Costa Blanca Rock Climbing

I've just been on a week's rock climbing trip to the Costa Blanca in Spain with Helen, Nick and Philippa. This is a fantastic area to catch some winter sun and with all sorts of climbing from single pitch easy access crags to huge multi-pitch trad routes. We stayed in the Casa Mariposa, a great little villa in an ideal spot (details on the Rockfax website - http://www.rockfax.com/publications/books/item.php?id=86).


The Penon de Ifach, Calpe, has some awesome multi-pitch trad and sport routes.


Nick at the top of the aid pitch on the Via Gomez-Cano. This is an awesome 9 pitch E3 (6b French) with the top two pitches being the crux. There are new double bolt belays and some bolts for protection but as you get higher it gets more and more "trad". One of the best routes I've done.


Pa in flight on a steep 6a at Montesa!