Europe partners for June (maybe July)

Hi!

 I am looking to head to Europe for a couple of weeks in June (flexible for July too) but prefer June. I am considering staying in Chamonix with hopes to find a partner but thought I would reach out here too. If anyone will be traveling or has an interest in joining I would love to chat. 

Also, I am open to other areas and just want to use my vacation opportunity to climb. 

Trad up to 10a/b and sport in the low tens. Multi-pitch,alpine, or cragging :)

Hey I’m in northern Italy now and was planning on being in Innsbruck late June so maybe our schedules work out? My WhatsApp/Italian number is  39 388 19730nine four. 

Are you set on France or might you be interested in elsewhere?

My top priority for this summer is Bohuslan in Sweden. It is one of the best places I have ever climbed but it is hard to line up partners until I get there.

Would you consider Ailefroide if you want to climb in France? Ailefroide is my 2nd choice for the summer.

I can send you links and info about both if you are interested

I climb the same grades as you.  

richard aiken wrote:

Are you set on France or might you be interested in elsewhere?

My top priority for this summer is Bohuslan in Sweden. It is one of the best places I have ever climbed but it is hard to line up partners until I get there.

Would you consider Ailefroide if you want to climb in France? Ailefroide is my 2nd choice for the summer.

I can send you links and info about both if you are interested

I climb the same grades as you.  

I messaged you!

Josh W wrote:

Hey I’m in northern Italy now and was planning on being in Innsbruck late June so maybe our schedules work out? My WhatsApp/Italian number is  39 388 19730nine four. 

Hi Josh

I'll reach out soon and see if our schedules align!  Looks like we are both from Seattle :)

Ha, that’s funny! I’m actually climbing with someone from the PNW this weekend in Val Ferret.

Sounds good — even if our schedules don’t line up I should at the very least be able to pass along some beta!

hey Josh

do you know of any areas in Italy which will be cool enough to climb mid- end June? only want to know about Italy for now. thanks

Hmm.. weather wise that would be a bit of a guess for me, I had several people tell me that Camaiore is a great location with hundreds of routes and would be good to climb now and within the next few weeks. https://www.mapotapo.com/blog/italy-camaiore

You can get a guidebook in a climbing shop in Pisa or Florence. Italians use this site https://www.falesia.it which is kind of like mountain project, but guidebooks are definitely a thing. There’s some other general European sites that may or may not have more routes. 

I don’t really know a ton about the weather patterns here, but lucked out this weekend in Valle D’Aosta. I’d guess it would be good here in June too, but it’s kind of remote and it might be tourist season too (it’s corner season now and generally raining in the afternoon). Sardinia is supposed to be great too, but I don’t know the time of year to go.

I’d probably do some general weather research if I were you and fly in somewhere with some climbing gyms relatively close by and try to chat with folks to get more beta and find folks to climb with!

Hey All,

I pm’ed Angella, but I thought I’d mention to you guys as well that I’ll be in Chamonix end of June and early July. I’d love to get out on some longer multi pitch routes but am open to whatever. I’d be comfortable leading up to 6a sport, 5b/c trad and following harder. I also love the long, long easier routes.

Cheers,

Dominik 

Hey Richard - I missed your earlier post but I might be up for Sweden. Also I found this site with timing suggestions for Valle D’Aosta, and June looks good: https://climbingaway.fr/en/climbing-areas/placche-di-pre-de-bar

but July is not recommended so it might get hot. Great place to climb though with a lot of routes!

Dominik, that area is right next to chaminox (a tunnel or gondola ride away and 20 minute drive + 30 minute approach). There’s 4 or 5 easy multi pitch sport routes. Very pretty and I’d recommend. There might be buses in the summer but a car would be easiest.

Book recommendation:

D'AOSTA SPORT CLIMBING

By MASSIMO BAL and PATRICK RASPO

Josh, 

Placche di Pré de Bar looks super fun! Thanks for the tip!

Sure thing — you will dig it. The first route is 3a-4b with one 5a pitch (really just one move though) and 9 pitches total.

As a final note on this thread I personally wouldn’t recommend staying in Chamonix unless it was for logistic purposes, I was on a ski trip, doing glacier practice, or trying to summit one of the peaks. I’m here now and it’s like Whistler or Jackson Hole (but with bad weather). The Italian side is much sunnier, more scenic, has better food, and is less expensive.

Ciao!

Sounds amazingly fun!

Do you mean Chamonix is like Whistler or Jackson because it’s crowded and the whole scene?

Are you staying in Entreves?

No, I just mean it's a mountain/ski town. It's got a fun vibe (for France I guess?) and probably has the most to do in the evening, but it's generally much cloudier and a bit more wet than the Italian side. Personally, I'd just rather go there to ski. I met some French climbers from Chamonix and they said it's usually dry in the morning and rains in the afternoon with thunderstorms sometimes so you need to do plan climbs for the morning.

I would probably stay in Courmayeur if I were to go again as it's a bit larger than Entreves and gets good light during the day and afternoon, but no I just left Chamonix and am headed back to Italy. I met a climbing partner there and we're headed south as the weather is terrible in the alps this week.

Got it. Enjoy the rest of your trip!

I will be in Innsbruck July 1-3 if any of y'all are interested in climbing there during those dates.  I have 10+ years experience with sport and trad and prioritize safety.

Also, I can second Courmayeur having better food!

Hi I'm in chamonix next week without a partner, so would love to find someone wanting to climb D and upwards. Thanks

Hey all,

I'm also in the Aosta Valley for at least another couple weeks and am looking for partners, especially for mountaineering routes. I'm relatively new to trad, but have led through AD+/5.6-7 or so easily and would be willing to push that, and am able to follow at a more difficult level also. I don't have a rack, rope, or car, but I have everything else I'd need for myself, and would be more than happy to pay for food/gas/lodging. 

Would love to get onto some more difficult stuff.