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Climbing Espolón Franceses route at Peña Vieja

Join Elías, a local AEGM certified guide, on this rock climbing program in the Espolón de los Franceses route of Peña Vieja, at Picos de Europa, Northern Spain.

Cordillère Cantabrique

+1 Day

May - Oct

High

Beginner


Description

Peña Vieja is a mountain located in the massif Picos de Europa (Spanish for “Peaks of Europe”), in Northern Spain. In this outing you can join me for an amazing rock climbing adventure to its summit, via the popular Espolón de los Franceses route.

The Espolón de los Franceses (1000m, V/V+) is a very popular rock climbing route in Spain and leads to one of the most important summits of Picos de Europa: Peña Vieja (2.613 m). For this program you should be in good shape and have a minimal experience in simple classic climbs.

We will get to Espolón de los Franceses with the Fuente Dé cable car. This climbing route goes through the rock spur of the South East side of Peña Vieja and offers awesome views of the beautiful “Puertos de Áliva”.

Picos de Europa is a limestone formation which extends over the Spanish Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and León, close to the Cantabrian Sea. It has fantastic walls to climb away from the queues and bustle of other regions.

So, if you are up for this incredible adventure in one of the best rock climbing spots of the planet, please fill the form! Let’s head up together the Espolón de los Franceses route to the summit of Peña Vieja!

I am also offering longer rock climbing trips in Spain. You can check out, for example, my 4-day rock climbing tour in the Cantabrian mountains and my 4-day sport climbing program in Asturias.

Price includes

- Guiding fee

- Personal insurance

Price details

Not included: transports, accommodation, meals, cable car.


Details

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I can help you with your flight and accommodation organization if you need me too.

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About the guide

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Elías

5.0

(1)

Mountain Guide

AEGM Rock climbing guide from Spain

I've been a climber for more than 26 years, and climbed more than 450 routes of 8th grade (higher grade 8c+ and 8a+ flashed).

I did climbs in Picos de Europa, all around Leon's mountains, Riglos, Vilanoca de Meia, etc. More than 100 climbing trips around Spain and Europe. I work as guide and climbing trainer.

Languages

English

Certificates

AEGM


What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

5

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

5

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

Valeriya

5

You’re simply the best!!! :))) Explore-Share made everything easy and stress-free. Will definitely use again.

Joshua

5

We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.

Cami

5

Patrick was a great guide. He took us on an intermediate Via Ferrata at Passo Sella. Renato was quick to respond with any outreach on the Explore-Share platform. The booking process was straightforward, and once Patrick was confirmed, all went well. It was a wonderful experience, and I’d highly recommend the platform.

 

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