Looking for a partner for Verdon around September 26 - Oct. 1
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I will be vacationing with my non-climbing family between Sept. 26 and Oct. 1st in the Verdon Gorges. |
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I might be around there then ... it's a long time from now ... and there's so many other options around southeast France.
Also some of the better routes have been rebolted to make them less runout. The original style was not to bother with protection for sections less than 5.10c or so. Though one famous route has had all its bolts removed. websites: camptocamp.org is always helpful, but I sort of remember the best was one with a title like Topos of the Verdon (but in French).
. . . (I'd guess that even Ceuse is within two hours drive, but I have a feeling that requires more overhead to get up to and going on the rock.)
Ken P.S. Lots of French climbers have heard of Smith Rock. Many used to see it as their "second" destination for a USA visit, after Yosemite - (but now there is the Red). |
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Thanks Ken for all the good info. |
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Some people do "single pitch" _in_ Verdon gorge by rapping into the top pitch of one of the multi-pitch climbs. |
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Le Gorge du Verdon is very large and complicated, with hanging gardens and hundreds of meters of air. I would recommend a guide at least for a day. I can vouch for Alan Carne. He is an OG brit climber who still climbs 5.14, is fluent in French, and knows the Verdon very well. alanduverdon.com |