SPANISH ROCK CLIMBING COURSES AND ADVENTURE COURSES (via ferrata, ridge scrambling)

The village of Finestrat with Puig Campana in the background

Our rock climbing courses are based in Finestrat, on the Costa Blanca in Spain. 

Forty minutes from Alicante airport, this area has the best winter weather in Europe and is home to thousands of fantastic routes.

Just a short drive either way up the coast or inland will take you to the vast selection of crags in the Costa Blanca. There is a huge variety of rock climbing to be found here. One day you’ll be clipping bolts on a single pitch crag and the next you’ll be enjoying a long mountain route which tops out on a sun drenched summit.

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Lewis at Echo Valley, Costa Blanca

There are even some classic ridge scrambles (see our Topos page for the Bernia Ridge topo and route description).

Rock climbing on the Costa Blanca in Spain really is serious fun.  The warm winter sun of Spain helps to loosen the muscles and improve your rock climbing.  In January on the Costa Blanca you can be rock climbing in shorts and a T-shirt on the beautiful orange limestone which this area of Spain is famous for.

The climbing in Spain comes in many diverse forms. On the Costa Blanca there are: well-equipped, bolted, single pitch rock climbs just a few minutes’ walk from the road; traditionally protected multi-pitch rock climbs on idyllic Spanish mountain crags; long, multi-pitch, fully bolted rock climbs; and wonderful sea cliffs (this area of the Costa Blanca is after all famed for being close to the Mediterranean) which offer both bolted and traditionally protected rock climbs.

John on Monkey Wall, F6c, Toix Amphitheatre, near Calpe

All courses are tailor-made to suit your needs.  Upon arrival, your instructor will discuss what you want to gain from the course and choose appropriate venues and instructional methods. If you are keen to let us know beforehand, just drop us an e-mail at info@ryanglass-mountaineering.co.uk.

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Want to climb with someone else on the course but don’t have a partner? Let us know and we’ll try to find someone for you to help keep the costs down on our find a partner page. CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME PICTURES FROM OUR COURSES

Some famous routes and venues include:

Venue Climbing Routes to do Sella Single pitch sport climbing with some small multi-pitch and some trad climbs Hundreds of classics from F4 to F8a Sierra de Toix Single and multi-pitch sport Multi-pitch sea cliff sport and trad Magical Mystery Tour F5+ (5 pitches) - a beautiful sea cliff with an exciting abseil approach Penon d’Ifach Multi-pitch day routes on a giant limestone monolith overlooking Calpe harbour Diedre UBSA F5+ (10 pitches) - spectacular climbing on perfect orange rock Puig Campana Full day mountain routes with trad gear Epsolon Central F4+/HS (13 pitches) - a grand day out which follows a stunning arete on a mountain bigger than Ben Nevis Bernia Ridge A narrow ridge scramble similar to, but shorter than, the Skye ridge (it also comes with sunnier weather!) The ridge can be done in sections or all in one go

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ADVENTURE COURSES

Enjoying the new Costa Blanca Via Ferrata in Polop (Bernia Ridge in the background) and Vic on the Bernia Ridge

As well as rock climbing, we also offer adventure days on the Costa Blanca.  For example, you might like to try the new Costa Blanca Via Ferrata or some local ridge and gorge scrambles. 

The Bernia Ridge is a grand day out. See the Topos page for more information about the Bernia Ridge and the Via Ferrata.  Contact us for more information as we can arrange a package that really suits your needs.

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What’s included:

Enjoying the sun baked knife edge of the Sanchet Ridge, Costa Blanca, Spain

• All instruction and guiding
• Technical equipment (ropes, harnesses, helmets, climbing hardwear)
• Travel to and from the crags

Optional extras:

• We can arrange accommodation for you if required.  Just let us know when you get in touch.
• Pick up/drop off from Alicante airport - free when booking a 5 day course.

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Want to climb with someone else on the course but don’t have a partner? Let us know and we’ll try to find someone for you to help keep the costs down on our new find a partner page.

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SOME PICTURE FROM OUR COURSES IN SPAIN

HMS York was docked up in Alicante for four days while the crew enjoyed some well-earned leave. Twelve of the crew enjoyed a day’s intro to rock climbing at Toix Far Oeste. Here, Vic and Jerry are seen atop the Bernia Ridge. They both have previous experience in the mountains and spent a day rock climbing before undertaking a traverse of half the ridge. Vic stayed on for the rest of the week and returned to complete the whole ridge as well as climbing the Ponoch via ferrata. Tom and Matt wanted an adrenaline-filled course before heading off to university. They enjoyed several days’ rock climbing at Sella and Toix, got some serious exposure on the Ponoch via ferrata, and had the biggest rush of all on a bridge jump in the Mascarat Gorge. The “London Posse” had three days’ climbing at Olta, Sella and Toix Tropical Dreams. They also enjoyed a big night out in Benidorm and a cracking meal at the Perro Negro in Altea!