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Granite cirque on the approach to the Cresta del Diablo

ClimbingMountaineeringHikingCanyoningKayakingBikingCavingand more in San Pedro Alcántara (Marbella) with the Club Alpino Ama Dablam

Every January we present the year's trip calendar at the club office, and any member can propose and lead their own outing.

The club's activities

Club members climbing the face of the Naranjo de Bulnes

Climbing

From your first taster day to multi-pitch routes

We train at El Tornillo and head out onto real rock: El Chorro is our natural school, with weekend meet-ups, camping at Los Albercones and a campfire. That's where we put up the Espolón Ama Dablam route on Las Frontales.

LatestNaranjo de Bulnes via the Cepeda route and the Directa de los Martínez, September 2026.

A club mountaineer climbing a snow gully in crampons between rock walls

Mountaineering

Some experience needed; the club's courses get you ready

Snow, ice and ridges, starting in Sierra Nevada, and the high mountains the club is named after: the Himalaya, the Karakoram and Alaska. Forty years of expeditions, with the stories told afterwards at the club office.

LatestDenali (6,190 m) in June 2026, Tharpu Chuli (5,663 m) in November 2025 and the Cresta del Diablo in September 2025.

A group of members on the summit of the Chullo, in Sierra Nevada

Hiking and hillwalking

For all levels and ages

Routes through the Sierra de las Nieves and the Serranía de Ronda, kicking off every year with the Torrecilla (1,919 m), our home mountain. Plus the 8 Cimas challenge: one summit in each Andalusian province.

LatestA family walk along the Puerta Verde de Marbella trail, October 2026; Barranco de las Buitreras with a dip in the river, September 2026; and 8 Cimas on La Tiñosa and Mágina, February 2026.

A canyoner in a blue helmet abseiling down a waterfall inside a gorge

Canyoning

Rope skills needed; start with the beginners' workshop

Gorges with abseils, pools and stretches you swim through. You learn the techniques first on the canyoning training wall the club has set up next to the climbing wall, then head down to the river in a full wetsuit.

LatestDescent of the Garganta de las Buitreras, on the river Guadiaro (four abseils), July 2024. Inter-club day with Barranqueros sin Fronteras on the canyoning training wall, March 2024.

A club mountain biker riding down through pine trees with views of the sea and the Strait of Gibraltar

Mountain biking

You'll need to be fairly fit; routes of moderate difficulty

Rides along the tracks and trails of the sierra, setting off from the climbing wall, with breakfast before we start and a briefing at the club office beforehand to plan the outing.

LatestSan Pedro to the Castaño Santo and back: 30 km and around 850 m of climbing, February 2023.

Inside the training shaft, with the ropes rigged

Caving

With an FAE licence and rope skills

Next to the climbing wall there's a training shaft the club has equipped for practising vertical rope techniques. It's open on Tuesdays 10:00 to 13:00 and 19:00 to 22:00, and on Thursdays 19:00 to 22:00; book by email the week before.

Bookings[email protected]. If you're not a member, you'll need the canyoning wall and training shaft card.

Club members kayaking across the reservoir, paddles raised

Kayaking

For everyone, families included

A morning paddling on the turquoise water of the Ardales reservoir, next to El Chorro. It's one of the club's classic outings.

LatestPaddle across the Ardales reservoir, 6 September 2025.

And there's more

  • OrienteeringThe first outing of 2026 was a family orienteering treasure hunt in Alpandeire, in the Genal Valley.
  • Talks and cultureSpeakers like Juanito Oiarzabal, expedition slideshows, photo competitions and the Rally a Pie, the oldest mountain race in Andalusia.

Upcoming activities

The calendar comes straight from Playoff, the club's app: as soon as the club posts an activity, it shows up here. Sign up from the card or on your phone. The activity listings are in Spanish, just as the club publishes them on Playoff.

On your phone? Download Playoff for iPhone or Android, search for Club Alpino Ama Dablam and log in with your DNI (Spanish ID number).