The Bouldering in Sardinia Guidebook covers all the bouldering in the Sarrabus Mountains, plus around the towns of Geremeas and Torre Delle Stelle.
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Rock climbing and bouldering around Cagliari
Multi-pitch climbing in the Sarrabus Mountains
The Sarrabus Mountains are located in the south-eastern area of Sardinia, and to the east of Cagliari, where their peaks can easily be seen. These remote granite mountains offer some great multi-pitch routes and bouldering. The multi-pitch routes are generally trad or mixed routes, with the emphasis very much on adventure style climbing. The best time of the year to climb these multi-pitch routes is in the spring and autumn. The Sardinia Trad and Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Guidebook covers the areas in the Sarrabus Mountains and is available to buy from our shop.
Map of the rock climbing and bouldering areas around Cagliari
Rock Climbing and Bouldering Areas around Cagliari
No
Region
Type of Climbing
Type of Rock
Single or Multi-pitch
1
Cala Fighera & Calamosca
Sport
Limestone
Single
2
Mentalist/Vento di passioni
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
3
Mari Pintau
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
4
Fungo Magico & Van Gogh
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
5
Superfox & Area 44
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
6
Peccore Elettriche
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
7
Ghostbuster
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
8
Area 69
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
9
Ti Mi Ama
Sport
Granite
Single
10
Capo Carbonara
Trad
Granite
Both
11
Is Gruttas
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
12
Is Concias
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
13
Garibaldi
Trad/Sport
Granite
Both
14
Casteddu de su Dinai
Trad
Granite
Multi-pitch
15
The Ring
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
16
Placca Del Frate
Sport
Granite
Multi-pitch
17
Rio Cannas
Bouldering
Granite
Not Applicable
18
Placca Dell'elefante
Trad
Granite
Multi-pitch
19
Quirra
Sport
Limestone
Single
20
Jurassic Park
Sport/Trad
Granite
Both
Bouldering around Cagliari
The area to the east of Cagliari is one of Sardinia’s largest bouldering areas, and it is all found on beautifully shaped granite rock. The bouldering in the Sarrabus Mountains is generally found in the valleys and often in picturesque locations. There is a choice of smooth and rough granite rock at places such as Rio Cannas and Is Concias. The other main bouldering area is around the coastal towns of Geremeas and Torre Delle Stelle. Whilst there is no single large area, there are 11 granite bouldering areas all within a short distance of each other offering 100’s of problems across a wide range of grades. The best time of the year for bouldering around Cagliari is from the autumn through to the spring. The Bouldering in Sardinia Guidebook covers 15 areas around Cagliari and is available to buy from our shop.
Single pitch sport climbing
Capo Carbonara is a beautiful nature reserve on the southern tip of Sardinia, where there is some sport climbing plus a few trad routes on granite rock. This area of Sardinia has very little limestone rock. However, the areas of Cala Fighera and Calamosca offer a good range of limestone sport climbing that are located within the city of Cagliari itself, plus there is the area of Quirra on the east coast.
