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Sardinia - Trip Report ... ~ (from another Rod.) 26-May-2009 At 3:52:43 AM rod

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went to grande dubbione, val chisone, NW italy last weekend...HOT, 35 and the feet were on fire. great spot though, a bit of free camping, multi-pitch and single pitch routes, some aid routes and generally a great vibe. no-one around. gneiss on the verge of granite in formation and 5a through still to be free'd stuff. we finished off the hardest stuff in our guidebook then tried freeing some of the aid routes, took an age to figure out how to free one but then couldn't red-point the bastard: two 7b+ boulder sections in a generally 7a route and i blew the second crux by about an inch much to the mirth of my companions.

good for a visit if in the area.

if you don't want to free camp or its busy season: www.bellabaita.com
free route guides and information: http://digilander.libero.it/fiorenzomichelin/

finished up the weekend at the top of paretoni with our swiss german friends, fantastic evening.

photo to follow on an edit...

...finally got it sorted, here we go