Oliana·Spain
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Oliana is a pilgrimage for strong sport climbers - steep, immaculate blue-and-orange limestone with a density of elite routes matched almost nowhere, and enough mid-grade lines to justify a week.
In season: Oct–Apr · Peak: Nov–Mar
Sustained, overhanging endurance climbing that rewards fitness and good clipping; the approach is short and steep. Cold, sunny winter days are prime, and the classics get busy and polished.
Shorter and easier, the warm-up end of the crag
The main wall, and the sector that produced La Dura Dura
Long vertical endurance pitches in the mid grades
Fly to Barcelona and stay in Oliana or Coll de Nargo. Bring a 70-80 m rope, 18+ draws and a stick-clip; a guidebook or app maps the sectors.
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