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HOW TO GET THERE
Echo I and II To reach any of these crags requires getting to Polop first, this is easily done from the Benidorm by-pass. Take the Callosa de En Sarria / La Nucia/ Polop turn-off. Polop is then about a ten minute drive. Once you reach Polop, with the mighty bulk Ponoch visible on your left, you will eventually come to a small round-about with directions to Callosa and Gaudalest. Take the exit road on the left, which is the upper road to Gaudalest. The road goes uphill and shortly passes the junction to Chirles. Continue straight on this for approximately 1. Kl until you pass some villas set back on the LEFT side of the road and on a slight incline. At the top of the slight hill the road swings RIGHT. At the same place a track goes straight on. Take this track ( Many parking areas) and follow it to a junction . It is possible to park here and take a short walk to Echo One and a longer easy walk to Echo Two. To continue, follow the track RIGHT, up hill. Echo One can be seen up on your right. Continue up the track until beyond a large boulder on the right and just before the rocks meet the track. Scramble up the banking at the side of the road and follow a faint track up and right, heading for the crag. Everything else will be obvious from the top's. Please keep to the same tracks wherever possible.
Echo One and the Castillet The first crag you pass is the lower crag of 'Castillet'. This lower crag which reaches down to the track has some short bolted routes near to the road and another 6a three pitch route halfway up (Fully bolted) . Continue to walk up hill. At the left hand side of this lower buttress , and directly below the orange coloured wall, is a very obvious overhanging corner ( 18 m. 5b E2). The right arete of the groove goes at the same grade and to its left is a harder ramp climb of (5c E3). To the left of this is another route which uses one ENP ( 18 m. 5b E3) Still further left are three good short routes (19m VS 4b) and two V Diffs. Well to the right of the the groove are a number of long easy adventure routes ( Severe / Very severe) similar to Tryfan routes. Details of these routes will be published at a later date but the lines are all very obvious. Continue to walk up hill and the next area is:-
The Bay The next area on the left is the wide depression of The Bay . To reach this scramble up into the depression and make for the foot of the wall on the right . All the routes are very obvious from the topos.
The main cliff Continue along the narrow path until below the main face. The obvious steep pillar and corner of Diamond Solitair ( route number seven) is the first route on your left. |
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