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Urgent: Sport climbs at Mt. Arapiles? 31-Jan-2008 At 1:54:42 PM dreamingof8a

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On 30/01/2008 maxdacat wrote:
>thanks for the europe info....and soe great pics in your gallery.....i
>really want to get to Tarn. Went to Ceuse twice last year and it is pretty
>good though i prefer steeper more featured jug fests rather than the usual
>Ceuse style of hard crimpy wall climbs.

Well I guess then Tarn or maybe Claret (although more technical than jug fests) are the places to go to! Chateauvert also offers nice overhanging routes - and the good thing is there are all grades. Sometimes on one cliff. I did my steepest 4c 2 pitch there. The biggest jugs and slightly overhanging :-)

What else ... Beaume Rousse (see my gallery) offers some beautiful tufas of grades 7a up to 8a+. Probably not enough for a whole week (if your strong) but definitely worth a couple of days if you're in the region.

For people climbing at least 7b+ there is another tufa area near Mont Ventoux (the famous Tour de "Dope" France stage that looks like a space research facility on the moon), Saint Léger du Ventoux. I found it a bit mossy and dark but that was prob. due to the miserable weather.

Always a good tip for planning your trip through france: Try to find the roadmap which has pretty much all climbing areas in it. Can't remember the name/ID but try to find it. Gives you many ideas.

If anyone needs more infos, I've been to quite a few places in France and happy to share.