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Rockfax France : Languedoc-Roussillon

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The third book in the Rockfax France series covers the extensive and fertile climbing area west of the author's previous guide to Haute Provence. The areas covered largely surround the beautiful Parc National des Cévennes, but also includes crags that are close to the cities of Nimes and Avignon. Some areas have been climbed on for generations; others are still very much in development, all will leave you hungry for more.

Starting in the family-friendly summer holiday destination of the Ardèche, the guide promises a tour of the very best crags in the region. The next stop is in the Gorge du Tarn, a highly acclaimed recent addition to France's portfolio of perfect crags, here you can choose from the never-ending stamina tests in the Tarn, the occasionally traditionally protected multi-pitch adventures of the Jonte, and the various high-quality offerings of Le Boffi. Moving south, we cover Thaurac, for its collection of fine lower grade single and multi-pitch climbs, then pause for some fine 'old school' adventure at Hortus. Moving back east, it's not far before we can pay our respects to Claret, Russan, and Seynes, each with its individual style, breath-taking quality, and lifetime supply of routes. Finally we end our tour at the well-developed crags surrounding Avignon, including the legendary Orgon which covers the range of difficulty from grade 4 to 9. France : Languedoc-Roussillon Rockfax map of crags

Presented in the universally-praised Rockfax style, the book gives the reader with clear landscape photos of each crag, never-before-seen close-up photo-topos, and a wealth of action photos taken specifically for the book. Whether you're planning your trip from home, or choosing your next route at the crag, this guide has everything you're looking for.

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Introduction pages

Sample Chapter - Le Boffi

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31 Oct, 2011
To anyone who knows the area; is this somewhere you could base yourself and use a car to get around a good selection of the crags without spending most of the week driving, or would you need to focus on one part of it realistically? I found the Haute Provence guide great, but the Toulon one (Cote d'Azur) too spread out really.
31 Oct, 2011
Hi Jon This is quite an extensive area but it does offer some smaller areas to focus yourself on to avoid too much driving. The Ardeche has enough for many weeks of climbing and it is very compact. Less compact but still perfectly acceptable would be the Jonte, Tarn Boffi crags - all reachable from a central location and some great climbing. Orgon, Mont Gaussier and Mouries would also be a good compact location and there are other crags in that area that we haven't been able to cover like Fontvielle and Cavaillon. Even Buoux is within striking distance from Orgon TBH. The central crags are a bit spread out although I did once spend a great week at Claret awhere we also climbed at Thaurac and Russan - a fair bit of driving though. Hope this helps. Alan PS. We actually had a great place in the Cote d'Azur area that allowed us to get to St. Victoire, Calanques, Chateau Verte and Chateau Double but getting to the Nice Area or the Verdon would have been too far. These guides aren't meant to be ticked in a single trip mind ;-)
31 Oct, 2011
The crag locations marked on the map here http://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/news.php?id=4163 Are not exactly correct, which gives a false idea of how the crags are grouped. Logical groupings of crags for a weeks visit (bearing in mind that Millau is about 2 hours from Montpellier/Alès) would be : Around Millau : Tarn/Jonte/Cantobre/Boffi Around Montpellier : Claret/Thaurac/Hortus (plus St Bauzille, St Jean de Bueges and a few other places) Around Nimes/Alès : Russan/Seynes (plus Collias, Pont St Nicolas and others) The Ardeche : Chaulet/Mazet/Actinidias/Cirque des Gens/Les Branches Around Avignon : Orgon/Mt Gaussier/Mouriès (plus a few other small local crags and not that far from Buoux and the Dentelles)
31 Oct, 2011
Aren't they? Which crags are misplaced? Alan
31 Oct, 2011
The Tarn is correct, but Jonte should be further south, where the 'e' of Cantobre is. Cantobre is a tiny bit too far north (not much though) Thaurac is about right (maybe a bit too north), but Hortus is too far east. There's a useful map here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=17208 Claret is too far north-east - the arrow points to Quissac. Russan is right, but Seynes is a bit too far east. All the Ardeche and Alpilles crags are bang on. Mostly small errors (apart from the Jonte!) but they make a difference to how the groups look.
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