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The guidebook for rock climbing in Muzzerone


The current edition of the guidebook
is called
"Muzzerone E Levante Ligure",
and is now available to buy
from our shop.

 

 

Rock Climbing at Muzzerone

The rock climbing at Muzzerone offers some dramatic sea cliff climbing close to the town of La Spezia. These good quality limestone cliffs are easily accessible and there is plenty of rock climbing available across all grades.

Map of the rock climbing areas around Muzzerone
Rock Climbing in Finale Ligure
 
No Crag
Total No of Routes at Crag
Total number of routes at this grade
Max Length of route
4
5
6
7
8
1 Muzzerone
381
7
77
191
98
8
270m
2 Monte Marcello
29
0
4
19
6
0
20m
3 Deiva Marina
36
3
9
21
3
0
30m
4 Moneglia
29
1
6
20
2
0
80m
5 Riva Trigoso
22
5
12
5
0
0
45m
6 Punta Manara
70
5
12
40
13
0
20m
7 S. Anna
28
0
2
24
2
0
20m
 
The above information has been extracted from the current edition of the guidebook, called "Muzzerone E Levante Ligure", and is available to buy from our shop.

The sea cliffs of Muzzerone are made up of 18 separate limestone crags, which have recently been re-bolted. The routes are both single pitch and multi-pitch routes up to 270m long. However most of the multi-pitch routes are 2 or 3 pitches long. The style of climbing ranges from slabs, vertical walls to overhanging routes across a wide range of climbing grades. The Muzzerone area has always been popular due to its dramatic landscape, the presence of the sea, and easy access to some fantastic sea cliff rock climbing.
The other rock climbing areas dotted along the coast between Sestri Lavante and La Spezia are also on bolted limestone rock, with the vast majority of the routes being single pitch.

Muzzerone Logistics

The rock climbing around Muzzerone is easily reached from Genova airport, where hire cars can be collected from. Fast roads quickly lead to La Spezia, and the climbing is reached via the village of Le Grazie, down narrow twisty lanes. There is a limited amount of accommodation available in Le Grazie.

 

Climbing season - The best time of the year to visit to go rock climbing in Muzzerone is in the autumn and spring, though it is possible to climb during the winter months as the majority of the crags face south west. During the summer it would be just too hot.

 
 

Jenny Lavarda climbing No Sestri, 8b at Muzzerone.
This photo appears on the front cover of the new guidebook for Muzzerone, which is available to buy
from our shop.

 
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