Multipitch Atlas

Costa Blanca (Morro Falquí)

Spain

Morro Falquí is a limestone headland on the coast between Moraira and El Poble Nou de Benitatxell in northern Alicante, close to the Costa Blanca hubs of Calpe and Jávea. It has short, airy, fully bolted sea-cliff multipitch with big ledges. Climb there October to May. Fly into Alicante or Valencia.

Route
1
Grade span
6a+
Longest route: Sonjannika
170 m

Where and when

Location and climate

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Morro Falquí sea cliff · 87 m

Monthly climate averages for Costa Blanca (Morro Falquí), 1991-2020
MeasureJan (usual season)Feb (usual season)Mar (usual season)Apr (usual season)May (usual season)JunJulAugSepOct (usual season)Nov (usual season)Dec (usual season)
Mean daily high °C141517192226292926221815
Mean daily low °C8810121519222220171210
Rain days 1 mm or more666652137876

● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 87 m. Area climate from Open-Meteo reanalysis. Temperatures are adjusted to the height of the crag; rain comes from a grid cell of about 10 to 25 km, and summer highs on sea cliffs can read a few degrees low. The wall and valley can differ. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.

1 route

Routes in Costa Blanca (Morro Falquí)

The flat-topped sea cliff of Morro Falquí closing the south end of Cala del Moraig, Benitatxell. Sonjannika climbs on this headland; the line cannot be pointed to from here.

Spain · Costa Blanca (Morro Falquí)

Sonjannika

A superb sea-cliff multipitch. P4 makes an impressive exposed exit from a cave with 100 m of air below, and the 6a+ P5 has a chimney and fingery slab. Balancy, airy and great for introducing someone to multipitch.

6a+6 pitches170 m

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Local words

At the crag and in town

Spanish

cuerda
rope
cinta exprés
quickdraw
chapa
bolt hanger
reunión
belay, anchor
largo
pitch
¡Pilla!
Take!
¡Dame cuerda!
Slack!
¡Reunión!
Safe, I'm at the belay

Catalan

corda
rope
cinta exprés
quickdraw
xapa
bolt hanger
reunió
belay, anchor
llarg
pitch
Pilla!
Take!
Dona'm corda!
Slack!
Reunió!
Safe, I'm at the belay

Spain

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