The Picos de Europa, Northern Spain

The Picos de Europa is a National Park in Northen Spain. The climate is similar to that of the UK but a lot warmer on the coast. It is not uncommon to see snow on the higher peaks and the Picos still has wild bears and wolves roaming freely. I visit every September and the aim of the trip is to climb Naranjo de Bulnes. This is probably Spains most famous mountain and is often quoted as the mountain that every Spanish climber wants to climb.

Trip Report 2006: I've just got back from a great rock climbing trip in the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain. I had 10 days out there in weather ranging from 28c sunshine to topping out in a snow storm. We got some fantastic alpine rock climbs done including El Jiso, 22 pitches at TD and an offorad adventure in our Seat hire car and Cepeda on Naranjo de Bulnes, another TD that finished on the summit of Spains most famous mountain.

Trip Report 2007: Available as a Smilebox presentation here

Here are some of my photos:

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