An excellent climbing guide for the north of Spain, for the Basque Country around the city of Pamplona. A total of 29 climbing areas are presented with 230 sectors and countless routes in all grades and lengths. Super topos, great photos, clear, concise site plans and access maps distinguish this guide. Included climbing areas: Etxauri, Penartea, Pena Unzue, Dos Hemanas-Biaizpe, Aiztondo, Laieneko Haitza-Sarabe, Puerto De Urbasa-El Boquete y Bargagorri, La Sima, Lezaia, Errekagaitzeta, Mantxola y Miraldea, La Chimenea-Monolito De Leire, Foz De Burgui-Espolón De Burgui, Salvatierra De Esca, Belozkarre, Eraize, San Fausto, Penaguda, Pena Roya, Sierra De Cantabria, Axkin Arrondo and Aiako Harria Kopako Harri.416 pagesLanguage SpanishEdition 2022C. Velázquez Area: north west of Spain, Basque country, 23 climbing areas in the suroundings of Pamplona: Etxauri, Penartea, Pena Unzue, Dos Hemanas-Biaizpe, Aiztondo, Laieneko Haitza-Sarabe, Puerto De Urbasa-El Boquete y Bargagorri, La Sima, Lezaia, Errekagaitzeta, Mantxola y Miraldea, La Chimenea-Monolito De Leire, Foz De Burgui-Espolón De Burgui, Salvatierra De Esca, Belozkarre, Eraize, San Fausto, Penaguda, Pena Roya, Sierra De Cantabria, Axkin Arrondo and Aiako Harria Kopako Harri Rock: limestone, granite Difficulties: wide choice of routes in all grades / single and multi pitches Number of routes: more than 1000 Protection: sport (predominantly) and alpine climbing conditions Season: all year round    

For a long time there were no current topos for the Basque Country in book form. Thus, this climbing guide is a welcome guest! As the title of the book already announces, only sport climbing areas of the Basque Country are presented. The areas presented are located inland on an imaginary axis between Bilbao, Vitoria Gasteiz and Pamplona. In the front part of the book there is a map on which the areas are marked. Next to it they are listed with their geographic codes and of course with the page number for the book. It goes directly to the topo without much ado. Only the access to the area is still explained. Then come brilliant color photo topos alternating with great landscape and climbing impressions. A few pictograms indicate the difficulties, the location, the access length and the climbing length. One thing has to be said in fairness, to feel comfortable climbing there, you should definitely be able to climb in the high sixth and seventh degrees of the French scale. There are, of course, easier routes, but these are rarer to find. And for the friends of gravity climbing, it should be said, you can also find in the 8th and 9th French degrees. The following 17 crags are featured in the book: Apellaniz, Araotz, Atauri, Atxarte, Baltzola, Etxauri, Galdames, Itoitz, Larraona, Lezaia, Mugarra, Penartea, Putreen Behatokia, Salvatierra de Esca, San Fausto, Sarabe, Valdegovia. 272 pages language basque / spanish / english edition 2017