Rock
Climbing Areas of Southern Italy
The rock climbing in the southern part of Italy is
not as popular or as developed as that of the north
of the country. Hence there is more scope to put up
new routes in these areas. The more popular rock climbing
areas are described below:
Rock
Climbing Around Matera and Bari
The sports climbing in this area is generally single
pitch routes on well bolted limestone rock. Including
the area around Foggia, there are 9 major crags, all
of which offer routes across all grades. The area is
low lying and therefore is ideal from autumn through
to the spring.
Rock
Climbing Between Potenza and Cosenza
The rock climbing between Potenza and Cosenza is at
an altitude of between 1,000m and 1,600m, and is therefore
ideal for rock climbing during the summer. There is
a good mixture between single pitch sports routes to
long multi-pitch routes up to 350m long, across all
grades. In total there are 11 major crags in this area.
To the east of Potenza is an extensive sandstone bouldering
area, which is at an altitude 300m. The boulders are
in woods making this an ideal destination throughout
the year. |
