Performance: 5 days climbing multipitch
Dates: on request
Price: per person: 990 €
Number of participants: min. 2
The Calanques in the south of France offer some great climbing. This range of limestone cliffs is one of the largest rock climbing areas in France. Extends for 20 km in length and 4 km in width along the coast between Marseille and Cassis.
It is enormously varied with technical slabs, steep overhangs in caves, multi-pitch routes up to 250m long in the mountains, and steep single pitches right on the sea’s edge.
In total there are around 2,500 bolted sports routes and around 1,000 trad routes.
However, the cliffs exist within a very fragile eco-system and climbing is strictly controlled. As excessive use has created problems of potential damage to this delicate micro-habitat.
They are, for example, closed to the public between the months of July to September because of the threat of forest fires and some routes are closed periodically because there are nesting habitats in the vicinity.
sector en Veau
Climbing Calanques sector Morgiou: Cret Saint Michel
the mountain guide Bruno
climbing route: Arete de Marseille – Grande Candelle
sector Castelvieil: Traversee Ramond