The crags

Ablon is an enchanting valley situated at 1400m on the Plateau des Glières in the France's Upper Savoy which conceals a small gem surrounded by forests, lush alpine meadows, grazing cows and a picturesque alpine hut where you can eat...

In the mid-eighties, the strongest in the world agreed at least on one thing: Buoux was the best crag in the universe. They travelled from every corner to the south of France in search of the impossible - and Buoux's...

If you want to give your forearms a rest and you're tired of massive outings in Les Gorges du Tarn, Cantobre is the place for you! Not far from Millau in fact and along the Gorge du Durbie lies a...

Céüse is widely considered one of the best crags in the world, and quite rightly so. Situated at an altitude of almost 1800m, this crag seems to have it all, from cutting edge sports routes to a plethora of easy...

As we head from Millau towards Le Rozier we drive past farms and fields, then enter the gorges and the road runs parallel to the river Tarn. It twists and turns but the crags don't spring into view and, eyes...

Les Calanques, located on the outskirts of Marseilles and spanning all the way to Cassis 20km to the east, is one France's most famous natural beauties. The limestone massif is marked by an impressive, jagged Mediterranean coastline with deep green...

Orpierre rates as one of the best low-grade crags in France. Nestled in a valley in the beautiful Haute Alpes, its compact grey limestone boasts over 250 perfectly bolted routes between 3a- 8c, with the vast majority in the 4a-6c...

With over 340 rock climbs, Seynes is one of the main sport climbing areas in the south of France, located just north of the city Nîmes. This cliff is comprised of extremely compact limestone with very peculiar crimps and...

Targassonne is a minute hamlet lost in the French Pyrenees close to the ski resort Fort Romeu. Apart from the beautiful but worrying solar power research centers, the area also hosts an impressive number of boulders dotted along the green...

Rock climbing in Valdu di Saltu has a long history! It started 10 years ago when the urban district put in an order to valorize its natural patrimony. At that time Éric Biancarelli and Jean Michel Bordeaux were appointed to...

If the mountaineering trilogy is composed of the Eiger, the Grandes Jorasses and the Matterhorn, the climbing equivalent is the Verdon, Ceuse and Buoux. In certain respects these “mythical three” were the birthplace of sports climbing during the 1980's and...