Rock
climbing in Belgium. Freyr is the most well known Belgium
crag. However there are many more limestone crags offering excellent
sports climbing.
Rock Climbing in Corsica.
There is an abundance of beautiful bolted rock to climb in Corsica,
from coarse weathered granite rock, to sandstone or limestone rock.
At the Gorges de la Restonica there are 100's of sports routes on
bolted granite rock.
Rock Climbing in Croatia. The
centrepiece of Croatian climbing is Paklenica National Park, with
its 300m face of Anica kuk giving fantastic big wall climbing. There
are plenty of sports climbing areas in the country; especially in
the north near Pula, Rovinj, Porec and Pazin; and around Split,
Omis and the islands of Hvar and Brac.
Rock Climbing in France.
As well as the famous sandstone bouldering at Fontainebleau, there
are many other excellent rock climbing and sports climbing areas.
These include Verdon, the Hautes Alps and many sports crags around
Avignon in the south to Dijon in the centre of France.
Rock Climbing in Greece.
The most famous rock climbing area within Greece is found at Kalymnos.
This small island near Kos is an excellent sport climbing destination
with great weather throughout the year and many superb bolted limestone
routes at every grade.
However, there are many other rock climbing areas within Greece
such as Meteora, Patra and on the islands of Crete and Rhodes.
Rock
climbing in Hungary. Most of the rock climbing is concentrated
on limestone rock around Budapest and includes bouldering options
as well.
Rock climbing in Italy
is dominated by the Dolomites, with its big wall rock climbing.
The limestone big walls are as tall as 800m with an abundance of
classic routes, many of which can be reached with fairly short walks
from the road. Other excellent rock climbing areas include Arco,
near Lake Garda and Finale Ligure on the Mediterranean coast near
France.
Rock Climbing in Malta
is the place to get away from the climbing crowds. Over 1,200 routes
on Malta and the neighbouring island of Gozo.
Rock climbing in Portugal.
There are many excellent crags to be found in Portugal; from the
granite and limestone cliffs near Lisbon; the granite bouldering
at Pedra do Urso in Central Portugal; to the limestone cliffs in
the Algarve.
Rock Climbing in Sardinia has
always been popular especially the limestone sports climbing around
Cala Gonone. Discover other climbing areas in sardinia, including
traditional multi-pitch climbing and sports climbing at places such
as Isili and Domusnovas. They are many bouldering areas on the island
usually on fantastic granite rock.
Rock
Climbing in Slovenia. Slovenia is fast becoming a popular
holiday destination, and it also offers superb rock climbing. There
are over 70 sports crags within Slovenia, all of which are sensibly
bolted and on solid rock - more than enough for several weeks of
excellent rock climbing.
Rock Climbing in Spain
and it is easy to understand why it has become the premier winter
sun rock destination, with ideal conditions from Autumn through
to spring. As well as rock climbing in Costa Blanca area there are
numerous other areas such as; the southern region of Andalucia that
includes El Chorro, around Malaga and Granada; the island of Mallorca;
bouldering at Albarracin; and all around Barcelona that are well
worth a visit to go rock climbing.
Rock Climbing in Turkey.
If you are after a cheap rock climbing holiday, look no further
than Geyikbatiri near Antalya. Turkey also offers almost limitless
potential for developing new routes and whole rock climbing areas. |