The new edition is out! On 280 pages in the guide are 9 areas in the department of Herault with very different characteristics. In roughly equal proportions are sport climbing routes, partially established routes and routes to be secured entirely by yourself. The length of the routes varies from short sport climbing routes to 300 alpine climbing meters.The climbing guide impresses with detailed sketches, good color topos as well as informative photographs, on which the accesses to the individual sectors can be easily read.Other useful info on: access / approach / descent, sector orientation, necessary belay material, length of routes, alpine difficulty rating, parking / access points with GPS coordinates.280 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2022

This new climbing guide reveals two gems of the Hérault department to the public. These are the climbing areas of Joncas and Saugras, located in the hilly hinterland west of Montpellier. The finest rough limestone invites you to enjoy climbing and has a lot to offer with a difficulty range from 3 to 9a on the French scale. Joncas is definitely the area with more routes and, above all, many difficult routes. Saugras, on the other hand, has just three sectors and the most difficult route is a 7a – otherwise there are many easy routes. Otherwise, there is only one thing to say: a small climbing guide with very good photo topos, clear pictograms (location of the sector, orientation of the wall, bar chart of routes/difficulty, max. wall height) and detailed site plans.64 pageslanguage Frenchedition 2025FFME

Climbing area not far from Montpellier. The plateau of Thaurac rises to about 480m, in the valley flows the Herault at 130m. The guidebook, reissued in 2023, now describes a total of 1003 routes in all directions and difficulty levels (46 routes up to 4; 195 up to 5c+; 423 between 6a and 6c+; 280 up to 7c+; and 67 routes between 8a and 8c+). Particularly rewarding about this scenic climbing area is the fact that, in addition to the best established single pitches, there are also many perfectly established multi-pitches up to 120 meters. The guide offers very readable topos on good color photos. For the individual routes there is information on length, orientation and quality. Very helpful is the index of all included routes, sorted by difficulty. So you have a quick overview of the distribution of all possible routes of the area to the individual sectors. 200 pages language french / blurb in german / spanish / italian / english edition 2023 Fabien Roumanille, Loïc Le Denmat

Climbing in calm Claret 68 pages Language: French Edition 2020 A. Catzflis Self publisher Area: in région Languedoc-Roussillon, 30 km north of Montpellier Rock: limestone Difficulties: 5b+ - 8c french scale / 200 routes Protection: sport climbing conditions Season: all year round

Languedoc - Roussillon is the 3rd climbing guidebook of the Rockfax France series. The book is the logical successor of the two previous climbing guides "Haute Provence" and "Cote d'Azur" and covers a large and climbing technically very productive area west of Avignon. The areas described are mainly located in or around the Cevennes National Park. In detail, they are the following areas: 5 areas of the Ardeche, Actinadas, Les Branches, Gorge du Tarn, Le Jonte, Le Boffi, Cantobre, Thaurac, Hortus, Claret, Russan, Seynes, Mouries, Orgon. This Rockfax guide is also a selection guide, i.e. the included climbing areas are partly described only in extracts. If you are looking for a comprehensive climbing guide for a single area, it is therefore usually better to look for the respective local guide. But even if in the new Rockfaxwerk ultimately not all routes have found space (in total there are more than 3000 routes!), so you can be sure, the important sectors are guaranteed. Otherwise, the guide impresses in the usual Rockfax quality. All walls are described in great detail via pictograms (including protection, orientation, hours of sunshine, wind, visitor numbers) - for the individual routes, additional information is provided on climbing style, length and enjoyment factor. The clarity of the topos is again exemplary. Superimposed over super color photographs, they are very easy to read throughout. The guide is illustrated with many photos. In addition, the guide provides a super quick reference in the form of a table that lists the total number of trails by grade for all areas. Overall, a very content-rich and clear climbing guide. If you are looking for a climbing guide beyond this selection guide, which describes an area completely, then you will find a wealth of area guides in our France offer. Rock: limestone Difficulties: almost every grade / single and multi pitches Protection: mostly sport climbing conditions Season: all year round 376 pages Language: English 1st Edition 2011 A. Berry Rockfax    

