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Margalef

Sport climbing in Catalonia, Spain. The rope and quickdraws to bring, and the send-temps forecast.

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What to bring

Bring a 70 m rope. It lowers off 96% of the 1,734 sport pitches listed here. A 60 m does 89%.

13 quickdraws cover 90% of pitches. The longest needs 22.

What each rope covers

  • 50 m67%
  • 60 m89%
  • 70 m96%
  • 80 m98%
Median
18 m
Most common
20 m
Longest pitch
50 m

About 90% of the 1,500+ routes go with a 60 m. La Catedral needs a 70 m, and occasionally an 80 m.

Source: thewanderingclimber.com

Route data from theCrag contributors (CC BY-NC-SA), collected 2026-09. Single-pitch sport routes only. theCrag

Conditions

Rope & draws

Bring

70m

60 m works for most routes

Draws

13

Your 70 m covers 96% of pitches

Median
18 m
Most common
20 m
Longest pitch
50 m

Draws: Covers 90% · longest needs 22

About 90% of the 1,500+ routes go with a 60 m. La Catedral needs a 70 m, and occasionally an 80 m.

Your 70 m lowers off 96% of pitches here (up to ~30 m). Check the topo for longer ones and knot the end.
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Check a specific route

Rope length

Route height (ground to anchor)

30m

Rope reaches

10 m of rope to spare.

Needed 60 mRope 70 m

Longest route or pitch

35 m

Comfortably ~30 m

  • •Knot the belayer’s end.
  • •Watch the middle mark.
  • •Topo heights are estimates.
  • •Traverses and roofs use extra rope.

Longest pitches at Margalef

  1. Proj. 58c/c+50 m–
  2. Proj. 68c+ - 9a+50 m–
  3. Tierra Negra directa ( Sin Terminar )50 m–
  4. Era Vella8c+/9a45 m20 bolts
  5. Politicamente Corruptos8c+45 m20 bolts

Rope by wall

The shortest rope that lowers off 90% of a wall's pitches (80 m where none does), and the share it covers.

WallRopeLongest
Camí de la Presa845 pitches70 mcovers 94%50 m
Camí de Sant Salvador559 pitches70 mcovers 98%45 m
Les Espadelles305 pitches60 mcovers 97%30 m
Cova D'en Ros21 pitches50 mcovers 100%11 m

Route data from theCrag contributors (CC BY-NC-SA), collected 2026-09. Single-pitch sport routes only. theCrag

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