Climbing at Patones

97 routes and boulders on 8 walls, 5–8a · boulders 5–7B+. 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 and boulders

Walls

Grades

5–8a · boulders 5–7B+

Style

Sport · Bouldering

Best season (estimated)

March–June · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

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

Boulders by grade

From 5 to 7B+. Half are between 6B and 7A.

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.

North1 sectorNortheast0 sectorsEast2 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest4 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

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

Patones from above

Aerial photo of the Patones area — 8 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 · 28 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Cañón de Uceda5+–8a+ · Sport1 mi · 62 routes 02Pontón de la Oliva3–8c+ · Sandstone · Sport3 mi · 652 routes 03Cancho de las Yegüas5–7c · Granite · Trad7 mi · 21 routes 04La Cabrera - Bouldering3–7C · Granite · Bouldering7 mi · 142 boulders 05La Cabrera4+–8a+ · Granite · Trad7 mi · 201 routes 06Risco del Fraile4–7b · Granite · Trad · Sport8 mi · 23 routes 07Las agujas del convento5–7a · Granite · Sport8 mi · 18 routes 08Valdemanco4–7a+ · Granite · Sport9 mi · 55 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.