This new area for Rockfax is another in the ‘glorious sunny sport climbing destinations in the Mediterranean’ category. The crags around San Vito and Palermo have more in common with a compact venue like Kalymnos than the more spread out climbing on Mallorca and the Costa Blanca. This book covers everything on the main crags including and is the only book you need. 400 pages languauge english edition 2021 Daimon Beail Rockfax

The area San Vito lo Capo in the north-west of Sicily is one of the best European climbing destinations for the cooler season. Many routes can be reached on foot from the camping and Monte Monaco even offers some multi-pitch climbs up to a length of 400 m. The moderate climate, the situation close to the sea, cheap flights, the infrastructure of San Vito (beach, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels,...) and the very well protected and really excellent routes (also in the moderate grades) make this area to a real top-spot of European climbing.- Comfortable temperatures also in winter (many south/west facing sectors)- Close vicinity to the beach, the area lies directly at the sea- Very short approach times: Many crags can be reached in 1-5 minutes.- The campsite El Bahira lies directly at the coast and below the biggest cliff. The first sectors are only a few steps from the campsite area.- Excellent connections and cheap flights to Birgi-Trapani or Palermo from all over Europe- A special goody: presentation of the boulderspot BIG CAVE situated directly in the climbing area- New symbols for routes re-bolted/bolted with duplex-steel (PLX) or titanium- 1218 sport climbing routes and numerous multi-pitch routes up to 400 m San Vito is a climbing area close to the sea and therefore like all such areas faces the problem of corrosion by extremely salty air. The safety depends a lot on the used material of the bolts. 2 factors have an important effect on the safety: a) the time and b) the used bolt type and its material. Therefore we researched - if possible - the year of the development and the used type/material of the bolts. With this info it's a lot better now to estimate the safety of the bolt material of a route.After a short introduction how to use the guidebook and a description of the used symbols, in the next part general information to the area is given. This is how to get there, where to stay, boarding, the rock, bolting, the climate etc. All this in 3 languages.A chart gives the distribution of difficulties at the different crags and helps planning your climbing day.As the route descriptions are given in English only a little dictionary (English - German - Italian) helps to translate often used words or phrases.Areas: Rocca Firriato • Monte Monaco • Pizzo Monaco • Nuova Ossessione • Cattedrale nel Deserto • Il Grande Occhio • Scogliera di Salinella • Valanga • Macari - Placche di Macari (Lage • situation) • Lost World • Torre Radio Nord • Grotta Perciata • Castelluzzo Outdoor Wall • Crown of Aragon • Cinema Paradiso • Custonaci / Scurati • Boulderspot BIG CAVE304 pageslanguage german / english / italian9.edition 2024K. Oelze, H. RökerGebro Verlag

Five editions in less than 15 years are proof of the rapid development of climbing in Sicily. After the beginnings and the progression of development in the area around Palermo, the region of Trapani and San Vito lo Capo, the east is now coming into its own with Canicattini, which has blossomed into Sicily's third climbing hotspot.There are many new things, not only for sport climbers, but also for boulderers and DWS fans.The many new multi-pitch routes have led to the separation of climbing gardens and multipitches (the guidebook for the long routes is expected to be published in autumn 2022) in two separate books, as has already been done for many other important climbing areas by the publisher Versante Sud. A vertical universe, described with passion down to the smallest detail, to easily find your way among the rocks of Sicily.Very well made, clearly organised guide. All the information you need is clearly presented.Precise directions, good sketches of the approaches to the individual sectors, good presentation of the topos also in sketch form - often illustrated with colour photos, all other information (orientation, children, altitude, parking, ...) as pictograms.560 pagesLanguage GermanEdition 2022M. Cappuccio, G. GalloVersante Sud  

Exact topos for the climbing area of Sicily - 850 climbs Langauge: Italian / English Edition 2015 Versante Sud Area: west coast of Sicily, next to Zingaro reserve Rock: limestone Protection: sport climbing conditions Season: all year round  

Sport Climbing in Sicily / San Vito lo Capo 192 pages Language: German / Italian / English 1 Edition 2013 Vertical Life