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Climbing Partners for Europe - anyone keen? |
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28-Jun-2016 11:19:27 AM
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Hi,
I'm starting to plan a 6 month European climbing trip next year between April 14th and 2nd October. I'm putting my rough plans out there to see if anyone is interested in joinng me for part of the trip..in other words I need climbing partners. Or if you know anybody going to Europe next year I'd be keen to tag along with their plans. My idea is to buy a campervan in the uk, then head east as far as the Dolomites, then back to the Uk to climb and sell the car. So the plan is as follows;
April 14th - April 30th: Kalymnos, Greece
1st May - UK and buy vehicle and drive to Spain
10th may - 31st May: Northern Spain, Rodellar, Riglos, Terredets
June - France: Ceuse, Chamonix, Verdon, Ailefroide
July - Switzerland..alpine rockclimbing venues
August - Italy, Val di Mello, Dolomites
September - UK and maybe Fairhead Nth Ireland
I'm flexible and willing to fit in with anyone keen for a few months of cranking in Europe. Would also appreciate any advice for the trip.
cheers, Gerry Narkowicz
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22-Sep-2016 7:48:27 PM
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In terms of the UK have you looked on UKclimbing.com is a good all round website for uk climbing. where in the UK are you looking at?
I would absolutely look at a few days in Fontainbleu bouldering too.
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23-Sep-2016 8:54:17 AM
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Why are you buying the campervan in the UK? As your itinerary suggests you'll be there less than a month, it will be a pain driving a left hand vehicle around the mainland... Not that I've tried but it doesn't sound fun...
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23-Sep-2016 5:06:23 PM
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Dolomites will be a shitshow in August, Europe is a shitshow in August. There will be more climbers on your route than there are in the whole of Tassie!
If you're near Grenoble, Presle is one of my favorite places in the world. 300 eight pitch routes on very good rock. Downside is no campsite (there are spots to park a van). Also, it faces south so bakes in the sun, not really a goer in mid summer. Check out photos on the web, it's really beautiful.......will make you realise how half-cut Hillwood is :)
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23-Sep-2016 7:45:56 PM
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On 23/09/2016 One Day Hero wrote:
>If you're near Grenoble, Presle is one of my favorite places in the world.
Does look amazing. Though I was only there with the road bike and squeezed in three days in the Vercors at the end of my trip...
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24-Sep-2016 12:42:47 PM
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Am forced to agree with One Donkey Dick Per Day RE: Presles.
There's camping in Choranche and Pont-en-Royans (at the bottom of the cliff).
I also thought that the local guide book was written for tourists, and the locals have their own crags elsewhere, as the amount of rock in that gorge is huge.
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