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IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
April 09, 2007, 04:15:40 pm
Please DO NOT climb at Sonlerto (Dosage 3 and 4) or Brione (village area).  The locals and land owners are VERY angry to say the least and have threatened to spray the boulders with grease if people climb there!!!  Talks are under way between local developers and residents to try and negotiate the allowance of climbing in the winter months but sadly, so far nothing has been agreed.

These are great areas and there is a chance that access could be agreed but we all need to stay away until further notice.  It would be a tragedy to loose these amazing blocs forever!

Thanks for your help.

James

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That would be a shame, some of the best bouldering in Switzerland!

ps, hope you got pics ok, and effort on Ganymede!

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What happened to cause this?

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What happened to cause this?

It is just a long time feud between climbers and the farmer at Sonlerto, apparently he wants to spray oil on all the boulders. Brione is due to the little village you have to walk through. Fingers crossed though both places are ace!

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A long time feud is a bit OTT!
Basically, The farmer, who has been up there all his life, has a few small fields (where the boulders are) that are "his life" and understandably feels uneasy about a load of strangers on his land.  When climbing in the valley began to get developed (around 5 years ago), an agreement was made not to climb on the boulders in his field.  Steini, the developer asked other climbers including Dave G and Chris S to leave the boulders but I guess they ignored him and now anyone (including myself) who has seen Dosage assumes it is cool to climb there.
We were warming up and the farmer came over and shouted something at us in Italian/German/French??? about not walking in his field.  He then left and we presumed as long as we stayed on the path, all was well.  Half an hour later, Steini turned up and informed us of the situation so we packed up to leave just as the farmer turned up fuming.  I guess he had asked us to leave before and we had misunderstood.  He was really pissed and was threatening to spray the boulders with oil but Steini managed to calm him down.
Hopefully, some sort of arrangement will get sorted out and climbing may be allowed in the winter months (I hope so anyway as I still have unfinished business :wall:) but until this is confirmed, it is of the utmost importance that no one climb on these boulders.

The story at Brione is similar but I guess more to do with lots of people shouting/shitting etc in a beautiful, quiet village, 10 min from the nearest road.  Just a bit of a shock for people who have lived in such a peaceful place all their life. 

Lets hope it all turns out ok.
« Last Edit: April 10, 2007, 08:19:51 am by Bonjoy, Reason: typo »

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Yo you are so lucky to go there youth
Hows your fingers
good work
sink deeper and you will conquer more rocks
at the mo i only do pebbles
and rubbing my brush over canvvases

just ask pleasantly and with a smile and all will conquor love and thanks YP

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Any more news from steini about any of this word?

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#7 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 05:49:05 am

Can i unsticky this now? is it still news worthy of stickyness?

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#8 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 09:55:58 am
i would say it's been up long enough

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#9 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 10:01:48 am
Maybe move it to the abroad section and have it as a sticky there, just in case anyone comes looking for info?

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#10 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 10:28:05 am
I bumped into a guy in italy the other day and he said there wasnt a probem anymore up there, but i dont know if this is true or not. just what he said.



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#11 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 11:14:23 am
he didn't have a pile of bricks in his hands did he?

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#12 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 11:15:52 am
:lol:

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#13 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 03:37:36 pm
was he asking where to put the green stone from the mountain?
« Last Edit: September 27, 2007, 03:49:37 pm by Jim »

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#14 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 03:40:51 pm
how could i have forgot about that? my stomach hurts

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#15 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 03:51:30 pm
Quote
how could i have forgot about that?
I forgot too. That was so funny.

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#16 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 03:54:46 pm
I bet you didn't forget about dense's little visits in the night tho  ;)

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#17 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 27, 2007, 05:22:11 pm
or the rubber fist. I'm upstein and ready to go again...

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#18 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 28, 2007, 07:06:27 am
never mind the rubber fist. I'm bringing the butt plug with the horses tail tail on this next trip


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#19 Re: IMPORTANT news about Sonlerto and Brione
September 28, 2007, 11:07:46 am
Still no official word on the situation but last I heard the farmer had been taking pot shots!!!  Again, this is only word of mouth but I for one will be staying away :o

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So what's deal here now?

Keen to know, cause from what I've Brione is supposed to be SICK!

Cheers

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it's still shut

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So what's deal here now?

Keen to know, cause from what I've Brione is supposed to be SICK!

Cheers

Sick? Rad? Kill ty kill.  :wank:

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That was Dense by the way, I don't know anything about access here, and if I did, I'd be sure to give some provenance for my statement.

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johnny u really shud start loggin out, of all the people on here i wudnt want posting on my account, dense comes second (im sure he can guess whos 1st) ;)

 

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