CLIMBING GUIDE to italy

Climbing in Emilia-Romagna

Most of the Emilia-Romagna region is made up of the Padanian plain, but in the southern region starts the Apennines foothills. Although the Apennines are not as grand as the Dolomites and Alps, there are lots of hidden valleys with small cliffs that can be found in an unexpected places, and many·have been bolted for sport climbing.

The largest climbing area are Bismantova on the border of Tuscany and Emilia, and Bagnolo climbing site just south of Bologna. The Emilia area is also full of a rich history that resulted from the traffic along the Po river. Apart from Bologna and the other major urban centres, the beaches of Romagna have always attracted tourists from home and abroad (especially the Germans and Northern Europeans).

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If you can get to one of the sites I have described: be sure to buy the local guidebook if it is being sold by someone who has bolted routes in the area. The routes I recommend and routes I have tried over the years, I cannot tell you how some of the routes are now since I do not climb at the same level.

Rock Climbing Sites of the Emilia Romagna

1. Pienazzo dei Casali Rock Climbing Site
2. Rocca di Badolo Rock Climbing
3. Fosso Raibano Rock Climbing
4. Pietramora Rock Climbing
5. Fosso Raibano Rock Climbing
6. Pietramora Rock Climbing
7. Bagnolo Rock Climbing
8. Ripa Moia Rock Climbing
9. Rock Climbing Guide to Asfodeli, Parma Italy
10. Rock Climbing Guide to Bismantova, Reggio Emilia Italy