Climbing at Saukuko Behekoa Behekoaldea

27 routes on 2 walls, 5b–6c+. In Vizcaya, Basque Country. 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

Walls

Grades

5b–6c+

Rock

Limestone

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–May · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5b to 6c+. Half are between 5c and 6a+.

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 south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest2 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

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

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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

Saukuko Behekoa Behekoaldea from above

Aerial photo of the Saukuko Behekoa Behekoaldea area — 2 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

BASQUE COUNTRY · 34 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Untzillaitz-Sur4a–8a · Sport0 mi · 288 routes 02Atxarte4–9a · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 272 routes 03Mugarra4c–9a · Sport3 mi · 50 routes 04Lepia7a–8a · Sport3 mi · 7 routes 05Baltzola6b+–9a · boulders 8A+–8C+ · Sport4 mi · 59 routes and boulders 06Besaide5a–7b · Sport6 mi · 23 routes 07Minas de Ongoeta5a–7b+ · Sport6 mi · 24 routes 08Lamindano4b–7b+ · Limestone · Sport6 mi · 43 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.