Rock
Climbing Areas of Sardinia.
The best places to go rock climbing in Sardinia are
at Cala Gonone,
Domusnovas
& Isili,
though there are many other excellent places to rock
climb in Sardinia. For example there is some great bouldering
to be found around Nuoro
and Cagliari.
The information detailed below concentrates on the
various sports climbing (single and multi-pitch), bouldering
and Deep Water Soloing (DWS) that is available in Sardinia.
(1) - Nuoro and
Cala Gonone Area
The traditional area to go rock climbing in Sardinia
is Cala Gonone within the Province of Nuoro, which offers
plenty of single pitch bolted sports routes on good
quality limestone rock.
Also the mountains near Cala Gonone offer superb multi-pitch
climbing in dramatic situations. For more information
about rock climbing around Nuoro (including bouldering)
please click here. For specific information about Cala
Gonone, then please click here.
(2) - Sassari Area
The main climbing is around Osilo, just to the east
and south of Sassari, where there are several limestone
crags, which offer good single pitch sports routes.
To the west of Alghero, at Capo Caccia, there is some
impressive sea cliff climbing on bolted limestone up
to 70m long, as well as some Deep Water Soloing (DWS).
For more detailed information, click here.
(3) - Isili & Oristano
Area
Isili is one of the most popular rock climbing areas
in Sardinia, with over 250 single pitch sports routes.
It is famous for its super-steep roof climbing on large
pockets but there are easier routes as well. The area
around Oristano has only recently been developed and
hence there are limited climbing opportunities. To the
north west of Oristano there is a large granite Bouldering
area, with other crags offering sports climbing on mainly
dark basalt rock. For more detailed information, click
here for information about Isili and Oristano. |