Cordada
// Rock climbing · Asturias
Rock climbing in Asturias
The 48 climbing areas Cordada has in Asturias, with 3,573 routes. For each one: its grades (French and Font), which way the walls face and the best season.
Areas
48
Routes
3,573
With a page
48
Half the routes
6a+–7b
// The map
Where they are
TevergaPicos de EuropaPelúganoCaldueñoValles de Nalón y AllerPoo de CabralesCabo NegroPanondresCuevas del MarPNOA © IGN// The grades
Grades in Asturias
Routes by grade
From 3 to 9a. Half are between 6a+ and 7b.
93
353
478
436
357
408
349
252
165
64
26
3
Boulders by grade
From 4 to 8C. Half are between 6A+ and 7B.
11
55
89
110
57
63
61
51
39
17
3
// Did you know
Asturias in numbers
29%
of its routes are at Teverga
13 of 15
crags on limestone (of those whose rock we know)
22%
of its walls face southwest: the most common aspect
Figures from the Cordada catalog; wall aspect is computed from terrain.
// History
Climbing in Asturias, year by year
- 1904Pedro Pidal and shepherd Gregorio Pérez, «el Cainejo», make the first ascent of the Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu). Wikipedia (es)
- 1935María Pérez, the Cainejo's granddaughter, becomes the first woman atop the Naranjo; her cousin Teófila Gao follows soon after. Wikipedia (es)
- 1962Alberto Rabadá and Ernesto Navarro make the first ascent of the Naranjo de Bulnes' hard west face. Wikipedia (es)
- 2006Iker and Eneko Pou free Lurgorri (8c+) on the Naranjo's west face: the world's first multi-pitch 8c+. Wikipedia (en)
// The crags
By province
Asturias46 crags
01Teverga4–9a · boulders 4–8C · Limestone · Sport1,022 routes and boulders02Quirós4a–8c · boulders 4–8C · Limestone · Sport414 routes and boulders03Pelúgano4c–8a · Limestone · Sport133 routes04Valles del Trubia4+–8a+ · Sport · Trad121 routes05Caldueño4+–7c · Sport115 routes06Oriente4–8a · Sport109 routes07Marabio4+–8a+ · Limestone · Sport87 routes08Cueva Deboyu4+–8c · Limestone · Sport79 routes09Valles de Nalón y Aller5–8B+ · routes 4–8a+ · Bouldering · Sport77 routes and boulders10Poo de Cabrales5+–8a+ · Limestone · Sport76 routes11Cabo Negro5–8A+ · Bouldering69 boulders12Arnao4–8C · routes 4+–7b · Bouldering · Sport59 routes and boulders13Panondres4b–7a · Quartzite · Sport59 routes14Berodia4–7c · Sport58 routes15Cuevas del Mar4–7c+ · Sport52 routes16El Tranqueru4–8B · Bouldering51 boulders17La Ñora4–7b+ · Sport45 routes18Peñas Juntas6a+–8c+ · Limestone · Sport42 routes19Carbes4c–7b · Sport41 routes20La Marea4a–7c · Sport39 routes21Villa de Sub5–7c+ · Sport31 routes22El Picón - Següencu4+–7a · Limestone · Sport30 routes23El Fitu4–7b · Sport29 routes24La Senda6b–8a+ · Sport29 routes25La peñona5a–6c+ · boulders 6A+–6B+ · Sport29 routes and boulders26Villanueva de Proaza5–7b+ · Limestone · Sport27 routes27Picu Urriellu4c–8c · Trad26 routes28Desfiladero del Cares6b–8a · Trad26 routes29Desfiladero del Duje5–8c · Trad25 routes30Cuevas6c–8b+ · Sport21 routes31Amieva5+–8a · Sport19 routes32Villamejin6b–8b · Sport19 routes33Rioseco7a–8b · Limestone · Sport18 routes34Serrón de la Valliniella5–7b+ · Volcanic · Sport17 routes35Asturias5–7b+ · Trad17 routes36Playa Negra5+–8A · Bouldering16 boulders37Oles - Tazones6A–8A+ · Bouldering16 boulders38Saliencia6A–8B · Bouldering12 boulders39Peñamayor4–6c · Limestone · Sport11 routes40Valdemora6a+–8a · Sport11 routes41El Condado4b–6c · Sport10 routes42Pillarno6B–8A · Bouldering9 boulders43Culobardon4b–6b · Limestone · Sport9 routes44Foces del río Aller6b–8b · Sport8 routes45Playa España7B–7C+ · Bouldering3 boulders46Playa del Merón6A–7C · Bouldering2 boulders
Cantabria1 crag
León1 crag
// 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.
