Climbing at Monte Castelo

36 routes on 5 walls, 4a–7a+. In Lugo, Galicia. 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

4a–7a+

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

April–June · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 4a to 7a+. Half are between 5c and 6b+.

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 sectorsNortheast1 sectorEast0 sectorsSoutheast2 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest1 sector

Estimated best season: April–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

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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

Monte Castelo from above

Aerial photo of the Monte Castelo area — 5 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

GALICIA · 11 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Xistral6A–8A · Bouldering8 mi · 17 boulders 02Monte Frouxeira5c–7b · Granite · Sport14 mi · 15 routes 03Monte Pombeiro4a–7a · Granite · Sport14 mi · 11 routes 04O Cravadoiro4a–7a+ · Sport16 mi · 38 routes 05Cheiván - As Pontes6C–8A · Bouldering17 mi · 5 boulders 06Cabo Ortegal4c–7a · Trad17 mi · 12 routes 07Vilalba3–8A+ · Bouldering18 mi · 35 boulders 08Cova do Rei Cintolo5a–7b+ · Sport19 mi · 16 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.