Climbing in portugal

I have been lucky enough be have been rock climbing a few times in Portugal. To date the best crags I have been to have been from Lisbon southwards.  The crags in the north of Portugal seem to be climbed less often and so are very dirty and in some cases almost impossible to safely climb.

The best Topo Guide I have found for Portugal is Jingo Wobbly Topo-|Guides Portugal http://www.amazon.co.uk/PortugalTopo-Guide . Additionally I have found some other Topo's by searching the internet high and low such as this one

and this website www.topos.pt has some nice topos.

Now a quick list of the crags I have been to and what I thought of them:


Rocha da Pena - The best word to describe this crag is awesome. I love this crag as it has a good selection of climbing grades and lots of them to keep you busy all day.A minimum of a 60m rope should be taken to this crag.

Sintra - A great place to climb with nice cool winds which stop this location from becoming too hot. a word of warning some of the routs are long and so a minimum of a 80m rope may be required so check which routs you might want to climb before heading out and go equipped with the right rope.

Serra Da Azola - An interesting crag (see attached Topo above) and one I intend to explore more. there are lots of good positive holds and nice technical moves on the routes. at the moment I can't say much more but I will write an update once I have explored this crag more. 

A Guide that I have met out in Portugal and that owns a company which offers a wide range of expeditions and climbing sessions can be found at  lifeoutside.pt. they are very helpful and willing to help so if you have any questions about anything give them a shout.