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Christine & Graham Lynch,

Barthalé, 09300, Montferrier

info@climb09.com

00 33 (0) 5 61 05 39 12

 
rock climbing - crags in the niaux area
   
Crag
Routes
Multi-
pitch
5a to 6b 6b+ to 7a 7a+ to 7c+ 8a and harder time to drive to parking time to walk to crag

sunny/
shady

Access issues
 
Alliat
161
5
15
29
81
31
30 min
4-26
min
none
 

An excellent crag with a variety of sectors - some multi-pitch, some roof work in a cave and many vertical lines in the 7's. In the shade from about 2pm, a good crag for summer.


 
L'Arche
19
3
1
0
3
2
35 min
60 min
none
 

Along with La Colonne Unique, Le Refuge and Le Saut de l'Ours this is one of a group of small crags with hard lines situated near the popular tourist cave of Niaux. Generally good sites for spring and autumn

 
 
Baychon
100
11
27
33
30
10
35 min
8-15 min
sunny venmu
none
 

A lovely site with mostly short routes in a beautiful setting. Several sectors all close to each other. Gets the sun early, and in the shade from mid-afternoon.

 
 
Le Belvedere
12
0
0
3
9
0
35 min
10 min
sunny venmu
none
 

A new site perched above Alliat with a fine view over the valley below. Some good looking routes but as yet little visited.

 
 
La Colonne Unique
8
-
0
0
4
3
35 min
25 min
none
 

See entry for L'Arche.

 
 
Génat
100
16
11
16
42
24
35 min
5-20 min
sunny venue
none
 

Superb crag, with an overhanging centrepiece home to many a hard route. The wings hold some easier lines, and the overhangs give sheltered climbing in rainy weather.

 
 
Grotte du Sabart
48
7
0
6
13
27
28 min
10 min
 
none
 

A real hard-core venue, most of the routes cross the impressive main roof at equally impressive grades.

 
 
Laramade
bouldering
200
-
-
-
-
-
35 min
2 min
 
none
 

The best bouldering in the Ariège. Granite boulders in two wooded sectors right by the road, pleasantly cool in summer, as it faces north, but often icy and/or damp through the winter.

 
 
Le Refuge
9
-
0
3
6
0
35 min
20 min
 
none
 

See entry for L'Arche.

 
 
Saut de l'Ours
26
-
1
6
14
4
35 min
20 min
 
none
 

A popular crag with several excellent routes in the 7th grade.

 
 
Sibada
36
-
4
19
12
1
30 min
5 min
 
none
 

Good quality vertical single pitches, mostly hard 6's to 7a. In the shade until early afternoon, so good for summer mornings or winter afternoons.