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nickd
Jan 19, 2007, 9:03 PM
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Hey -
What is everyone's opinion of the best international (not US) destination for sport climbing in the summer? I've got a month in August and I want to head someplace fantastic where the heat won't keep me from climbing every day.
Thanks,
Nick
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overlord
Jan 20, 2007, 9:03 AM
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almost anywhere in the alps or dolomites.
then theres ceuse, rodellar, frankenjura...
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alpine_chris
Jan 20, 2007, 9:58 PM
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Hi Nick
What are you looking for (grade, multipitch, singlepitch, are long approaches ok)? If you specify this, it will be easier to give you appropriate information. The choice is so huge...
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quiteatingmysteak
Jan 20, 2007, 10:10 PM
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if i had my choice... Arapiles. Nothing is as beautiful that i have seen.
A lot of it goes on gear from what i have seen, depends on what you want to carry?
ps willing to trade houses with someone from australia.
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nickd
Jan 20, 2007, 10:54 PM
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I climb up to 5.11, bloted lines only. Single or multipitch are doable. Long approaches are not a problem so long as I can camp and have a ton to climb.
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ninja_climber
Jan 21, 2007, 12:13 AM
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Paklenica,Croatia
Next to the beach. Over 1,000 routes. The Croatian government just spent 2 million euro on cleaning the area up, new anchors, new bolts etc etc. You have everything from 5.8 to 5.14. Single pitch lines to the 300m Anica Kuk.
or....(like I am) hit up Ceuse!
Paklenica is usually a weekend trip for me as I'm not that far away.
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kachoong
Jan 21, 2007, 6:10 PM
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quiteatingmysteak wrote: if i had my choice... Arapiles. Nothing is as beautiful that i have seen. A lot of it goes on gear from what i have seen, depends on what you want to carry? ps willing to trade houses with someone from australia.
Not the best in August coz it's winter in the southern hemisphere... true, it's one of the most beautiful places to climb and yes, it is mostly trad.
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deadhorse
Jan 23, 2007, 8:26 AM
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God I'm jealous...
Hey, I've never been to eastern europe, switzerland, croatia (is that in eastern europe??) But I was wondering, what's the flight costs like? And also, is it quite an ordeal, like lots of transfers, or pretty easy to get there?
Have a great time. How many people you going with?
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potreroed
Jan 23, 2007, 7:57 PM
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Contrary to popular belief, El Potrero Chico is a great place to climb in the summer. The heat is not extreme, and the way the walls are oriented there is always shade.
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yevquest
Jan 23, 2007, 8:04 PM
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If you climb up to 5.11 I would say skip Ceuse. It's a stunningly beautiful place but (imo) it doesn't have a month's worth of 5.11 and under routes. For me, the routes at Ceuse that were really world class were 7c and up.
I would say the same for Rodellar. It's a killer place, very beautiful, but the routes under 7b+ or so just weren't that great (with a few exceptions).
--Brent
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coppertone
Jan 27, 2007, 3:13 AM
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Arco Italy. It has tons of sport climbing from single pitch to 20 pitch. It is located just north of Lake Garda which is a huge lake in northern italy famous for wind surfing. There are thousands of routes within 1/2 hour. The Dolomites are also with about 1 1/2 hours. The town is beautiful with a real Mideval charm. The are plenty of accomodations from camping to hotels. I flew into Munich and drove which was about 4 hours. I think Venice is a bit closer. If you wait till the end of August and the beginning of September the rockmasters will be going on and there will be thousands of climbers there(maybe not so good) Beautiful place with lots to offer. Great mountainbiking and hiking on off days.
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