{"id":7510,"date":"2016-02-08T22:14:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T22:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activeazur.com\/?page_id=7510"},"modified":"2018-09-19T19:50:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T19:50:59","slug":"gorges-du-verdon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/rock-climbing\/south-france\/gorges-du-verdon","title":{"rendered":"Rock Climbing in the Gorges du Verdon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The best Rock Climbing in the Gorges du Verdon<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The Gorges du Verdon is often called Europe’s Grand Canyon, but in the climbing world it’s more like Europe’s Yosemite Valley. There’s enough climbing for 10 lifetimes. 350 m of beautiful bullet-blue limestone once considered too high and featureless to be climbable now has 1500 recognised routes, including some of the world’s best hard multi-pitch routes. Some of these routes can only be accessed by abseiling into them and setting up hanging belays. Other single pitch sports routes are a lot less committing and can be accessed from the valley floor. The scale of the place renders the atmosphere intimidating for Verdon newbies, but as a consolation, the variety and quality of the rock is superb with tufas, crimps, chimneys and perfect limestone pockets.<\/p>\n

The big wall climbing in Verdon is far more committing and involved than a lot of other places in the world because you do have to approach from the top of the cliff and rappel down and pull your ropes. And then you’re just down there dangling in space, and the only way out is to climb out.
\nEmily Harrington<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Book a Rock Climbing Trip in the Gorges du Verdon<\/h3>\n

Our rock climbing partners offer full-day and half-day climbing trips and cater to all abilities and group sizes. Rock climbing is an extreme sport which takes place in magnificent mountain terrain in remote locations. Take a guide, you’ll be safer and you’ll have a lot more fun.<\/p>\n