Climbing at El Yelmo

152 routes on 14 walls, 2–8a+. In Madrid, Community of Madrid. 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

152

Walls

Grades

2–8a+

Rock

Granite

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–June · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 2 to 8a+. Half are between 5 and 6c.

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

Walls face several ways: pick the sector for sun or shade at any hour.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast4 sectorsSoutheast4 sectorsSouth3 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest2 sectorsNorthwest1 sector

Estimated best season: March–June · 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

El Yelmo from above

Aerial photo of the El Yelmo area — 14 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

COMMUNITY OF MADRID · 48 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01La Senda Maeso5–8a+ · Granite · Sport1 mi · 181 routes 02El Tranco3–8b+ · Granite · Sport1 mi · 326 routes 03La Pedriza Posterior4–8c+ · Granite · Sport · Trad1 mi · 120 routes 04La Pedriza4b–7a · Granite · Sport1 mi · 12 routes 05Canto Cochino3–8B+ · routes 3–8b+ · Granite · Bouldering · Sport1 mi · 503 routes and boulders 06La Ermita de Peña Sacra3–8B · routes 4+–7b+ · Granite · Bouldering2 mi · 520 boulders 07Las Dehesas3–7C+ · Granite · Bouldering2 mi · 140 boulders 08El Berrueco5–9a · Granite · Sport2 mi · 97 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.