The Spain : El Chorro Rockfax is now available for pre-ordering at the special offer price of £26.95 (about €29.85 - RRP £32.95). Pre-orders will be sent out as soon as we receive stock which is expected to be the first week of December.
Our third book of the year is a long-awaited new edition to an old favourite - El Chorro in Andalusia, Spain. This is in fact our longest standing guidebook area outside the UK, going back to the first publication in 1994, but the last edition was in 2008 and things have moved on a lot since then. There area has also been dogged by rumours about access problems which has kept some visitors away. In reality there has always been plenty of climbing on offer here although there are some strict requirements for certain areas and a few older areas are no longer available. Luckily new developments have significantly added to the climbing on offer overall.
This new Rockfax covers everything in the El Chorro area itself which contains enough climbing to keep most people happy for many trips. There are also nearby crags at Desplomilandia, Valle de Abdalajis and Túron and a few further afield including a couple of great new crags down by the coast.
We have used a lot of the new map and photo techniques that we have been developing in recent books. The photo-topos are the best ever seen for the area, the maps the most detailed ever produced and all this is presented with a stunning set of action photographs to complete the inspiration.
We have been very happy to work with some great local climbers including representatives from the Federación Andaluza de Montañismo (F.A.M.) and from the Asociación Andaluza de Escaladores (A.A.E.E.). They have been very supportive and helpful with information on routes and access requirements and we are happy to be supporting the work of both of these organisations with financial contributions coming from the proceeds of this book.
Comments
Can you post to Spain?
Yes pre-orders can go out to Spain. They may take a few days to get there. Just order as normal.
Alan
Thanks Alan, great to hear.
On another note what’s your relationship with the bolt fund these days?
Also are you releasing it digitally and if so on the same date?
Thanks again, Emilio.
We have a very good relationship with both the Federación Andaluza de Montañismo (FAM) who are responsible for the bolting, and the Asociación Andaluza de Escaladores (AAEE) who do a lot of access work.
In common with many areas, there isn't an actual bolt fund associated with the FAM, but we are buying them a new drill. We have also established a public bolt fund in conjunction with the Olive Branch which climbers and Rockfax will be able to support with donations. This will actually be fed direct to the FAM once the amount builds up. Nico from the FAM has been very helpful getting hold of some elusive route names and grades of some of the very recent developments for us.
We have also promised some financial support to Manuel at the AAEE. They are a voluntary organisation that do a lot of work fighting for climbers' access to the crags in the area.
It will probably be released slightly earlier on the app. It is nearly ready to go and we just need to finally check it and then it takes a week or so to go through the Apple system.
Alan