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pbjosh
May 3, 2004, 5:38 PM
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Anyone want to suggest which crags in Spain and France have nice conditions in May/June? How about in Australia, are the Grampians / Arapiles in good season? A friend wants to get out of the country for sport and bouldering and I'd love to figure something out. For Spain / France we'd be interested in the classic crags as well as the obscure, stuff like Siurana and Montserrat (too warm?) in Spain as well as the classic S. France crags - Verdon, Calanques, Cimai, Buoux, Ceuse, etc. For Australia, probably interested in everything Orangeoverhang shoots @ the Grampians and more heh.
How 'bout Swiss crags? Are Magic Wood and Cresciano in good shape in May / June also?
Thanks mucho folks...
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pbjosh
May 3, 2004, 5:52 PM
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Also, for people that have flown to this area before - are there generally cheaper / better airport options than Barcelona? How bout Geneva, Monaco, or Milan?
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josephine
May 3, 2004, 6:04 PM
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josephine moved this thread from General to Regional Discussions.
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pbjosh
May 3, 2004, 9:39 PM
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bump - anyone?
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tripperjm
May 5, 2004, 4:01 PM
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I spent a month in spain this past winter, We went to 9 of the best areas I've ever been to. Most will be too hot at this time of the year, except Rodellar. Go there and you will have the greatest of everything. Killer scene, crazy steep, tufas, routes so long many need a 70 meter to do them.
ps. I'm not sure if the guide is still in print, I have one you can borrow if you would like
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pneumoped
Apr 15, 2005, 7:06 PM
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tripperjm - can you go into more detail about Rodellar. We are going at the end of May, 2005 to southern Spain and plan to climb (A LOT). Any other info you might suggest such as the names of any guide books and where we might find them would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
In reply to: I spent a month in spain this past winter, We went to 9 of the best areas I've ever been to. Most will be too hot at this time of the year, except Rodellar. Go there and you will have the greatest of everything. Killer scene, crazy steep, tufas, routes so long many need a 70 meter to do them. ps. I'm not sure if the guide is still in print, I have one you can borrow if you would like |
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jtoz
Apr 15, 2005, 7:23 PM
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tripperjm is right on about Rodellar. I have also spent a month there and wasn't even close to ready to leave at the end of the trip. I was there in the fall however and the only thing you may want to find out about is the level of spring runoff/seepage at the crags. I'm not sure how bad it is, but to get the features that exist there, I would imagine it seeps quite a bit. You won't be disappointed though. It is awesome.
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rocnoggin
Apr 15, 2005, 7:36 PM
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I am leaving on Monday the 18th for 3 weeks of climbing in France and Italy, Switzerland too if the weather co-operates, and when I get back I will give you a report on our trip. we are planning on climbing in Southern France and the Italian coast with a little climbing in the Alps by the end of the trip, weather permitting.
more to come later...
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