The Rock Climbing Company offer guided trips to the best bouldering areas in Spain - Villanueva del Rosario and El Albarracin. We can guide you to the best problems, offer advice on improving performance and provide crash mats. We will also on request arrange all the transport and accommodation.
Our base in Villanueva del Rosario is very close to some excellent bouldering venues and Rosario itself has over 600 marked problems for all abilities. These limestone boulder fields are situated in the Jobo and Camarolo hills behind the village, where a dramatic landscape hides a massive boulder field running down from the huge El Diamente buttress
The area contains everything from long, power stamina traverses to steep 45 degree walls and fingery highballs. This venue is also a great place to improve your footwork as the locals have not forgotten to include a multitude of delicate slabs in the circuits.
This area is still largely unknown outside of the Granada and Malaga region because the locals, rightly, want to avoid the area being spoilt. There are no published topos to the boulders. The area is fairly high and a great place to retreat to on hot days, but this also means that it is one of the first areas to get hit by bad weather.
If it rains then El Torcalito in the hills above Malaga is a safe bet - a small, but perfectly formed area that is protected by limestone roofs. It is also a great social venue and a good way to meet local climbers - Bernabes Ferdandez of Chilam Bilam (9b+) fame got strong here..
We can also arrange trips to the sandstone boulders of El Albarracin, which is widely recognised as a brilliant venue that rivals Fontainbleu in quality.
The best site for info about El Albarracin is www.boulderalbarracin.com. The site is full of information about the area, the accommodation and the boulders. There is a seasonal climbing ban in force on some of the areas and the site has the latest info - the english version is at the bottom of the page.
Bouldering is one of the fastest and most popular ways into climbing. The freedom of unhindered movement allows climbers to push their technical ability and gain confidence on difficult ground which can then be transferred to routes.
Bouldering outside, whilst still physical, is generally more subtle than that experienced indoors because there are more options for holds and body position. If you have tried bouldering at the climbing wall and would like to gain experience bouldering outdoors then this is the course for you.
Our courses will normally include transport to the venues and guiding through them, provision of quality crash pads and spotting as well as coaching.