Author: Kristina Beigang

Sella – “La Moleta” – Topo Update

Posted on by

Today we are happy to release an updated “La Moleta” topo incl. the three sectors “New Year’s Day”, “Bear” and “Doggy Guantanamo”. “New Year’s Day” offers unpolished easy routes and it’s ideal for beginners and for warming up for the other sectors. The routes in “Bear” are short and therefore tricky with technical climbing on tufa blobs and slabs. “Doggy Guantanamo” offers long routes from V+ to 7b+ on high quality rock and great features. All sectors are definitely worth a visit and you can easily spend a full day or more in the area.

DOWNLOAD TOPO

Gorge Walking in the Costa Blanca – The “Barranco de Relleu”

Posted on by

As temperatures are rising here at the Costa Blanca we decided to cool down a little bit and moved our office for a day into the “Barranco de Relleu” – an impressive canyon which connects the old “Embalse de Relleu” built in the 17th century with the modern “Embalse de Amadorio” of Orxeta.

The walk-in

As it hasn’t properly rained for weeks and the “Embalse de Amadorio” is at quite low levels we were warned that we might have to fight mud instead of water. But, the Costa Blanca is full of surprises, Continue Reading →

Guest article: Rock Climbing at Costa Blanca

Posted on by

As a rock climber you’ll always remember your first steps outdoors. So does our friend and supporter Katja Rudolph who describes her first climbing adventure with us on her blog “Travel and Life“. Enjoy reading her article “Rock Climbing at Costa Blanca with Costa Vertical“. Thanks to Katja for the great article and we’re sorry that we can’t provide it in English.

Walking in the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola

Posted on by

Castillo de Cocentaina at sunrise

At the end of January we decided to go inland and to discover the area around Cocentaina and Alcoy. There the Sierra de Mariola and its surrounding nature park rewards the visitor with splendid views towards the highest mountain of the Costa Blanca, the Aitana at 1558 m, and towards the Mediterranean. Furthermore, the nature park is known for its extraordinary flora, especially medicinal herbs, trees and plants. Continue Reading →

Day Walks

Posted on by

Discover Nature – Experience Adventure

This is the theme for our day walks, which we have added to our offer recently.

Discover the Sierras of the Costa Blanca and experience their geology, wildlife and history.

It doesn’t matter if you are a resident of the area and would like to get to know your surroundings better or if you are on holidays in the Costa Blanca, those day walks will suit any expectation.

Detailed information on our day walks are available on our event page or contact us directly for an individual offer.

Moncabrer_Panorama

Discover Costa Blanca’s Sierras

Posted on by

Escape the winter blues. Visit Spain’s Costa Blanca!

Our new winter walking holiday package “Discover Costa Blanca’s Sierras” invites you to explore the hidden secret of the Costa Blanca, its beautiful mountain ranges.

For dates and further information, please, check-out our event page or contact us directly to get a tailor made walking holiday offer.

Sanxet_Panorama

Climbing at “La Moleta” in Sella – Topo

Posted on by

Sella’s newly bolted area of “La Moleta” currently consists of the following sectors “New Year’s Day”, “Bear”, “Doggy Guantanamo”, “Trad Buttress” and “Solo Sunrise”. All sectors offer great climbing on pristine limestone and splendid views towards “Puig Campana”, the “Castellets Ridge”, the walls of “Rosalia” and “Tafarmach” and the village of Sella. Bolts were sponsored by the “Orange House Bolt Fund” and by everybody who is mentioned on the following pages. If you find a loose hanger or any other fault with the fixed gear when climbing the routes, please, get in touch with us and we will correct it. In our current mini-guide (Download) we cover the sectors “Bear” and “Doggy Guantanamo”, but you could get further information on the other routes which will be published soon just contact us. It’s definitely worth to spend a day and if you are in good luck a brew will delivered to you while climbing!

“Cabezón de Oro”

Posted on by

The “Cabezón de Oro” is at 1,209 meters among the higher peaks in the Costa Blanca. The whole range offers great views towards the coast line between the “Sierra Gelada” to the East and Alicante to the West as well as towards the mountainous back country with its main peaks “Aitana”, “Puig Campana”, “Els Plans” and “El Cid”. It is also know for its craggy rock formations which makes the whole area an interesting spot not only for climbers, but also for walkers.

DSCF0908
IMG_8438
IMG_8465

[Show Slideshow]

The “Cabezón de Oro” range contains Continue Reading →

The “Buddhist Valley” and “Sanxet”

Posted on by

The start of the year was great so I decided to do a nice walk from our Sella base through the Buddhist valley and up to Sanxet, while Tony went climbing to the “Wildside” with friends.

I left our office at Tony’s place by noon and started the walk towards the “Pas de Goleró”. From there you’ve got nice views into the “Wildside”, one Continue Reading →

Sella – Sector “Bear” – Topo

Posted on by

20141231_SECTOR-BEAR-TOPO

1. 6c, 2. 6a, 3. 6b+, 4. 6b, 5. 7a, 6. 6c, 7. 6a, 8. 6a

This is one of the three new sector beyond sector “Final” at La Moleta in the Sella valley. It is possible to drive up to the yellow house at the top of the hill and parking is available, alternatively it is a short walk up the hill.

We’ve already released the topo for sector “Doggie Guantanamo” which you could download here. There is one further sector directly behind sector “Final” with grades from 4+ to 6a. We will post this topo soon, however Continue Reading →