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2016 : a

2015 : a

2014 : a

• ideas + reports on other websites + forums

2013 : a

• forums: reports + ideas on discussion forums : France : Italy

2012 : b : a

• climb France - November
  Provence:
  * Rocher de Roquebrune East Ridge [ gpx | photos ]
  * Cap Canaille : Traverse Philemon E-W [ photos ]

• climb Italy - September
  * Hexenstein / Sass di Stria (Dolomites)
  * VF Gianni Costantini (Dolomites)
  * VF Spigolo della Bandera + Enrico Franco (Lombardia - SW Lake Garda)
  * VF Roccabianca (Susa - Torini)

• climb France - September
  * Mont Aiguille - Tour des Gemeaux - [ photos | slideshow Picasa ]
  * Aretes du Gerbier (pre-Alpes Vercors)
  * Obiou - Voie Paul Arthaud - [ photos ]
  * crags: Roche Corbière / Rochetaillée / Pilat + Petit Desert
  * VF Crolles : Vire des Lavandiere + Grand Dièdre (pre-Alpes Chartreuse)

2011 : e : d : c : b : a

• free climbing Austria + Germany (11aug-11sep) : Watzmannfrau + Watzmann-Ostwand + klettergartens + Kampenwand Westgipfel.

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11aug-11sep) : Dachstein (Irg, Westgrat Koppenkarstein, Skywalk, Anna, Der Johann, Schulter-Anstieg, Rundkluft-Anstieg, Hoher Dachstein)
  + Postalmklamm, Mittenwalder, Karwendel, Leoganger, Pidinger, Mandlgrat / Hoher Göll, Watzmann

• VF northeast Italy / Dolomites (11sep) : Punta Anna (Tofana) + Gerardo Sega + Che Guevara (near Arco + Lake Garda) + Monte Albano + Tabaretta (Ortler)

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11jun) : Königsjodler + Jubiläumsgrat + Kaiser Max + Waidring + Drachenwand + Grünstein

• VF northeast Italy / Dolomites (11jun-11jly) : Tomaselli + Sci Club 18 + Col dei Bos / Piramide + Brigata Tridentina + Piz da Lech + Masare + Rotwand/Roda de Vael + Trincee/Mesola

2010 : d : c : b : a

• Calanques
  * Sormiou Extreme Bec Traverse - [ photos ]
  * Squirrels traverse (Écureuils) - [ photos ]
  * En Vau ledge + Castelvieil traverse - [ photos ]
  * hike Marseilleveyre + sea - [ photos ] 

• Montagne Sainte Victoire

• other place weekend north

• VF via ferrata northeast Italy (10sep)

• VF climbs: alternate German + Italian names in northeast Italy (10jly)

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (10sep)

• VF via ferrata northeast Italy (10sep)

• VF climbs: alternate German + Italian names in northeast Italy (10jly)

• climb France: Savoie (10sep)

• climb Petit Tas and Dome de Bellefont in the Chartreuse

• VF via ferrata France: Savoie (10aug)

2009 : b : a

• hiking + scrambling seaside Marseille - Cassis - Calanques

• VF climbs in northeast Italy w less down-walking (09sept)

• VF climbs in Germany + Austria w less down-walking

• Ken Germany 2009: Hindelanger klettersteig [ photos on Picasa ]

• Sharon + Ken northeast Italy 2009:
  * VF Tullio Giovanelli, Burrone di Mezzocorona near Trento [ photos on Picasa ]
  * Santer pass, near Tiers + Bozen / Bolzano [ Picasa ]
  * VF Bulver Lugli, San Martino di Castrozza, Italy [ Picasa ]
  * VF Torrente Sallagoni, gorge at Drena near Arco, Italy [ Picasa ]

2008 : e : a

• Sharon + Ken: Dolomites [ photos | map ] : 2008 | Innerkoffler / Deluca | Marino Bianchi | Piz da Lech | Brigata Tridentina

• Sharon + Ken: Germany [ photos ] : 2008 | Alpspitze

• Tony + Ken: Dolomites [ photos ] : 2008 | Vallon + Piz Boe | Tschierspitze V / Piz da Cir

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by country + region

France

recent stories + photos:

• Provence (12nov)
  * Rocher de Roquebrune East Ridge [ gpx | photos ]
  * Cap Canaille : Traverse Philemon E-W [ photos ]

• pre-Alpes (12aug-sep)
  * Mont Aiguille - Tour des Gemeaux - [ photos | slideshow Picasa ]
  * Aretes du Gerbier (pre-Alpes Vercors)
  * Obiou - Voie Paul Arthaud - [ photos ]
  * crags: Roche Corbière / Rochetaillée / Pilat + Petit Desert
  * VF Crolles : Vire des Lavandiere + Grand Dièdre (pre-Alpes Chartreuse)

• Calanques (10nov)

• Montagne Sainte Victoire (10nov)

• climb France: Savoie (10aug)

• via ferrata France: Savoie (10aug)

• hiking + scrambling seaside Marseille - Cassis - Calanques

more info: France main index

English-language descriptions + reports on Euro websites

• Traverse of Aiguilles Crochues in Aiguilles Rouges by Chamonix

• Traversée des Arêtes du Gerbier in Vercors near Grenoble

• Corniche Paretti to Calanque Devenson

• Traversee Ramond on Castelvieil

• Traversee des Ecureuils between Calanque de l'Oule + Castelvieil

• traverse Vire des Immortelles on Cap Canaille

• Traverse Philemon on Cap Canaille

• Bec de l'Aigle seacoast tour : Traversée des Parpèles on Cap Canille by La Ciotat

• Bec de l'Aigle by traverse of the West ridge.

