Portugal climbing topos
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I'm traveling to Portugal at the end of April and I have been scouring the internet for some informatino about climbing to no avail. So far I've read about Sintra, Cascais Sagres and Rocha de pena.. does anyone have any information/opiniones/topos about any of these places? Thank you!! |
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Rocha de Pena has topo in the cafe. The town is so small it's more like 5 buildings so it's obvious who has the beta. It's just posted on his wall & no need to buy anything if you don't want. Word on the street is that the grumpy old man who runs the cafe bolted most of the routes but he doesn't want his "rocha" to become an international destination. He won't speak any english and claims to know nothing of the routes. But he does have all the info so it's necessary to stop in & he was more than happy to let us look & take photos. Bring a camera & take photos of the crags' topo before hiking up to the rocks. Rocha has about 9 "crags" with 12 - 15 routes per section. It's nice, but the climbs are short. Bolts are in good shape with some glueins and many new routes within the last few years. Don't expect to see other climbers except on weekends where you may see 2 -3 parties. BEAUTIFUL and if you want to sport climb, it's the most concentrated area in portugal. |
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I work in southern PT a bit and have climbed at rocha da pena a few times and some other crags. found a couple of links: |
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UK Climbing has a review of a guidebook to Portugal: |