Being an island in the very south of Italy, Sicily is an ideal climbing destination for the colder months of the year. It offers superb sport climbing on limestone, but also much more. https://climbingitaly.com/en/sicily/
Rope climbing areas:
San Vito lo Capo - you can't talk about climbing in Sicily without mentioning San Vito. This is the number 1 climbing destination here, and a truly world-class area with amazing sport climbing by the sea, as well as few multipitches. What makes this place special is that there are interesting routes also for beginners and advanced climbers, not just for pros.
When it gets too hot at the coast, there are good options in the mountains - Parco delle Madonie being the prime example, but also the area around Etna
The south-east of Sicily is a bit of hidden gem - areas around the cities of Ragusa and Siracusa feature countless crags in the many canyons here. If you are an ambitious crusher, this is your place to be as the climbing tends to be on the harder side.
Bouldering:: not too many people heard about the bouldering in Sicily, which is a shame because there are two great areas here, and both on sandstone blocks.
Equipment needed
The minumum needed is a 60m rope and 15 quickdraws as that's sufficient for most routes here, but it's better to bring a 70m rope and 18 quickdraws so that you can climb almost everything. For multipitches you will need extra trad gear and slings
Guidebooks
The best source is La Roccia di Sole which covers the whole Sicily (some minor crags were left out). The San Vito area has it's own guidebook which is regularly updated, Sicily-Rock - which is available for purchase in the El Bahira camping.
Rest day tips There's plenty to do in Sicily, even if you didn't want to climb at all.
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you can fly to Palermo, Trapani or Catania. It's advisable to rent a car, as public transport in Sicily isn't the best. If San Vito lo Capo is your only destination, it's possible to manage without a car.
Plenty of campings, guesthouses or airbnb's are available all around Sicily. As climbers come here from October to May, the prices are generally lower since it's outside of the standard tourist season.
Did you know that you can create an account to record, track and share your climbing ascents? Thousands of climbers are already doing this.
Author(s): Massimo Cappuccio & Giuseppe Gallo
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9788885475854
A definitive guidebook describing all the single pitch rock climbing and sport climbing areas on the island of Sicily, covering 122 different crags, and many 1,000s of routes across a wide range of grades.
4c+ | ★★★ Eringo | ||
5a | ★★★ Trilli | ||
5b | ★★★ Tu mio | ||
5b+ | ★★★ Strani sono... Senza pancia | ||
5c | ★★★ Für Christian | ||
5c+ | ★★★ Olivastro | ||
6a | ★★★ Danza Della Pioggia | ||
6a+ | ★★★ Silent sleep | ||
6b | ★★★ Melchiorre | ||
6b+ | ★★★ A Iaddinara | ||
6c | ★★★ Zick Zack | ||
6c+ | ★★★ Black Friday | ||
7a | ★★★ Fabio 76 | ||
7a+ | ★★★ Tears of freedom | ||
7b | ★★★ Il Paradiso Non Puo Attendere | ||
7b+ | ★★★ Pipeline | ||
7c | ★★★ Cerca Passaggio | ||
7c+ | ★★★ Comes true | ||
8a | ★★★ Pochaonta's loveline | ||
8a+ | ★★★ Il Mio nome e nessuno |
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Luisa Ríos on ★★ Red Pillar 6c - Hoyo hoyo hoyote
Stefan Löw at Graceland - DSC01282.jpg
Lee Cujes on ★★★ Per I Nostri Amici 6b+ - san-vito-1-13.jpg
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