France : Ariège

Author Chris Craggs, John Arran, Anne Arran
Published Rockfax (2012)
ISBN 978-1-873341-87-2

Website rockfax.com

Review

The Ariège region of Southern France is the compact area where the Ariège River cuts through the Pyrenées on its way from Andorra to the coast. There is a lot of high quality climbing in the area with a superb variety of rock types to go at; from the soaring granite slabs of the Dent d’Orlu, to the steep limestone bulges of Génat. Limestone, granite and gneiss are on offer and routes vary in size from boulder problems to long epics of over 20 pitches.

The area has a long and intriguing history and offers plenty to do apart from the climbing, including mountain walking, caving, river rafting, skiing and checking out the many ancient castles. Factor in the year-round climbing, easy access from northern Europe and plenty of high quality accommodation in the area and it is easy to see that the Ariège region has lots to offer.

This guidebook covers all the major climbs on the crags covered. It details sport routes and longer mountain trad. There are also sections on mountain walks and other activities.

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Crags covered by this Guide
Ariège crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Alliat 191 Limestone E
Appy 27 Gneiss S
Arabaux 117 Limestone SW
Arbiech 12 Limestone NW
Auzat 246 Granite SE
Ax-les-Thermes 91 Granite S
Baychon 106 Limestone SE
Calamès 221 Limestone S
Génat 140 Limestone S
Goulier 11 Limestone S
Junac App Exclusive 27 Gneiss SE
La Dent d'Orlu 70 Granite all
La Roche Ronde 54 Limestone SE
Laramade 113 Granite all
Lavelanet - Dreuilhe 24 Limestone W
Lavelanet - Gorges de Péreille 23 Limestone W
Le Carol 54 Limestone S
Lordat App Exclusive 98 Limestone N
Orlu 98 Granite all
Ornolac 145 Limestone all
Pic Rouge de Belcaire 4 Granite SW
Quié d'Urs 53 Limestone S
Roc à Steph 38 Limestone S
Roc de Sédour 119 Limestone all
Roc des Abeilles 24 Limestone S
Roquefixade - Chateau 50 Limestone SW
Sabart 78 Limestone NW
Saut de l'Ours 65 Limestone W
Sibada 45 Limestone NW
Sinsat 290 Limestone S
Soulcem - Madelon App Exclusive 10 Granite E

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