Piemonte - Valle Gesso

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General information                                                             (Back to map Piemonte)

Area Pian della Casa

Area San Giacomo di Entracque

General information                                                                   (Content)

Situation: Side valleys of the the Valle Gesso, about 40 km south west of Cuneo.
Topo: Bouldertopo iBloc.

2015 a guidebook for some areas in the valley was published: "Bouldering in Valle Gesso, Vallone di San Giacomo"

If you should plan a longer stay in Valle Gesse and surrounding, you will find many more areas, some of them in high altitude with a long access.

Information to many bouldering areas can also be found on an interactive map of the region around Cuneo.


Pian della Casa                                                                                            (Content)

Climate: Mountain valley at an elevation of 1700 m. Snow in winter, the road is closed.
Rock: Granit.

Boulder problems
About 80 boulder problems 3 - 7c+ and a beautiful project (or maybe done meanwhile?)
 

Beautiful granite boulders on the pasture close to the road.

On the other side of the creek are also some worthwhile problems.

The last boulder of the area is one of the best with many easier Problems and some good traverses.

What a beautiful line!

Cranking till dawn, the quality of the granite is similar to that in Buttermilks but of a finer grain.

 

 

 


San Giacomo di Entracque                                                                                       (Content)

Climate: Mountain valley at an elevation of 1300 m. Snow in winter, the road is closed.
Rock: Gneiss.

Boulder problems
About 100 boulder problems 3 - ~7c in 2 sectors
 

A huge talus and only a few boulders cleaned in the lower parts!

Interesting walls on the left side....

... and powerful overhangs on the right - definitely one of the most interesting boulders of the area