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Climbing Destinations in Europe? 21-Oct-2005 At 10:04:55 AM Blah

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I found Maijorca was great. Went there in winter and went swimming after climbing on the seacliffs there. (Not at all like the dodge rock we get near the sea in nsw). It is Limestone, not polished as there is not too much traffic, people are friendly, just stess you are not English.... and no England is not part of Europe, the don't see themselves as such, don't share a currency, ideologies, weather, landmass, anything really. Last time England and Europe met was in 1066. Plus most of Europe don't want the English and their dodgy soccer rules such as throwing beerbottles at the opposing team. Oops, back to the topic... as I was saying M s great, and you can do some insane canyoning on the rest days. One canyon has as its last abseil a waterfall into the sea out of a tiny keyhole. Fantastic! Acro in Italy is great. The dolomites are truely beautiful, and there is a good mix of sport and trad (do you like scaring yourself? Not my cup of tea, but itis all there if you want it, the rock isn't the world's most stable when it comes to gear...) Ah, just go to the train station and catch the next train to leave, chances are you'll travel to a great climbing spot and random is fun!