• Bec de l'Aigle NW face on Cap Canaille

• Le Capucin de La Ciotat : Voie Normale

• Rocher de Roquebrune: East ridge in Massif des Maures

• Baou de Saint-Jeanet: Face SE near Nice

• crag: Figuerolles Ecole d'Escalade by La Ciotat

• parking access: Col de la Gardiole

• parking access: Luminy

• parking access: Parc du Mugel - La Ciotat

• parking access: Figuerolles - La Ciotat

key reports

• Crochues - Belvedere traverse : 13jly in Aiguilles Rouges : c2c

• Bec d'Aigle Tour : 13mar | Bec d'Aigle Tour : 13jun (Traversee des Parpeles)

• Gerbier: Traversee des Aretes - 12sep

• Tête Sud du Replat: Pilier Chèze - 12jun

• Aiguille Orientale du Soreiller - Mazurka - 12jun

• c2c = more outing reports on CampToCamp

Italy

stories + photos:

• 2012 September - mainly NE

  * Hexenstein / Sass di Stria (Dolomites)
  * VF Gianni Costantini (Dolomites)
  * VF Spigolo della Bandera + Enrico Franco (Lombardia - SW Lake Garda)
  * VF Roccabianca (Susa - Torini)

• VF northeast Italy / Dolomites (11sep) : Punta Anna (Tofana) + Gerardo Sega + Che Guevara (near Arco + Lake Garda) + Monte Albano + Tabaretta (Ortler)

• VF northeast Italy / Dolomites (11jun-11jly)

• VF northeast Italy (10sep)

• VF climbs: alternate German + Italian names in northeast Italy : 2010

• VF climbs in northeast Italy w less down-walking

• photos climb via ferrata:
  * Santer pass, near Tiers + Bozen / Bolzano, Italy [ on Picasa ]
  * VF Tullio Giovanelli, Burrone di Mezzocorona, Italy [ Picasa ]
  * VF Bulver Lugli, San Martino di Castrozza, Italy [ Picasa ]
  * VF Torrente Sallagoni, gorge at Drena near Arco, Italy [ Picasa ]

• Sharon + Ken around Cortina + Dolomites, Italy [ photos | map ]

• Tony + Ken in northeast Italy [ photos ] : 2008

more info: Italy main index

Switzerland

more info: Switzerland main index

Germany

• free climbing Austria + Germany (11aug-11sep) : Watzmannfrau + Watzmann-Ostwand + Kampenwand Westgipfel.

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11aug-11sep) : Mittenwalder, Karwendel, Pidinger, Mandlgrat / Hoher Göll, Watzmann

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11jun-jly)

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (10sep)

• VF climbs in Germany + Austria w less down-walking

• photos climb:
  . * Hindelanger klettersteig, Oberstdorf, Germany [ photos on Picasa ]
  . * in TIrol in Austria nearby [ Picasa ]

Austria

• free climbing Austria + Germany (11sep) : klettergartens

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11aug-11sep) :
  * Dachstein (Irg, Westgrat Koppenkarstein, Skywalk,
   . . . Anna, Der Johann, Schulter-Anstieg, Rundkluft-Anstieg, Hoher Dachstein)
  * Postalmklamm, Leoganger

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11jun)

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (10sep)

• VF climbs in Germany + Austria w less down-walking (09sep)

• climb in TIrol [ photos on Picasa ]

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via ferrata climbs / klettersteig

This kind of rock climbs is not related to any kind of bicycling, but we've started doing them on bicycle trips.

• VF Ettero Bovero (Cortina) (13jun) : UKclimbing | alavigne.net
   

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11aug-11sep) :
  * Dachstein (Irg, Westgrat Koppenkarstein, Skywalk,
   . . . Anna, Der Johann, Schulter-Anstieg, Rundkluft-Anstieg, Hoher Dachstein)
  * Postalmklamm, Mittenwalder, Karwendel,
  * Leoganger, Pidinger, Mandlgrat / Hoher Göll, Watzmann

• VF northeast Italy / Dolomites (11sep) : Punta Anna (Tofana) + Gerardo Sega + Che Guevara (near Arco + Lake Garda) + Monte Albano + Tabaretta (Ortler)

• VF northeast Italy / Dolomites (11jun-11jly)

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (11jun)

• VF Austria + Germany klettersteig (10sep)

• VF northeast Italy (10sep)

• VF France: Savoie (10aug)

• VF climbs: alternate German + Italian names in northeast Italy (10jly)

• VF climbs in northeast Italy w less down-walking (09sept)

• VF climbs in Germany + Austria w less down-walking (09sept)

• Ken Germany 2009: Hindelanger klettersteig [ photos on Picasa ]

• Sharon + Ken northeast Italy 2009:
  * VF Tullio Giovanelli, Burrone di Mezzocorona near Trento [ photos on Picasa ]
  * Santer pass, near Tiers + Bozen / Bolzano [ Picasa ]
  * VF Bulver Lugli, San Martino di Castrozza, Italy [ Picasa ]
  * VF Torrente Sallagoni, gorge at Drena near Arco, Italy [ Picasa ]

• Sharon + Ken: Dolomites [ photos | map ] : 2008 | Innerkoffler / Deluca | Marino Bianchi | Piz da Lech | Brigata Tridentina

• Sharon + Ken: Germany [ photos ] : 2008 | Alpspitze

• Tony + Ken: Dolomites [ photos ] : 2008 | Vallon + Piz Boe | Tschierspitze V / Piz da Cir

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