The Sierra de Gredos is a contender for the best mountain trad area you probably haven’t heard of. It is located in the Castile-León region in central Spain, to the west of Madrid. The landscape is characterised by granite spires and peaks in a glaciated landscape. For climbers the attraction is long multi-pitch routes on superb quality rock. It is mostly trad climbing but often with bolted-belays allowing for abseil descents.
Local climber Raúl Lora del Cerro has put together an introductory guide for the area that covers the best routes across the grades. Highlights include the majestic slabs of La dictadura de los necios (6a+) on Chorrera del Lanchón, the classic ridge of Espolón de los López (6a) on Almanzor, the stupendous corner of GAPE (7c+) on Risco del Fraile, 14 brilliant climbs on the beautiful Los Galayos, the brilliant Gollum (6a+) on the vast apron of Torozo Cara Sur.
This guide is now available on Rockfax Digital
