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Monthly Archives: May 2016

Haute Durance

May 31, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Another showery day and nature’s way of suggesting a rest day and a change of scene. We headed a couple of hours north east to La Roche De Rame in […]

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Alsace and NE, Provence and South East

Orpierre

May 31, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

A damp day in the Verdon suggested time to be moving on. A great visit, which has certainly whetted the appetite for more adventures here. With Jim and Jane heading […]

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France, Provence and South East

La Demand

May 21, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

This was the route that started everything off in Verdon climbing, the first route to climb from river to rim about 60 years ago. In its own way, almost as […]

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France, Provence and South East

Big sunshine – back to Verdon

May 21, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

The last couple of days at Chateauvert were sweltering and it was time to head for the hills again. Jim and Jane had also abandoned camp for a respite and […]

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France, Provence and South East

Chateauvert

May 19, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

After managing to eke 3 days climbing from a very unpromising weather outlook, the rain finally arrived with a vengeance, prompting a retreat to lower altitude and further from the […]

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France, Provence and South East

Sector Hulk and an adventure in the depths

May 19, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

There isn’t too much climbing in the Gorge that stays dry in the rain, but Sector Hulk on the north facing, South side of the Gorge is sheltered under huge […]

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France, Provence and South East

A Taste of Exposure!

May 19, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Tuesday turned out to be much finer than forecast, and we made good use of the day with a multi-crag pick and mix. Helen and I started with L’Arabe Dement, […]

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France, Provence and South East

Verdon

May 17, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Despite a dodgy forecast we headed to La Palud, the heart of Verdon climbing. The deciding factor was the opportunity of some good company with Jim and Jane Burton, not […]

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France, Provence and South East

Heading towards Verdon

May 13, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Two words have featured disproportionately in these blogs over the last month: zigzags and charming. Well, we zigzagged over from the Vesubie valley to Saint Auban  ( a few extra […]

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France, Provence and South East

Col de Fenestre

May 6, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

A gorgeous day, and having exhausted all of the nearby quality crags – or rather been exhausted by them, we decided to explore the mountains. The 5 mile, 2000ft walk […]

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France, Provence and South East

Roquebilliere

May 6, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

A crag called Rock-a-Billy, what’s not to like? This is an impressive lump of rock, almost reminiscent of the Devil’s Tower  (okay, not the same scale and no hexagonal columns, […]

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France, Provence and South East

The Devil’s Arse

May 6, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

The crag turned out to be quite steep, quite impressive, and quite sandbaggy! Never mind the Devil’s Arse – mine certainly got a good kicking! Actually, I wimped out before […]

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France, Provence and South East

Saint Martin Vesubie

May 3, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

A change of scene and yet more zigzags, as we head up into the Alps Maratimes proper. The Vesubie gorge makes for a spectacular drive and brought us to an […]

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France, Provence and South East

More Peillon

May 3, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Another trek up the zigzags to visit a different sector of Peillon. This time a 30 min yump over a wooded hillside covered with vivid pink flowering bushes and teeming […]

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France, Provence and South East

Gorbio

May 3, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Equally cute – perhaps even more so, is the village of Gorbio. This is actually signposted off the A8 autoroute as a Village Perche, and indeed it does occupy an […]

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France, Provence and South East

Peillon

May 3, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Just in land from Monaco is the charming ancient village of Peillon. There’s some great climbing to be had around the village and we were delighted to find a charming […]

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France, Provence and South East

Santa Lucia

May 3, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

The very pretty Santa Lucia sector above Toraino gets a great write up in the guide. To be honest, it’s a bit too grey and slabby for our current tastes. […]

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