It was a beautiful day for climbing with not a cloud in the sky from the morning. A climbing friend invited me to go climbing at Pontamafrey, a local climbing area in Savoie, France 🇫🇷
This is my second time to climb in Pontamafrey after last year (2021). I never thought that I would be back to climb in Pontamafrey.
Climbing area in Pontamafrey
It is a small climbing area, but there are about 10 multi-pitch climbing routes about 200m. There seems to be more than 100 single-pitch routes as well.
There is a parking lot right in front of the climbing area, and it takes less than 5 minutes to get to the climbing area. This proximity to the approach was very attractive.
I would say that Pontamafrey is an area for beginner to intermediate climbers.
If I had to guess, I would say it's like the South Face of Joyama in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan 🇯🇵
Pontamafrey Droite
Les Professionnels
Cotations : TD 6b+>6b (Camp to Camp)
Dénivelé des difficultés : 180 m
Type de rocher : gneiss
👱🏻♂️ L1:6a, 👱🏻♂️ L2:6a+, 🐢 L3:6a, 🐢 L4:6b+, 🐢 L5:6a+, 👱🏻♂️ L6:6a
Climbing Equipment
double rope 50m X 2
16 quickdraws
Personal Comments:
It is a bit short for a multi-pitch route, but all pitches are of good quality and enjoyable.
L4 has a powerful vertical wall along the narrow inside corner after takeoff, but I think a grade of (6b+) is appropriate. The inside corner of L5 is not a problem if you are calm and look for holds.
Last year, when I climbed Pontamafrey for the first time (2021.11), the whole route was in the shade by 3 pm, the temperature dropped dramatically, and the wind was blowing, so it was cold 🥶 but this time (2022.6), the weather was clear and sunny without clouds ☀️ so the climbing route was hot and sunny 🥵
✍🏻 From Pontamafrey "Les Lépreux (TD- 6a+>5c) ", you can see this view 😄
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