Barranco de Espantaperros
Barranco de Espantaperros is a dry canyon with a 30-minute off-trail approach, requiring intuition to navigate low vegetation. The descent takes 3 hours and features 12 rappels, with the longest being 20m. A car shuttle is recommended for access. The route begins with downclimbs and a long 20m cable handline leading to the first 10m rappel. A zip line is present but not used. After a 50m walk, a 5m chain handline leads to a 6m rappel, which can be downclimbed. Another 200m walk brings a 14m chain handline, bypassing a stagnant pool, to a vertical 19m rappel (14m with water) into a large dry pool. Anchors are parabolts. The return walk is 20 minutes. A 2x20m rope is recommended. No wetsuit is typically needed.
The facts
- Grade
- v3-a1-II
- Course length
- 800 m
- Vertical drop
- 200 m
- Where
- Salar, Granada
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 37.1365, -4.0393
- Approach
- 30 min
- In the canyon
- 180 min
- Walk out
- 20 min
- Total
- 230 min
Photos
Photos by Photo © RocJumper
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Frequently asked
How hard is Barranco de Espantaperros?
Barranco de Espantaperros is graded v3-a1-II. The v is the vertical difficulty, the a is how demanding the water is, and the roman numeral is how committing the canyon is once you start.
Where is Barranco de Espantaperros?
Barranco de Espantaperros is in Salar, Granada, Spain. The coordinates above open the exact spot on a map.
How long does Barranco de Espantaperros take?
About 230 min in total, counting the approach, the canyon itself and the walk back out. Water levels and the size of your group move that either way.
Can I log that I descended Barranco de Espantaperros?
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