Regno dei Cieli

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Climbing in Sardinia: Regno dei Cieli
Nicholas Hobley
Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
6b - 7b
Height
350 metri, ma la maggior parte delle vie sono di 2/3 tiri.
Routes number
14
Rock type
Sharp, compact grey limestone.
Orientation
E
Rope
Two 60m ropes. The cliff is approx. 350m high, but most routes are 2-3 pitches long.


One of Sardinia's best, this impressive and atmospheric cliff commands respect. The routes are sharp, technical and sustained, either vertical or slightly overhanging, and very exposed. They are reached via abseil and start way above the ledge at half-height. An abseil retreat is impossible so, if in doubt, leave a fixed rope. Many routes were re-equipped in April 2000 by Lorenzo Nadali, who would like to thank Kong for donating the bolts.

Access

Follow the SS125 to Baunei and turn left shortly before entering the village proper (sign for Ristorante del Golgo). Continue steeply uphill, turn right at the first hairpin bend (signposted Monte Ginnirco) and follow the dirt track to where it joins another road. Turn right and continue first down into the valley and then up, past further hairpin bends, to an open space and some shacks at Cuile su Idileddu. Leave the car here and follow vague tracks seawards to a copse of large trees and then down through a narrow valley. As this widens walk up its left slope and over razor-sharp weathered limestone to the top of the routes. These are marked but not easy to find - with a bit of luck and skill you should reach them in approx. 30 min.

Logistics

Wild camping is strictly prohibited in the National Park, but the municipal campsite in Cala Gonone is prohibitively expensive! Rooms or apartments can easily be found by asking around - expect to pay between 15-20 euro/head.

There are small supermarkets in Cala Gonone and Baunei, while to the north of Olbia there is an enormous out-of-town shopping mall.

Period

Autumn or spring. September is particularly good since the sea is beautifully warm and the island relatively free of tourists. Summer is unbearably hot and winter can often be too cold and windy.

Climb

Technical vertical face climbing up sharp, compact limestone.

Notes

Getting to Sardinia
By plane: fly to Cagliari, Olbia or Alghero and then hire a car.
By car: take one of the numerous ferries from Genova, Livorno, Rome or Naples to Olbia. From Olbia take the highways SS125 and SS131 southwards towards Nuoro. Exit before Nuoro following signs to Dorgali. Shortly after this town a signposted road leads left through a tunnel down to Cala Gonone (approx. 100km, 1.5 hrs).
Baunei is reached via the winding SS125 from Dorgagli in about an hour (50km).
For ferry information visit either www.mobylines.it or www.corsicaferries.com

News Sardinia
www.sardiniaclimb.com
Bibliography

Pietra Di Luna - a guide to sport climbing in Sardinia - Crags by Maurizio Oviglia (Fabula 2011)




Sectors

Regno dei Cieli
Routes
N° Name Height Beauty Difficulty
1 Nel regno dei cieli 7a+, 7b, 6c+, 6c+
2 Corracon espinado 7a+
3 Canne al vento 6c, 6c
4 Plein air 7b, 6b+
5 Mujeres au borde 6b+, 6c
6 Shiatsu 6c, 7a
7 Il senso della vita 6c+, 7a
8 Lo stato delle cose 6c+
9 Pace dei sensi 6c
10 Aguaplano 6b+ (da richiodare)
11 Mezieres 7b (da richiodare)
12 Un piede in paradiso 7a, 7a+, 7a+, 6a
13 Spleen 7a+ (da richiodare)
14 Loco de amor 6c (da richiodare)





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Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
6b - 7b
Height
350 metri, ma la maggior parte delle vie sono di 2/3 tiri.
Routes number
14
Rock type
Sharp, compact grey limestone.
Orientation
E
Rope
Two 60m ropes. The cliff is approx. 350m high, but most routes are 2-3 pitches long.


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