[chappers]

right boys, in the summer i will be going to the village of Salvezines in the Pyrenees, near to the Aude river valley.
there is some rumor of sport climbing on the limestone around, but i wanna get the low down...im after short hard steep stuff, and for my brother: that chossy all day multi pitch stuff too.
good walking (GR trails) there?
anyone been to this village? is it nice? i have heard that it is quite back to basics.

chappers

[Dave Westlake]

i thought you and youre brother loved getting -back to basics- :?:  :sex:

[Palomides]

Y'know, it's not that far to Targasonne from there (1h14 according to mappy.com)

But anyway...

This page gives a list of nearby crags.

This site gives a little map and some descriptions of crags - click on "Sites d'escalade" then "Pyrénées Orientales - Aude" to see this:


Champ du Mouréou is walking distance from the village and has 19 routes, single pitch but only up to 7a.

Pierre-Lys is also known as Quillan, and looks alright: http://www.worldtopo.com/rots.php?lndn=2&masn=978

Cardou is really close and has some multipitch stuff:http://membres.lycos.fr/assosrt/

And this woman lives somewhere down there and always seems to be looking for climbing partners (or babysitters):
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/profile.php?id=38625

PS: The lower-altitude limestone could be pretty hot in summer, but there's granite climbing higher up in the Massif de Canigou, south of Prades

[chappers]

thanks mate, i was struggling to find owt. ill check it out when i am there...

[SA Chris]

http://www.climbariege.co.uk/

My geography of the region is at best sketchy, but Graham Lynch is apparently working here.