The southern Spanish region of Andalucia offers many excellent rock climbing venues including the world famous gorge at El Chorro.
 The vast majority of the rock climbing within Andalucia is on limestone rock, with the odd crag being either slate or sandstone rock. Virtually all of the routes are bolted though some do require traditional gear such as nuts and cams. With the exception ofEl Chorro, the routes are mainly single pitch, with the odd 2 or 3 pitch route available.
Situated only 50 Km inland from Malaga, the rock climbing area of El Chorro consists of a hugh gorge, which offers some fantastic rock climbing with its own unique atmosphere. Here alone there are over 650 routes, at all grades and up to 10-pitches long.
To the north and east of Malaga there are several excellent crags other than El Chorro. These include such as Desplomilandia , Torcal de Antequera and Archidona , Turon , and San Bartolo on the coast. Each of these crags offer 100's of bolted sports routes on limestone rock (except San Bartolo which is sandstone), and across a good range of grades. There is some good rock climbing from Granada and then south to the coast, where there are 8 significant crags with well over 600 routes across all grades. The largest is Los Cahorros just south of Granada, with over a dozen buttresses forming a bowl at the end of a valley. Here there is a good selection of multi-pitch and single pitch sports routes.
Close to Jaen there a number of crags with a total of over 350 routes, which are mainly single pitch sports routes on limestone rock.
 The rock climbing around Cordoba and Sevilla is not as concentrated as the rest of the region. Though there are still some good crags to be found, particularly at Espiel, which offers over 230 routes with a good selection of grades.
The best time of year to visit Andalucia to go rock climbing is from the autumn through to the spring. With the Sierra Nevada mountains rising to 3,500m above Granada it is also possible to mix some skiing and rock climbing on the same trip!
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