• Approach: About 45 minutes walking from the Refugio de Áliva.
• Length of the climb: The length of the climb is about 1000 meters.
• Difficulty: The maximum difficulty of the route is V+.
• Duration of the complete activity: 45 minutes of approach to the route, 4 to 5 hours of climbing, plus 2 more hours of climbing to the summit of Peña Vieja and 2 more hours to the Hotel de Aliva (total of about 10 hours of activity).
• Descent: Walking from the summit, about 2 hours and 30 minutes to the Hotel de Aliva.

To perform this activity it is necessary to be in very good physical condition, to have previously climbed classic climbing routes and to habitually do sport climbing with a grade of V+ as first with fluency. As well as being accustomed to high mountain routes of a minimum duration of 10 to 12 hours and 1500 meters of positive difference in altitude.

Equipment required per participant: Depending on the time of year and weather conditions, this information may vary in number and type of clothing and footwear. The guide will provide information upon reservation

• Technical trekking boots
• Trekking poles
• Long elastic mountain pants
• Technical short sleeve mountain t-shirt
• Technical long sleeve mountain t-shirt
• Softshell / primaloft
• Down or fiber jacket
• Cap
• Sunglasses
• Medium or light gloves (optional)
• Cell phone with charged battery
• Headlamp with batteries (important)
• Solarcream SPF 50
• Mountain backpack 40L
• Canteen or water bottle minimum 2L
• Refreshments during activity (bars, dried fruits, etc.)

The starting point for this activity will normally be the Refugio-Hotel de Aliva, since it is a very long activity and depending on the season, the cable car schedules are very tight.

We will leave the Refugio-Hotel of Aliva by the comfortable track that gives access to the Horcadina de Cobarrobres, in an approach of about 45 minutes we will be at the foot of the track. Once at the foot of the route, we will be equipped and given the corresponding safety and progression instructions to begin the climb.
The route is developed in 12 pitches of vertical climbing, after finishing the vertical climbing we will take a long channel on the right hand side where we walk and we will also find some easy climbing.

At the end of the channel we will continue in short rope to look for the edge of the ridge, once there, we will follow the ridge by means of climbs, flankings and skills, until we arrive at the summit of Peña Vieja (Up to this point approximately 7 to 8 hours).

At the summit, after having a snack and some photographs, we will descend by the normal route to the summit towards the Collado de La Canalona, from here we will continue descending to find the path that leads to Cabaña Verónica from the cable car, once there, we will only have to border Peña Vieja and Peña Olvidada until we reach the Horcadina de Cobarrobres and from there to the Refugio-Hotel de Aliva. (About 2 hours from the summit).