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places to visit => abroad => Topic started by: Dolly on April 20, 2005, 10:18:15 pm

Title: liguria bouldering
Post by: Dolly on April 20, 2005, 10:18:15 pm

Looking at family holiday there at the end of May, primarily biking, but why look a gift horse in the mouth.
I've seen pictures of somewhere called Varazze which looks awesome - sort of like Font. Anyone know where it is or of any bouldering near Finale ?

Title: liguria bouldering
Post by: r-man on April 23, 2005, 02:35:00 am

Complete guide here, though unless you read italian, you might want to stick it in the google mangle:

varazze boulder guide (http://web.tiscali.it/civre/boulder/varazze_cava.htm)

And more guides here:

More guides (http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.infoboulder.com/_index.php%3Fmod%3Dpages%26ID%3D4&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvarazze%2Bbouldering%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D)

And some photos:

Photos (http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.infoboulder.com/_index.php%3Fpage%3DGare/VarazzePowerBlock/Foto.php&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvarazze%2Bbouldering%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D)

And a small topo here:

Small topo (http://www.alpboulder.com/varazze.htm)

Title: liguria bouldering
Post by: Dolly on April 23, 2005, 08:14:44 pm

Cheers for that - those were the pictures I was referring to - looks appealing doesn't it ?
Have you been there ?

Title: liguria bouldering
Post by: Jim on April 23, 2005, 08:51:13 pm

(http://www.infoboulder.com/Gare/VarazzePowerBlock/Foto/135-3600_IMG.jpg)
blimey, they like there tick marks over there! one for the hall of shame this...

Title: liguria bouldering
Post by: r-man on April 23, 2005, 10:03:42 pm

No I haven't been, just came across them surfing. It does all look very nice. Have a good holdiay!  :8)  :)

Title: liguria bouldering
Post by: Doylo on May 03, 2005, 03:35:01 pm

i've bouldered at a place called Triora near Finale, its a Christian Core area, the climbing is pretty good but not outstanding, the setting is outstanding. We had a local topo but if you look on google there should be some info. The worst thing about the place is the nails grades which mean you come away a bit depressed.

Title: Re: liguria bouldering
Post by: Nibile on May 17, 2006, 03:55:16 pm

sorry to post so late, but ive recently been to varazze and the place is awful.
i didnt feel like climbing for three days.
everything is an eliminate.
grades are foul.
rock is sharp and dangerous.
never go there again.

Title: Re: liguria bouldering
Post by: mark on May 17, 2006, 05:23:31 pm

Thanks for posting that. Varazze had been on my list of possible family holiday venues as it seemed to offer a good combination of bouldering and beaches close-by. Now removed from the list.

Title: Re: liguria bouldering
Post by: Nibile on May 17, 2006, 05:29:51 pm

give a call if you come to italy or alps.
and,
that was just my opinion anyway.
ciao.