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Gian Paolo Rivara climbing Gran Condottiero, the 7c+ at the crag La Terrazza, Pietrabissara, Liguria
Simone D'Amico
Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
6a - 8a+
Routes number
17
Rock type
Conglomerate


Pietrabissara is a small village at the foot of the Ligurian Apennines that has always been inhabited by quarrymen. The numerous quarries surrounding this tiny village are ample proof of this. I personally got to know this area thanks to the last quarryman of Pietrabissara, Gigetto, who passed away more than 10 years ago.

This person, linked to the Puddingstone because of his work and where he lived, accompanied me as I searched the quarries, explaining in detail how they had been excavated and until when they had beeb in use. I started bolting sport climbs in 1994 and now, together with Andre and Charlie, we’ve picked up on the past and we’re currently rebolting the crags.

La Terrazza, the terrace, was the first crag - it dates back to 1999 and it was in that year that Filippo Larceri freed the cliff’s hardest route. Andrea Casarino, Charlie Cabella and I are currently reequipping the towers close to La Terrazza.

Thanks to Gigetto and the crags which, until 70 years ago, ended up being ballast for the railways. And thanks also to the Tana del Geko at Voghera which has provided us with the gear.

Access

The area can be reached from Genoa by exiting the motorway at Isola del Cantone, or from Piedmont by exiting at Vignole and continuing towards Pietrabissara. From Pietrabissara continue towards Borlasca, after about two kilometers turn left for Villa. After about 100m park on the right. Follow the path uphill, marked with a white "T", join a mule track and turn left, follow this for 50 meters and then turn left close to a lookout and scramble down the fixed ropes. 10 minutes from the car.

Period

Sun in the morning, until 13.

Notes

Bolting: glue-in and stainless steel bolts. The crag is a great alternative to nearby Gavi.





Sectors

La Terrazza
Routes
Name Height Beauty Difficulty
1 W la puddinga 12m 6b
G.P. Rivara 1999
2 Manseratt 12m 6a
G.P. Rivara 2015
3 Margaloff 12m 6c+
G.P. Rivara 1999
4 Fisting 12m 6c
G.P. Rivara 2015
5 Kiss my sass 18m 6b
G.P. Rivara, C.Cabella 2015
6 Canna fumante…..documentos porfavor. 18m 8a+
G.P. Rivara, F.Larceri 1999
7 Canna fumata 12m 7a+
G.P. Rivara 1999
8 Canna fumaria 10m 7a +
G.P. Rivara 1999
9 Emisfero giallo 12m 7a+
G.P. Rivara 2015
10 Il Condottiero 15m 7c
G.P. Rivara 1999
11 Gran Condottiero 20m 7c+
G.P. Rivara 2015
12 Luna Bomb 20m 7b+
G.P. Rivara 2015
13 Bellatrix 25m 7b+
A.Casarino, S.Morchio 2015
14 Le quattro nobili verità 20m 6c+
C.Cabella 2015
15 Stop chemtrails 20m 7b
C.Cabella 2015
16 Amico dei gay 20m 7a
A.Casarino, S.Morchio 2015
17 Alchimista 25m nl
A.Casarino, S.Morchio 2015





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Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
6a - 8a+
Routes number
17
Rock type
Conglomerate


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