Climbing at Bassilandia, Arco
Beautiful crag dedicated to the late Roberto Bassi, located above romantic Lake Toblino and surprisingly never too crowded.

Mauro Girardi climbing the magnificent Willy Coyote at Bassilandia, Valle del Sarca, Italy
Developed initially by Fabio Leoni, the untiring local describes it as follows:
"I began to bolt Bassilandia on my own, risking a fair bit since it's part of a biotope. After having established numerous routes and pruned the trees perfectly in accordance with the forest warden, seeing the crag's potential I asked for help fro other climbers, including Rolando Larcher, Michele Cagol, Guido Dalfovo and Marco Curti, who all helped create one of the most best crags in the Sarca Valley.
Before I bolted the crag there were two routes, one which climbed the giant tufa (with some chipped holds...) and one on the slab by unknown climbers. The hardest pitches were equipped and freed by Guido Dalfovo, a talented climber with fingers of steel.
The crag offers technical and sustained climbing on a 30m high face and, apart from the extremely hot summer months it's possible to climb all year round, by either following or avoiding the sun. Watch out for the car park below, as thieves often operate here: don't leave anything in the car, or park at Sarche. From here a short walk, which starts from the garage close to a large tree, leads in 15/20 minutes to the crag."
"I began to bolt Bassilandia on my own, risking a fair bit since it's part of a biotope. After having established numerous routes and pruned the trees perfectly in accordance with the forest warden, seeing the crag's potential I asked for help fro other climbers, including Rolando Larcher, Michele Cagol, Guido Dalfovo and Marco Curti, who all helped create one of the most best crags in the Sarca Valley.
Before I bolted the crag there were two routes, one which climbed the giant tufa (with some chipped holds...) and one on the slab by unknown climbers. The hardest pitches were equipped and freed by Guido Dalfovo, a talented climber with fingers of steel.
The crag offers technical and sustained climbing on a 30m high face and, apart from the extremely hot summer months it's possible to climb all year round, by either following or avoiding the sun. Watch out for the car park below, as thieves often operate here: don't leave anything in the car, or park at Sarche. From here a short walk, which starts from the garage close to a large tree, leads in 15/20 minutes to the crag."
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