Vall de Guadar

The Vall de Guardar (previously called Echo Valley with crags Echo 1, Echo 2, Castillo and Echo Playa) is the impressive rocky defile that cuts deep into the mountains behind the bulk of the Ponoch. Viewed from a distance, the walls here are easy to miss in comparison to the mass of other rock around. Viewed from close-up you realise that these are major faces with some impressive steep rock in a beautiful setting. The 6 separate buttresses offer both trad and sport routes. The trad climbing is mostly on the longer multi-pitch routes on Aran de Batistot (Echo 2), Paret del Castellet and El Castellet, and these routes require the carrying of a decent-sized rack of gear and double ropes. With the exception of Paret del Castellet, the other crags all have plenty of decent sport routes across the grades including some relatively easy routes on Echo 1.5 and Paret de la Bassa. Further up the valley are more huge cliffs that have also been developed with long routes including Les Penyes que Parlen, Col Lama and the Haunted Walls. These areas are not described in this guidebook - check www.compasswest.co.uk for more information.


Order Climb Buttress Stars Grade
1
Espolón de Echo Aran de Batistot 3a
2
Vía de Polop Aran de Batistot 1 5c
3
Through the Looking Glass Aran de Batistot 1 6a
4
Capricorn Encounter Aran de Batistot 1 6a+
5
Hi Flyer Aran de Batistot 1 6c
6
Secundo Veces Aran de Batistot 1 6c+
7
Stone Roses Aran de Batistot 2 7b
8
Batistot Route Four Aran de Batistot 3 7b
9
Chilling Out Aran de Batistot 1 8a
10
Batistot Route Six Aran de Batistot 3 8a
11
The Assassin Aran de Batistot 1 7a
12
El asesino y redención Aran de Batistot 2 7a
13
Spanish Gold Aran de Batistot 2 7a
14
Long Stretch Left Aran de Batistot 3 7c
15
The Long Stretch Aran de Batistot 1 6b
16
Velcro Man Aran de Batistot 1 7a+
17
The Dawning Aran de Batistot 2 6b+
18
Trafico de influencia Aran de Batistot 2 7a+
19
The Chimney Aran de Batistot 6c
20
Indigo Aran de Batistot 2 8a
21
Millenium Aran de Batistot 8a
22
Death Pulse Aran de Batistot 1 8a
23
Asteroid Storm Aran de Batistot 1 7a+
24
Andromeda Aran de Batistot 2 7a+
25
Shelter Aran de Batistot 2 8a
26
Super 'G' Aran de Batistot 3 7b+
27
Iratika Aran de Batistot 2 7c+
28
Path of Excess Power Aran de Batistot 2 7c
29
Mad Dog Aran de Batistot 2 7a+
30
Batistot Twenty Four Aran de Batistot 1 7a
31
Gloria Pitch 1 Aran de Batistot 1 6a+
32
La gloria escondida Aran de Batistot 2 7a+
33
Enigma del puerco Aran de Batistot 3 7a
34
Gloria Right Aran de Batistot 1 6a+
35
Dream Maker Aran de Batistot 1 6b
36
Dream Maker Right Aran de Batistot 1 6c+
37
Diedro Edwards Aran de Batistot 2 6b
38
Voyage to Orion Aran de Batistot 2 6c+
39
The Silent Sleeper Aran de Batistot 2 5a
40
Sea of Dreams Aran de Batistot 1 6a+
41
The Sickle Aran de Batistot 6a+
42
Cumple años 61st. Aran de Batistot 1 6b
43
Diedro de Naranja Aran de Batistot 2 6b
44
The Prayer to the Raven and the Crow Aran de Batistot 3 8a
45
Solstice Aran de Batistot 3 8a
46
Naranja Directa Aran de Batistot 1 7a
47
Going Nuts Aran de Batistot 3 7b
48
Midnight Runner Aran de Batistot 2 7a+
49
Children of Laughter Aran de Batistot 2 7a+
50
Espolón Encantada Aran de Batistot 1 5a
51
Vía los palmeras Aran de Batistot 1 5c
52
The Visionary Aran de Batistot 2 8a
53
Dust to Victory Aran de Batistot 1 7a
54
Rock Dancer 2 Aran de Batistot 3 6a
55
Taurus Aran de Batistot 2 6a
56
Kfour Aran de Batistot 1 6c
57
Yes to Dance Aran de Batistot 1 6b+
1
Romero's Birthday Echo 1.5 1 4a
2
Espolón Alderton Echo 1.5 1 4a
3
Marian Jones Echo 1.5 1 6a
4
Sin chapa Echo 1.5 1 6a+
5
Phalanges Echo 1.5 2 5c
6
Central Echo 1.5 2 6b
7
Synovial Echo 1.5 1 5a
8
Tony's Route Echo 1.5 1 5c
9
Sesamoid Echo 1.5 1 4c
10
Flake Drum Echo 1.5 4c
11
Bicton itc 08 Echo 1.5 4a
12
Aero Echo 1.5 4a
13
Zac-e-than Echo 1.5 1 5a
14
Made in Exmouth Echo 1.5 1 6a+
15
X.M.A.S. Echo 1.5 1 6a
16
Regalo por Ali Echo 1.5 2 5a
17
Phantom Echo 1.5 1 5c
18
Shield Echo 1.5 1 3c
19
Fat Boy Echo 1.5 1 3a
20
Live Wire Echo 1.5 1 3a
21
Pro-wire Echo 1.5 1 3a
1
Maiane El Castellet - Lower 1 6a+
2
Chapa Pallá El Castellet - Lower 6b+
3
Buho El Castellet - Lower 1 6a
4
Buho Variant El Castellet - Lower 1 7b+
5
Bitman El Castellet - Lower 1 7a+
6
Papel de Lija El Castellet - Lower 1 7b
7
