

Climb

Mainly stamina climbing on steep, powerful routes.
Total number of routes: 200 4: 4 5: 6 6a: 24 6b: 17 6c: 24 7a: 31 7b: 37 7c: 27 8a: 25 8b +: 5

Notes

The crag is tufa lined and consequently suffers seepage after extended periods of rain. There is excellent climbing at nearby Alquezar.

Camping El Puente
Camping Mascun
Bibliography

Rodellar - Mascun by Dani Ascaso and Carlos Longrono.




Sectors

El camino
Routes
Name Height Beauty Difficulty
1 Que majete 5
2 Bugs Bunny 6a+
3 Felipe el hermoso 6c+
4 Futuras promesas 6c/c+
5 Ven abente 6c+
6 Yo ke me sé 6b
7 Para mis amigos 6a+
8 Sonrisa vertical 6b+
9 Vlur 6c
10 La larva 6c+/7a
11 Los loros 6c+
12 Vidal 6c+
13 Bonny 6b
14 Clyde 6b+
15 Good txingu good 6b+
16 Tarzanin de muniellos 6c+/7a
17 El pupas 7b
18 Lo tienes claro 7b+
19 Conejo caliente 7a+/7b
20 Toma castanazo 7a+
21 Billy el rapido 7a+
22 Estampida 7b/7b+
23 La tenada 6c+
Ventanas
Routes
Name Height Beauty Difficulty
1 La del taco 7a+
2 Buenos comienzos 7b
3 Las ventanas del Mascun 7b+
4 Super chipmunt 7c+/8a
5 La rubia y el impujador 8a
6 El lado oscuro de la fuerza 8b
7 La vara del florentino 7c+/8a
8 A crabita 8a/8a+
9 La cena de isidoro 7b+
10 progetto ?
11 The kings of metal 8a+
12 El proletario senecto 8?
13 Decotation man 8?
14 Juan y Fran se nos van 7a+
15 Canita brava 7b
16 Bis a Bis 7a+
17 La bruja de Blair 7a+





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Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
4a - 8c
Height
100m
Routes number
200
Rock type
Limestone
Orientation
S, N, E
Rope
70m rope


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