Syracuse and Ragusa
Sicily is a pretty big island (it’s bigger than Wales and about 200x bigger than Kalymnos) so it’s not surprising that there’s a tonne of climbing! Whilst much of the […]
Category Archives: Sicily
Palermo
I’ve never played any of those “Civilisation” style games, where you choose somewhere to found a settlement and then try to grow a metropolis. However, you can see what attracted […]
Around San Vito – Never Sleeping Wall and a Multi-Pitch Adventure
With the huge amount of climbing available along Scogliera Di Salinella, within a few minutes of the campsite, it would be easy to ignore the wealth of other crags within […]
San Vito Lo Capo – Scogliera Di Salinella. Part 2: South and Far South
If you missed Part 1, it’s worth checking here: Continuing our north to south traverse of Scogliera Di Salinella – next stop: South – heading right from the campsite (past […]
San Vito Lo Capo – Scogliera Di Salinella. Part 1: North to Campsite
Sicily is the logical and aesthetic end-point for an Italian climbing road trip. Not only is it the obvious objective, perched at the farthest extremity of the peninsula (a good […]
Last day
Sector campsite was a team venue that everyone could enjoy. Some poor route choosing meant we actually did the two most disappointing routes of the trip to start off. …very […]
More Tufa Tussles
Just the name “Never Sleeping Wall” necessitated a visit, and one look at the topo confirmed this as a must for the trip. It’s an awesome spot – 50m high […]
More climbing by the seaside
The north end of the Salinella cliff is accessed along a sandy / muddy track, allowing near roadside climbing for the intrepid rental car driver – looking forward to returning […]
Crown of Aragon
A major storm moved through over night leaving threatening black clouds and drizzle, along with the ubiquitous gusty winds. It’s Tuffa Time – an excuse to spend a day in […]
Back in the Bunker
Easy access on a potentially showery day, plus the promise of “the best 6c on San Vito ” drew us back to the Bunker (or actually a few hundred metres […]
Seaside and sun
We awake to sun and high winds, and a first sight of the villa we’ve rented (having arrived after dark). Amazing location and pretty house, all be it with the […]
Sicily SunRock
A very early start saw a dozen Rucksackers gathered at Manchester airport for a 6.20 flight to Catania. 4 hours later, after various hire car shenanigans, we were off on […]
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