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to French Rock Climbing France is truly
blessed with 2 world class climbing areas; from the mountaineering
and rock climbing around Chamonix and Mount Blanc; to the
bouldering in the forests of Fontainebleau. However there
are many other excellent rock climbing areas in France, some
of which are described here. Coupled with the excellent wine
and scenery, France is a great place for a rock climbing holiday.
Avignon
- To the northeast of Avignon there is a large rock climbing
area with over 50 separate crags offering everything from
single pitch sports routes to multi-pitch routes on good quality
limestone rock.
Chamonix
- As well as the traditional mountaineering routes around
Mont Blanc, there are many pure rock climbing routes particularly
lower down in the valley, on Granite rock.
Corsica
- Corsica offers an abundance of beautiful bolted rock to
climb, from coarse weathered granite rock, to sandstone or
limestone rock. There is climbing all over the island, from
single pitch routes to multi-pitch routes up to 300m long,
plus many bouldering areas.
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