Cal Mico
Cal Mico Rocòdrom (Carrer d'Alacant, 13, 17005) is the only indoor climbing centre in Girona. The centre offers around 700 m² of climbing space, combining bouldering walls with an auto-belay top rope section.[1] The centre is especially popular with people in their 20s and 30s, but people of any age can go.
What can you do at Cal Mico?[edit]
Bouldering[edit]
Cal Mico is mainly known for bouldering. Bouldering means climbing on walls without ropes. If you fall, you land on a crash mat. The routes are rated from 1 to 8, with 1 being the easiest and 8 being the hardest. The bouldering areas have Flipp crash pad flooring.[1] However, the bouldering walls are still quite high (around five metres), and incorrect landings can still cause injuries despite the crash pads.
Auto-belay top rope section[edit]
Cal Mico's auto-belay top rope section is for climbers who want to climb higher walls. You are attached to a safety rope, so if you fall, the rope catches you. The system is automatic, meaning it lowers climbers without a human belayer, allowing for solo climbing. You need a harness (arnès in Catalan) to use it. You can bring your own harness or rent one from Cal Mico. The auto-belay walls are safer than the bouldering walls, as the rope catches you if you fall.
The auto-belay system at Cal Mico is Trublue.
Kids corner[edit]
For children there is a child-friendly play corner with a slide, tunnel, tower, and its own auto-belay top rope area. Parents can climb as well, or watch from the café area.[2]
Opening hours and prices[edit]
Opening hours[edit]
- Weekdays from 9 AM to 10 PM
- Weekends from 10 AM to 8 PM.[3]
Prices[edit]
- €12 day pass
- €2 climbing shoe rental
- Monthly membership starting from €48 (plus a one-time registration fee of €30)
- €85 ten-entry pass[4][3]
Tips[edit]
- Some climbers find that chalk helps their grip. Chalk is not necessary, but you can buy it at the reception if you want it. Cal Mico has a liquid-chalk-only policy, explicitly forbidding the use of powdered chalk.[3]
- When climbing, keep your arms straight, not bent, to stop your arms getting tired.
- Land on your feet and bend your knees. Don’t land on your arms or fingers.
- For a route to count, you need to put both hands on the final rock (usually the topmost one).
- Arrows with numbers point to which rocks you must put your hands on first.
Facilities[edit]
- Bouldering walls
- Vertical walls (walls that go straight up)
- Overhangs (walls that lean toward you, making it harder to climb)
- A cave (walls that begin horizontally)
- A spray wall (a wall covered randomly in holds of all different sizes and shapes)
- Two auto-belay top rope areas (one for adults and one for children)
- A kilterboard (an LED climbing board where you choose a route on the panel, press a button, and the holds light up to show which ones you’re allowed to use)
- Showers and changing rooms
- A café-bar that sells coffee, tea, beer, and also food, mainly pastas[5].
- Shoe rental[3]
- A gym equipped with weights and a campus board (a training tool to strengthen your grip)[2]
Cal Mico's gym - A secret rooftop patio with tables and chairs (through the door at the end of the gym)
- Lockers (these are not coin-operated; you have to bring your own lock)
- Children’s area with bouldering walls, auto-belay walls, tunnel, and slide
- Bicycle parking
History of Cal Mico[edit]
Cal Mico was first established in 2012[6] when it opened at its first location in Girona. In 2015 it moved to Universitat de Montpeller 18, near Parc del Migdia,[7] and in 2020 relocated again to its current, larger space on Carrer d’Alacant.[8][9] The new venue was designed by Tectonica Design Lab.[2][4][3]
In 2022, the owners opened Mico Aventura (www.micoaventura.com) near Platja d'Aro. It was built in 2016.[10]
Photos[edit]
Other[edit]
- “Cal Mico” means “home of the monkey" in Catalan.
- Cal Mico don't do kids' birthday parties. Try Kaotik World instead.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [https://www.dreamwallclimbing.com/dreamwallprojects/cal-mico-girona-spain Dreamwall Climbing – Cal Mico project]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 [https://www.tectonicadesignlab.com/cal-mico Tectonica Design Lab – Cal Mico project]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 [https://www.calmico.cat/cal-mico/ Cal Mico – Official site]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [https://rocodromos.com/cal-mico/ Rocòdromos.com – Cal Mico Rocòdrom]
- ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/search?sca_esv=7dc7437ea5d14899&q=Cal%20Mico%20Roc%C3%B2drom%20Girona%20Reviews&rflfq=1&num=20&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgkxI2NzY0NjcwszAyNzQ2sjAxNrAw38DI-IpR0TkxR8E3MzlfISg_-fCmlKL8XAX3zKL8vESFoNSyzNTy4kWshNUAAGPe7mNiAAAA&rldimm=7313706827132843087&tbm=lcl&hl=en-ES&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ5foLahcKEwigstesrM6RAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg#lkt=LocalPoiReviews&arid=Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tGbVVHUllUMUpwYVdodFMxSkpSVlJNUWw5Vk0wRRAB
- ↑ https://www.calmico.cat/cal-mico/: "L’origen de Cal Mico es remunta al 2012 i des de llavors ha passat per tres locals fent-se gran a poc a poc" (accessed 2025-08-15)
- ↑ https://www.diaridegirona.cat/girona/2015/09/22/inauguracio-massiva-rocodrom-cal-mico-49171319.amp.html
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxw9hsJcaH/?igsh=MWl0cXExamdicWRncA==
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1U5zIpOTX/?igsh=cnJ0MzVoNGl2ODVs
- ↑ https://www.kristallturm.com/en/success-stories, accessed 21 December 2025
