Behind the typical bustling city of Murcia is a long range of hills. The high point is the rocky ridge of the Cresta del Gallo and at one end of this is the impressive tower of La Panocha, which translates appropriately as the Corncob. This is the best climbing venue in the immediate area, and a popular place at weekends with people escaping the city for a bit of cragging, hence it can get busy but during the week you are likely to have the place to yourself. The area has a full spread of grades, with many fine face-routes and a number of mini-summits to bag. Most of the routes are single pitch, though the biggest of these are almost 30m long. The routes have been popular for generations and many are very polished nowadays.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Epi | Northwest Face | 7b | |
2 |
Buriles | Northwest Face | 7a+ | |
3 |
Antonio Mairal | Northwest Face | 2 | 4c |
4 |
Freynet | Northwest Face | 2 | 7a |
5 |
Maria Angeles | Northwest Face | 3 | 5c |
6 |
Directa Norte | Northwest Face | 2 | 6b+ |
7 |
Directissima | Northwest Face | 2 | 7c |
8 |
Norte Baldomera | Northwest Face | 3 | 6c+ |
9 |
Fisura Gallego | Northwest Face | 2 | 6b |
10 |
Gallego - Cãnovas | Northwest Face | 3 | 7a+ |
11 |
Gallego - Tirolinas | Northwest Face | 2 | 6c+ |
12 |
Maneras de Subir | Northwest Face | 2 | 6b+ |
13 |
Fuensanta Maruja | Northwest Face | 3 | 7a |
1 |
Mare nostrum | Sector Lennon | 4a | |
2 |
AC/DC | Sector Lennon | 5a | |
3 |
Carmen | Sector Lennon | 4c | |
4 |
Chap'ande quieras | Sector Lennon | 5c | |
5 |
COE | Sector Lennon | 5c | |
6 |
Rodrigo | Sector Lennon | 6a | |
7 |
Sueños Infinitos | Sector Lennon | 5a | |
8 |
Feni | Sector Lennon | 4a | |
9 |
John Lennon | Sector Lennon | 6a+ | |
10 |
Piano | Sector Lennon | 5c | |
11 |
Carlos | Sector Lennon | 5a | |
12 |
Ana | Sector Lennon | 5a | |
1 |
Victoria Elvira | South Face | 1 | 7b |
2 |
Majura Directisima | South Face | 2 | 6c |
3 |
Variante Majura | South Face | 3 | 6c+ |
4 |
Gallego - Carlos | South Face | 3 | 6a+ |
5 |
Pili Directa | South Face | 1 | 6c |
6 |
Esther | South Face | 2 | 6b |
7 |
Pili | South Face | 2 | 5a |
8 |
Niña Bonita | South Face | 2 | 6b |
9 |
Porki | South Face | 2 | 6a+ |
10 |
Pipi | South Face | 2 | 6a |
11 |
Sur | South Face | 1 | 5a |
12 |
'M' | South Face | 1 | 6a+ |
13 |
Murciano - Catalana | South Face | 2 | 5c |
14 |
Sevi - Spiri | South Face | 2 | 5c |
15 |
Almirante | South Face | 2 | 5a |
16 |
Mar | South Face | 1 | 6c |
17 |
Espolón Sureste | South Face | 5a | |
18 |
San Bernardo | South Face | 2 | 5a |
19 |
Pep Camarena | South Face | 1 | 6a+ |
20 |
Arista Sureste | South Face | 1 | 4c |
21 |
Sur Directa | South Face | 5c | |
1 |
Zipe y Zape | Sector Blanco | 6a+ | |
2 |
Dougal Haston | Sector Blanco | 2 | 6c |
3 |
Gato u Ocho Buriles | Sector Blanco | 2 | 6c+ |
4 |
Cirrosis | Sector Blanco | 2 | 6b+ |
5 |
Cachondeos | Sector Blanco | 2 | 6c+ |
6 |
Flauta Mágica | Sector Blanco | 1 | 6c+ |
7 |
Directa Margarita | Sector Blanco | 1 | 7b+ |
8 |
Matas - Ginés | Sector Blanco | 1 | 7b+ |
9 |
Jaisa Tropel, no subas ... | Sector Blanco | 6a+ | |
1 |
Voy Compadre | Sector Caseta - Lower | 1 | 6b+ |
2 |
Tijuana Brass | Sector Caseta - Lower | 1 | 6a+ |
3 |
Lagarto Juancho | Sector Caseta - Lower | 1 | 6a |
4 |
Raquel | Sector Caseta - Lower | 1 | 6b |
5 |
O.J.E. | Sector Caseta - Lower | 1 | 6a |
6 |
Anfeta Local | Sector Caseta - Lower | 2 | 6a+ |
7 |
Direct Anfeta Local | Sector Caseta - Lower | 1 | 6a |
1 |
Directa Ana, ascenisa | Sector Quijar | 1 | 6a |
2 |
Botella | Sector Quijar | 3c | |
3 |
Diedraco | Sector Quijar | 5c | |
4 |
Pájaro | Sector Quijar | 2 | 5a |
5 |
Variante I de la Pájaro | Sector Quijar | 5a | |
6 |
Variante II de la Pájaro | Sector Quijar | 2 | 5a |
7 |
Vistabella City | Sector Quijar | 1 | 6b |
8 |
Sobredosis | Sector Quijar | 1 | 6b |
1 |
Espolón Bb | Sector Caseta - Upper | 1 | 4c |
2 |
Bonita | Sector Caseta - Upper | 5c | |
3 |
Bonita Directa | Sector Caseta - Upper | 1 | 6a |
4 |
Variante 2 de la Bonita | Sector Caseta - Upper | 6a | |
5 |
Variante 1 de la Bonita | Sector Caseta - Upper | 6b+ | |
6 |
Fisura Matas | Sector Caseta - Upper | 7a | |
7 |
Placa del árbol | Sector Caseta - Upper | 1 | 5a |
8 |
Mariá Cristina | Sector Caseta - Upper | 1 | 6a |
9 |
Terodáctilo | Sector Caseta - Upper | 2 | 5c |
10 |
Consuelo-Sevi | Sector Caseta - Upper | 5c | |
1 |
Cuatro patas | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 5a |
2 |
Gulliver | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 6a |
3 |
J.E.P. | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 5c |
4 |
Eliminate | Paisaje Lunar | 6a+ | |
5 |
Anaconda | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 5c |
6 |
Súperanaconda | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 5a |
7 |
Fisura de la sinfonía | Paisaje Lunar | 2 | 5a |
8 |
Placa de la sinfonía | Paisaje Lunar | 6a+ | |
9 |
Sinfonía | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 4a |
10 |
Espolón de la sinfonía | Paisaje Lunar | 4a | |
11 |
Anda que no Andas ná | Paisaje Lunar | 2 | 5a |
12 |
Comecocos | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 6a+ |
13 |
Matogrosso | Paisaje Lunar | 5a | |
14 |
Follando y el sol pegando | Paisaje Lunar | 1 | 6a+ |
15 |
Excalibur | Paisaje Lunar | 2 | 6a+ |
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