Description

Better known as Altea Col and located in a quiet corner behind the opulent urbanization of Altea Hills, El Cepellar offers almost thirty routes where you will find a great abundance of sixths, a good assortment of sevenths and a couple of eighth-grade proposals. This amazing limestone rock brings the climber a generous number of pockets and crimps, with vertical and slightly overhanging routes with an average length of 25 meters. Its location, close and discreet, enjoys a privileged perspective that gives you great views of the iconic Peñón de Ifach, although also, and to our regret, the continuous and monotonous murmur of the A-7 motorway.

History

The information about the origins of El Cepellar could not be verified or confirmed, although everything points to the German Jens Muenchberg as its main promoter, back in the 1990s, carrying out the opening of most of the routes of the left half of the crag. Between the years 2001 and 2005, the British Richard Davies would be in charge of equipping all the lines of the unprecedented wall on the right side, providing some of the most repeated routes of the crag and completing, almost definitely, the varied climbing offer of this nice and peaceful place.

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El Cepellar

Access is sensitive!

To access the Altea Hills urbanization you will find a control post where you must report that you are heading to the climbing area. The car park is very small and is located on the outside of a curve in Calle Gales. It is very important to leave the vehicles perfectly parked, so that you do not alter the normal traffic of the street itself, as well as the entrance to the forest track that begins there. For all these reasons, it is recommended to bring as few cars as possible and, if necessary, look for another place to park at the end of the same street, Calle Gales.

How to get to the parking area:

From the AP-7, take exit 64 N-332 Altea/Calpe (If you travel from the south) or exit 64 N-332 / CV 755 Altea / Callosa d'en Sarrià (if you do it from the north ). After the toll, continue towards N-332 Calpe / Valencia and after 2.9 km, turn left to enter the Altea Hills urbanization. After 1.1 km, turn right and you will arrive at the access control post on the east side of the urbanization. After the barriers, take the second exit from the roundabout on Avenida Europa and continue for 1.9 km. At this point, turn to the right on Calle Gran Bretaña, and 160 meters later, take the detour to the left on Calle Gales. After 450 meters and a pronounced uphill ramp, you will arrive at the parking lot, just outside a very sharp curve to the right where you will see a gate leading to a dirt track.

Approach:

From the car park, pass through the gate and after a few meters you will find a detour to the right towards Barranc Salat / Cocó. Take this detour and almost immediately, turn left on the first path that you find, which will take you directly to the climbing walls.