
Spain · Vega Baja (Orihuela & Callosa)
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A popular modern four-pitch classic on Pared Negra's compact grey limestone, around UIAA 6/6+ (about French 6a). Best on cool, sunny winter days.
6a4 pitches150 m
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The Vega Baja ranges of southern Alicante province rise out of the plain near Orihuela and Callosa de Segura. The 150 m south-facing Pared Negra (Sierra de Orihuela) has compact limestone with good friction and bolted four-pitch lines, with a 20 min approach and a short abseil/fixed-rope descent. The Sierra de Callosa nearby has longer spurs. These are winter venues: avoid the summer sun, and check the seasonal climbing restrictions on some Callosa crags.
Where and when
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Centroid of Pared Negra (Orihuela) and Sierra de Callosa (Redován) · 27 m
| Measure | Jan (usual season) | Feb (usual season) | Mar (usual season) | Apr (usual season) | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct (usual season) | Nov (usual season) | Dec (usual season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Mean daily low °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 27 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.
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Spain · Vega Baja (Orihuela & Callosa)
A popular modern four-pitch classic on Pared Negra's compact grey limestone, around UIAA 6/6+ (about French 6a). Best on cool, sunny winter days.
6a4 pitches150 m

Spain · Vega Baja (Orihuela & Callosa)
The classic of Redován: ten pitches and 300 m of steady grade 5 with three steeper pitches on red rock. The eighth pitch, a traverse right into an overhanging corner above the orange cliffs, is the one people remember. Closed from January to June for nesting eagles.
6a+10 pitches300 m

Spain · Vega Baja (Orihuela & Callosa)
A long, steady V+ spur to the summit of the Sierra de Callosa on exceptional rock. Many terraces allow a safe retreat, which makes it good mileage for building multipitch experience. Check local seasonal climbing restrictions in the Sierra de Callosa.
5+9 pitches500 m
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Spain · Vega Baja (Orihuela & Callosa)
Five pitches up the centre of La Pancha, the main wall above Redován. The second pitch climbs the middle of a red pillar with a polished crux on flat holds; the 40 m last pitch is an elegant slab that looks much harder than it is. Outside the bird closure that affects Botri.
6b+5 pitches150 m
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