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Local Guidebooks
Below is a selection of local guidebooks currently (Jan 2013) available.
Escalada en Sierra Espuña
(2005) - 200 pages, €20
by Angel Ortiz Martinez and José Matas Sanchez
Covers Leyva and Mula plus 9 other crags/areas in the Sierra Espuña area - west
of Murcia, with hand-drawn/ painted topos.
Escalada en el Municipio de Murcia
(2004) - 81 pages, €12
by Angel Ortiz Martinez and José Matas Sanchez
Covers La Panocha above Murcia with nice hand-drawn/painted topos.
Las mejores escaladas de Redovan, Callosa y Vega Baja
(2005) - 149 pages, €15
by Manola Pomares
Covers the Pared Nega, Callosa and La Pancha plus several other crags and longer
routes, in a rather old fashioned format.
Cabeço d’Or, Guia de Escalada
(2009) - 200 pages, €15.50
by Manuel Bernabéu
Covers five zones including Peñas de Alicante and Alcoyanos
Escaladas en Alicante
(2007) - 200 pages, €23
by Manuel Amat, José Francisco Hernández y Juan Pedro Verdú
Covers a large set of cliffs from Alicante up to Xativa including several not in this guide.
Senderos de la Roca
(2010) - 314 pages, €24
A large format selective book (supported by a good website) with excellent topos of many
of the longer routes in the area.
Ponotx (Ponoch/Ponoig)
(2012) - 176 pages, €18
by Manuel Bernabéu
Covers the big routes on the various huge walls of the Ponoch, behind Benidorm.
Peñón de Ifach
(2001) - 120 pages
by Roy de Valera
All the routes on the Peñón, written by a local expert. Includes several routes not
in the Rockfax but is getting quite old.
Deportiva próxima a Valencia
(2005) - 163 pages, €14
by Carlos Tudela
Covers the cliffs to the south west of Valencia including Gandia, Bovedon, Aventa-
dor and Montesa, plus Jerica and several crags not in this book.
Currently the local Spanish guidebook to the Puig Campana appears to be out of
print, though local climbing/book shops may well have old stock.
Other Websites
An excellent Costa Blanca information site
www.freewebs.com/costablancarock/
Costa Blanca
Introduction
Murcia
Alicante Benidorm Calp
Xaló
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