Patas de pollo El Castellet - Lower 1 6b+
8
Anarkia y birra fría El Castellet - Lower 1 6c
9
Edwards el colonialista El Castellet - Lower 1 6a+
10
Salsika timbanki El Castellet - Lower 7b
11
Llagrimes de pedra El Castellet - Lower 7c+
12
La Paella El Castellet - Lower 2 7a+
13
El puchero de m'aula El Castellet - Lower 2 5c
14
El minxto El Castellet - Lower 1 6a
15
Che, pero com, pero qui El Castellet - Lower 1 6a+
16
Soplamela El Castellet - Lower 1 6b
17
La saga de los coletas El Castellet - Lower 1 7a
18
Cervezas y porros El Castellet - Lower 2 7a+
19
Waka Plaka El Castellet - Lower 1 7a
20
Tarzan El Castellet - Lower 1 7a+
21
Lagartija Sai El Castellet - Lower 1 6c
22
5th Marcha Directa El Castellet - Lower 1 6c
23
El pas de la forella El Castellet - Lower 1 6a
24
Cuarto d'Aseo El Castellet - Lower 1 4c
25
Avispilla El Castellet - Lower 2 5c
26
Sabine bonsai El Castellet - Lower 2 6b
27
Avispofobia El Castellet - Lower 7a
28
La abeja mayi El Castellet - Lower 1 6c
29
Bretaña no es España El Castellet - Lower 1 6c
30
Diagonal Vertical El Castellet - Lower 1 6b
31
Autopista parabólica El Castellet - Lower 1 6a
32
Lagarto El Castellet - Lower 1 5a
33
Little Bootie El Castellet - Lower 1 4a
34
Big Bootie El Castellet - Lower 4a
35
Árbol directo El Castellet - Lower 1 4c
36
Domingo negra El Castellet - Lower 1 6a+
37
Vino tinto El Castellet - Lower 1 6b
38
Salir por encima El Castellet - Lower 2 6b+
39
Strongbody El Castellet - Lower 1 6a
1
The Wasp El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 4c
2
La mosca El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 3a
3
Mosca derecha El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 3c
4
Mosca directa El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 4a
5
Scorpion El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 4c
6
A Game of Two Halves El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 3 6a
7
The October Sessions El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 2 7b+
8
Revelation El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 7b
9
All aboard! El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 2 7c
10
Wasp Route Ten El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 2 7a+
11
The Cut El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 6b
12
Cosmic Messenger El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 6a+
13
Force of Nature El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 7c
14
Edwards-Lee Pillar El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 6a
15
The Mark of Zorro El Castellet - Wasp Area and Upper 1 6b
1
Mistaken Identity Paret del Castellet - The Bay 5a
2
Vía Carob Paret del Castellet - The Bay 1 6b+
3
Cracks for Angels Paret del Castellet - The Bay 1 6b
4
The Pod Paret del Castellet - The Bay 1 6b+
5
Prophesy Paret del Castellet - The Bay 2 8a
6
Pictures of Perfection Paret del Castellet - The Bay 1 5a
7
Rock Factory Paret del Castellet - The Bay 6a+
1
Diamond Solitaire Paret del Castellet 6a
2
Diedro Edwards Paret del Castellet 6a+
3
Movimiento mágico Paret del Castellet 2 6a+
4
The Wizard Paret del Castellet 6b
5
El murciélago Paret del Castellet 2 6a
6
St Valentine's Paret del Castellet 1 6b+
7
Initiation Paret del Castellet 1 5c
8
Second Blood Paret del Castellet 1 5c
9
Rough-Rider Paret del Castellet 1 6c
10
Deception Paret del Castellet 2 6a
11
Vía Diagonal Paret del Castellet 5c
12
Design and Form Paret del Castellet 6a
13
Rincón de placa Paret del Castellet 2 4c
14
Vía Esther Paret del Castellet 2 4c
1
Joaquin Paret de la Bassa 1 4c
2
Er maki Paret de la Bassa 5c
3
Pituland Paret de la Bassa 1 6a
4
Monudos zone Paret de la Bassa 1 5c
5
El pilar Paret de la Bassa 1 6a+
6
Basillus Paret de la Bassa 2 5c
7
Follaora Paret de la Bassa 1 5a
8
Coco Paret de la Bassa 2 6a+
9
Clitoris salrane Paret de la Bassa 1 6a
10
Playboy Paret de la Bassa 1 6a
11
Arandelon Paret de la Bassa 1 6a
12
Tas kedao sin birra Paret de la Bassa 1 5c
13
Tris Tras Trus Paret de la Bassa 1 6a
1
Boquete Crag X 1 3c
2
The Lekkerkerkerker Crag X 1 3c
3
Por encima de todo Crag X 1 4a
4
Derecho surco Crag X 1 6a
5
Pass the Dutchy Crag X 1 6a
6
Boquete Dos Crag X 2 6c
7
The Hock Crag X 1 6c
8
Tomado de Chris Crag X 1 6b
9
Agudo Crag X 6b
10
Right Arete Crag X 1 5a

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