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Planning Your First Sport Climbing Trip Abroad: What to Pack, Where to Go, and How to Not Destroy Your Fingers by Day Three
A sport climbing trip to a European crag involves more logistical decisions than most other forms of destination athletics, and fewer of those decisions are obvious until you have already made the wrong one. The gear is heavy, crag access is rarely straightforward, and managing climbing load across seven to twelve days requires deliberate planning.
By ZealZag TeamFlying to Climb: Sport Climbing Travel Logistics from Gear List to Insurance
A sport climbing trip requires travelling with personal equipment that most airlines have never explicitly addressed and that security staff occasionally flag without cause. Getting the gear list right before the airport removes friction; getting the weight calculation wrong means unexpected fees. Here is what experienced climbing travellers actually pack.
By ZealZag TeamSiurana: Catalonia's Limestone Cathedral and the Three-Hour Drive From Madrid
Siurana sits above the Prades Mountains in Tarragona — one of the most concentrated collections of hard sport climbing routes in Europe, with routes from 6a to 9b+ on overhanging limestone, three hours from Madrid and twenty minutes from the coast. A guide for the competition climber who wants to stay in Spain.
By ZealZag Team