Climbing at Alcoy

581 routes on 56 walls, 3+–8b+. In Alicante, Valencian Community. 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

581

Walls

Grades

3+–8b+

Rock

Limestone

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–June · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 3+ to 8b+. Half are between 6a and 6c+.

126

129

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.

North2 sectorsNortheast5 sectorsEast10 sectorsSoutheast14 sectorsSouth4 sectorsSouthwest12 sectorsWest5 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

Alcoy from above

Aerial photo of the Alcoy area — 56 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

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY · 53 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Cocentaina4–7c+ · Limestone · Sport3 mi · 121 routes 02El Castellet6a–6b · Sport6 mi · 2 routes 03Ibi - Barranco de los Molinos5b–6a · Sport6 mi · 6 routes 04Agres5–7b · Sport7 mi · 29 routes 05Punky Boulder4+–7A · Bouldering7 mi · 6 boulders 06Millena6a–8a+ · Sport7 mi · 35 routes 07Benicadell6b–7a · Mixed trad · Aid10 mi · 9 routes 08Xixona4–7a · Sport11 mi · 22 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.