Zapallar - Concón - Cachagua
Contribution and pictures by Daniel Schrader and Sebastian Brauchi

North of Val Paraíso, there are three zones for climbing and bouldering: Concón, Cachagua and Zapallar. Sea has to be calm to allow the rocks to dry up. Don´t trust in any of the bolts, they are highly corroded. Some trad is possible, however, top rope is usually better.

Foto: D. Schrader
Coast close to Concón (Roca Oceánica)


Locations: small red points on map
  • Location: North of Valparaiso, Concón, Cachagua and Zapallar
  • Access: 5 min from car
  • Rock: Granite and black basalt
  • Routes: about 10 and boulders
  • Grades: 5.7-5.12
  • Characteristics: Crack, friction and face
  • Height: until 18m
  • Equipment: Some bolts (corroded), take gear
  • Exposure: All
  • Season: All year
  • Topos...

Details:

Zapallar
Photo: S. Brauchi
Bouldering in Zapallar		 Photo: S. Brauchi

Offers only bouldering. Easy to find.

Chachagua:

Las Cujas is a small beach next to the coastal town of Cachagua, 4 kms south of Zapallar. There are two trails leading north and south of the beach along the rocks, the south path goes all the way to the sand beach at the south end of Cachagua and has some climbing available close to the ocean along the rocks, the north path ends very quickly, at the end of this path is a very good climbing wall with many different kinds of rock in the same wall. Take a brush if you want to climb here, the rock is covered in sand and salt. There are more boulders in the granite on the south side of the beach, some are marked if you can manage to find the area.

Concón (Roca Oceánica):

Many bouldering faces of varying numbers of moves and some sport climbing. Easy to find, crowded beach in summer.


Boulders close to Cachagua

Several climbs: Sin Sentido, Conan Entre Titanes y Conancito (where the climbers are)
Conan 5.11a