Climbing Guidebook Sicily Rock

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
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 CAVE
288 pages
language german / english / italian
edition 2023


K. Oelze, H. Röker
Gebro Verlag