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A climbing spot in an awesome alpine setting with rather harder to very hard and long routes. One of the biggest sport climbing areas in the Wallis (Valais).
Description
Climbing spot at an altitude of about 1800m near a small lake (barrage de Zeuzier). Mostly cruxy and challenging routes. Sectors see lots of sun, shade in late afternoon. The cliff base is often steep and exposed and thus not suitable for kids.
Access issues
Visitors should not drive past the dam, camping is forbidden in the area (source in French).
Approach
Make your way to Sion and from there up to the lake. There is also public transport (bus) available.
Parking at the lake: (
46.344228, 7.433154)
Where to stay
Camping is forbidden on the whole area.
History
Initially devloped by Jean Marie Moos, Dominique Lugon, Jean Marie Porcellona, Daniel Blanc, François Mathey, Didier Berthod in the years 1997 to 2005.
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Author(s): Sandro von Känel
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9783906087580
A selective guidebook describing a selection of rock climbing and sport climbing routes at grades from F6b and above, in the Western Swiss Alps, including Freiburg, Bernese Oberland, Vaud, plus the entire area of the Valais.
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Author(s): Olivier Roduit
Date: 2022
Sportklettergebiete an den Grenzen zu Frankreich und Italien, im Kanton Wallis - unzählig vielen Sportkletterrouten / topausgestattete Genusstouren im alpinen Gelände sowie klassische oder sportliche Mehrseillängen.
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Author(s): Sandro von Kanel
Date: 2019
ISBN: 9783906087535
Die schönsten Klettergebiete vom Wallis über den Kanton Waadt bis in die Haute-Savoie und Chamonix.
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