It’s Albarracín a nice place to go bouldering?

I will try to clarify you. Albarracín, 350 km east to Madrid, in Teruel, it’s a magical place recently discovered for the non-Spanish people. Why am I talking about recent discovery? Because, since the film “Dosage” V by Big UP productions, where in one of these doses Jason Kelh is climbing amazing boulders, Albarracín has became a destination for the European and American people. When in North-Europe the cold season is extremely, here you can climb. However, I would like to inform you that winter is also too cold and the snow is often present despite its 1400 m high over the sea.
First of all, once you arrive to the village, you will surprised because in my opinion is one of the most beautiful villages of Spain. It’s full of Muslim reminiscences from the past Arabian dominance centuries ago.
These are the Albarracín rules, almost everything is forbidden, and nevertheless you can climb there! Only as suggestion, after rain don’t climb please because wet holds are much more fragile and historical boulders have mutated being at the present time absolutely different

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Incredible rough red sandstone with all kind of problems predominantly huge roofs and overhang problems, although slabs, prows and edge walls are also very frequent.
There are many boulder areas; nevertheless I will try to show some shots of the best boulder problems. The closest area to the parking area and maybe the most famous is Arrastradero with a lot of nice boulders. To point out, problems as “Esperanza” 7A, “El País de las Bicicletas” 7A, “La Lágrima” 6C, “Succionador” 7B and lots of nice lines will be waiting for the visitor who came here for first time. Here, there is also a big warm-up area and boulders of all difficulties.

Lomo on "Esperanza".

Carles on "El País de las Bicicletas"

My daugthers Carlota and Sofía warming-up.

Another incredible area, Techos, (in English translated as roofs), you can find there huge and enormous roofs with big holds and crimps. Climbing there will be very grateful if you are a rock-gym machine if not, you will feel tired and your arms will become pumped since the first boulder. You should try there: “Supernafamacho” 7B+, “A Ciegas” 7A+ or the incredible two hands dyno”Gorillaz” 7A+.

Adri Morgan on "SuperNafaMacho"

Javi Pec on "A Ciegas"

Carles on "Gorillaz", once you had the dyno, it just remains 4 meters to the top.

Sol, another area, with problems as “El Señor de las Moscas” 7B, “Jabaloyas” 7B and “Karmansia” 7B+/7C are also obligatory to try and climb.

Carles looking for the obligated heelhook on "Jabaloyas"

Diegote fighting on the final mantle on "El Señor de las Moscas"

Península and Tierra Media are two boulder areas where landscape and lines are extremely beautiful, nevertheless bouldering there is restricted from January to July because of bird nest season. In Península there are also huge roofs and amazing views.
To go to Tierra Media, it’s needed forty minutes walking, but you will feel there lonely sensation between beautiful rocks, try there “Periñán del Campo” 7A for example.

As a suggestion, you should purchase before coming here the new made in Deutschland topo guide “Boulder in Spain”, it’s not the total Albarracín guide. However, it’s a good job and the most important areas and its best problems are present in that guide.

So, I'm looking forward you in Albarracín!!!

See you soon!

Carles