Mountain and Winter Sports
Mountain and Winter Sports
Skiing and winter sports are the main attraction in the highest area of the Sierra de Guadarrama during the winter season. In the Navacerrada and Valdesquí resorts, you can go skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and, in some cases, rock climbing or ice walls.
Navacerrada ski resort
To talk about the Puerto de Navacerrada is to talk about winter sports, as it is home to one of the main ski resorts in the Central System and the closest to the city of Madrid. The Navacerrada Ski Resort has 17 slopes, the longest of which, La Mancha, is 1250 meters long, some of which saw Francisco Fernández Ochoa train there in the 1960s.
Climbing
Unleash your adrenaline climbing in Madrid. If you are tired of climbing walls, here you will find the best places to climb outdoors. There are many modalities: classic climbing, sport climbing or bouldering.
La Pedriza: Nature and Climbing
La Pedriza stands as the ultimate climbing destination in Madrid, renowned for its distinctive granite formations that offer climbing routes to suit every taste, from bouldering to traditional, sport, and artificial climbing.
Adhesion plays a crucial role in this type of climbing, requiring some practice for beginners and being highly dependent on the rock temperature.
Beyond La Pedriza
For sport climbing, the Community of Madrid has several areas with anchors: San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Patones, El Vellón, Pelayos de la Presa, or the Uceda Canyon. Access the map to get information about the location of the routes.
In El Escorial, there are two climbing areas where you can practice bouldering (a modality that is practiced without safety systems because you do not climb to a great height). Mats can be used to cushion possible falls.
Advice for everyone
Safety and responsibility above all. Before climbing, take a beginner's course at a specialized center. The Community of Madrid has many centers offering them. The Federation of Mountaineering of Madrid has courses in indoor climbing walls and sport climbing.
