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Elevation: 1,988 ft 606 m
GPS: 45.4163, 7.4631
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Shared By: Christina Freschl on Feb 10, 2012 · Updates
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The Orco Valley beautifully set in the Piemont Region of Italy. Narrow roads and pastoral landscape lead to granite walls fractured by cracks of all sizes and difficulties. Some Italian climbers have nick-named the area "Little Yosemite", complete with the "Caporal" and "Sergent", walls that multi-pitch. This is one of Italy's best traditional rock climbing areas.

Getting There Suggest change

Orco Valley is located about a 2 hour drive from Milan. The town of Cuorgnè is the entrance to the valley. The cliffs are located along either side of the road at various locations.

Guidebooks

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Valle Dell'Orco guidebook is region specific and quite recent: pizbube.ch/produkt/67234EE5…

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Classic Climbing Routes at Valle dell' Orco

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
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● Pesce D'Aprile
Trad 5 pitches
Torre di Aimonin
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 9
● Apogeo
Trad
Dado
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 8
● Incastro Mania
Trad
Sergent > Settore Centrale
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● Nautilis
Trad 7 pitches
Sergent > Settore Destro
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
● Cochise "Pitch 2"
Trad
Dado
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 16
● Fessura Kosterlitz
Trad
Sergent > Unsorted Sergent routes
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 7
● Fessura della Disperazione
Trad 6 pitches
Sergent > Settore Centrale
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 7
● Bianca Parete
Trad
Dado
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 4
● Orecchio + Itaca + Rattle Snake
Trad 6 pitches
Caporal
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 6
● Sitting bull
Trad
Dado
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Pesce D'Aprile Torre di Aimonin
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 5 pitches
● Apogeo Dado
 9
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Incastro Mania Sergent > Settore Centrale
 8
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Nautilis Sergent > Settore Destro
 4
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 7 pitches
● Cochise "Pitch 2" Dado
 4
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
● Fessura Kosterlitz Sergent > Unsorted Sergent routes
 16
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
● Fessura della Disperazione Sergent > Settore Centrale
 7
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 6 pitches
● Bianca Parete Dado
 7
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
● Orecchio + Itaca + Rattle S… Caporal
 4
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 6 pitches
● Sitting bull Dado
 6
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
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