Il canyon di Ormea, caratterizzato da una quarzite rossastra ricca di appigli, presenta una scalata varia e divertente. Inoltre il comodo accesso e l'ottima chiodatura ne fanno una delle falesie più frequentate della valle. Le vie, da verticali a strapiombanti, sono caratterizzate da sezioni intense sulle dita e da passaggi di continuità su buone prese.
Grades
Climbing difficulty (French)
- 3c: 2 routes3c: 2 routes
- 4a: 3 routes4a: 3 routes
- 4c: 1 route4c: 1 route
- 5a: 2 routes5a: 2 routes
- 5b: 1 route5b: 1 route
- 5c: 1 route5c: 1 route
- 6a: 4 routes6a: 4 routes
- 6a+: 3 routes6a+: 3 routes
- 6b: 11 routes6b: 11 routes
- 6b+: 3 routes6b+: 3 routes
- 6c: 1 route6c: 1 route
- 6c+: 2 routes6c+: 2 routes
- 7a: 5 routes7a: 5 routes
- 7a+: 4 routes7a+: 4 routes
- 7b: 2 routes7b: 2 routes
- 7c: 1 route7c: 1 route
Most popular time of the year for climbing
- January: 5 ascentsJanuary: 5 ascents
- February: 0 ascentsFebruary: 0 ascents
- March: 0 ascentsMarch: 0 ascents
- April: 10 ascentsApril: 10 ascents
- May: 1 ascentMay: 1 ascent
- June: 15 ascentsJune: 15 ascents
- July: 12 ascentsJuly: 12 ascents
- August: 5 ascentsAugust: 5 ascents
- September: 1 ascentSeptember: 1 ascent
- October: 3 ascentsOctober: 3 ascents
- November: 0 ascentsNovember: 0 ascents
- December: 0 ascentsDecember: 0 ascents
Cardinal direction
Areas (2)
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Title
|
Climbing style |
Grades |
Routes |
Ratings |
|---|
|
Pride rock
(Sector)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
2
|
|
|
Canyon
(Sector)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
45
|
|
History
La falesia è stata chiodata alla fine degli anni Ottanta da Massimo Rocca, Simon Luca Unia e Diego Pastorelli e in seguito ampliata da Michele Mazza, P.A. Boglio, M. Lanteri, A. Carrero, M. Cardone, Matteo Fossati, Rage Climbing Team, Carlo ed Emilio Colombo e Giovannino Massari che nel 2012 ha anche provveduto a risistemare numerosi itinerari.
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Type
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grade |
Length |
Pitches |
Bolts
|
Ratings |
|---|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3c
|
8 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
8 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
8 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
10 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
10 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
17 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
18 m
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
20 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
20 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
20 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
20 m
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
18 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
18 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
15 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4a
|
12 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
18 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3c
|
18 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4a
|
8 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4a
|
8 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
Coordinates
DD
44.143135, 7.908722
DMS
44°08'35.3"N 7°54'31.4"E
UTM
32T 412718 4888349
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Approach
Raggiunto l'abitato di Ormea parcheggiate l'auto nel parcheggio (:parking:,44.144675, 7.908469) oltre il ponte che passa sopra al parco Pollicino. Imboccate quindi il sentiero che sale parallelo alla strada per Bossieta. Giunti al secondo tornante girate a sinistra su un ripido sentierino che porta velocemente alla parete.
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