// Rock climbing · Almería, Andalusia

Climbing at Cacin

158 routes on 7 walls, 5–8c. In Almería, Andalusia. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

158

Walls

Grades

5–8c

Rock

Metamorphic

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–May · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5 to 8c. Half are between 6b and 7b.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to YDS, V-scale, UIAA or British grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly east-facing: morning sun, afternoon shade.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast1 sectorSoutheast1 sectorSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest1 sector

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

12a6a12p6p11p

57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// From the air

Cacin from above

Aerial photo of the Cacin area — 7 walls in this area. Each one, with its approach and topo, in the app. Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Where it is

On the map

ANDALUSIA · 7 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Dalias4–7a · Conglomerate · Sport9 mi · 36 routes 02Abrucena4–7a · Schist · Sport10 mi · 32 routes 03Alhama5+–6c+ · Sport14 mi · 14 routes 04Barranco de la Garrofa4+–6c+ · Metamorphic · Sport19 mi · 60 routes 05Salto del Gallo4–7b · Sport20 mi · 44 routes 06Almería5–7c · Conglomerate · Sport20 mi · 53 routes 07Sierra Alhamilla4+–8a+ · Metamorphic · Sport23 mi · 77 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.