Saint Ambroix, Pont d'Auzon, Seynes, Méjannes le Clap, Montfaucon, Rochefort du Gard, Estézargues, Collias, Pont Saint Nicolas, Russan and Aubais are presented as climbing areas in this guide. All of the routes in these areas in the Gard department of southern France are included. There are areas with mainly moderate difficulties, but also areas with high demands on climbing skills. For all areas applies: climbing is mostly in single pitches. Routes with several pitches are rather the exception in the included areas. The topos are superimposed on color photos of the walls. All other necessary information such as parking, access, approach are sufficiently and bilingually described or shown as signs / pictograms. In addition, the new edition 2023 contains very good site plans with listed parking spaces and QR codes for the individual sectors.224 pagesLanguage French / access and approach in EnglishEdition 2023L. Pierret, Th. Sandri

Not far from the better-known climbing area of Thaurac is a beautiful rock face approximately 100 meters high - L'Hortus. It is divided into 14 sectors, which offer a total of 113 multi-pitch routes (mainly in grades 5, 6, and 7) and 53 single-pitch routes. The topos are super easy to read and have big color photos. More info on the sectors and routes is in French. L'Hortus is especially cool for climbers who like longer, more enjoyable routes. The latest info for a great multi-pitch area!56 pagesLanguage: FrenchEdition: 2025F. Roumanille, L.L. Denmat  

Not far from the better-known climbing area of Thaurac, there is a beautiful crag about 100 meters high - L'Hortus. It is divided into 11 sectors, which offer a total of 99 multi-pitch routes (mainly in the 5th and 6th French grade). The topos are laid over large b/w photographs and are easy to read. Further information on the sectors and routes is only available in French. L'Hortus is particularly interesting for climbers who prefer longer, enjoyable routes. Currently the most up-to-date guide to this small area.44 pagesFrench editionEdition 2003Fabien Roumanille and Jean-Luc FabreArea: close to the climbing area Thaurac, 35 km northwest of MontpellierRock: limestoneDifficulties: 5 – 6 French scale / 99 multi pitchesProtection: sport climbing conditionsSeason: all year round  

Saint Jean de Buèges is located in the heart of the department of l'Hérault and is  a wonderful place for climbing. Directly behind the village is waiting the big crag, with best climbing in the medium difficulty levels levels of difficulty, with many single pitches and great multi-pitch routes. In addition to Saint Jean de Buèges, the climbing guide also mentions the area of le Moulin de Bertrand. There you have good climbs too, only on 32 routes with more difficult routes.The difficulty range there starts at 4b+ and ends at ends at 8b+ french scale.The climbing guide is absolutely up to date and therefore knowledge of French is not absolutely necessary in order to the desired route. Color photos and the corresponding difficulties are well presented. All other information such as ascent, descent, orientation and lape plan are of course included.52 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2016

Climbing in the Haut-Languedoc!Fauzan, Trémenal, St Chinian, Roquebrun, Landeyran, Bédarieux Roc Rouge, Bédarieux Caussanel, Vailhan as well as Vissou are all located in the hinterland, in the mountains of the Haut Laguedoc, of Béziers. Easy to reach via Montpellier and definitely worth the trip!The 9 climbing areas wait with over 600 ways in the degrees of difficulty 3 to 8 French. Scale. The majority is in the 5th to 7th degree.FFME Hérault has once again published a clean climbing guide. Everything is described in detail in French. Almost all topos (about 98%) are superimposed on color photos. The site plans are graphically and additionally as photo prefixed to the chapters, with the GPS data of the parking places. In addition, there is always an overview of the number of routes with their difficulty to the individual areas. The orientation of the wall can be experienced via a compass symbol.Besides mainly single pitches, a few multi-pitch routes are also presented.192 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2016