Another piece of sport climbing history. Pay your respect!
An impeccable limestone cliff. The two main styles here are cracks (be prepared for a fight) and technical face or overhanging climbs. Most routes are in the 6s and 7s, up to 8b+.
It is less popular today but offers incredible, technical, hard to read, sustained routes.
The cliff is in the sun year round, so come here in winter or wake up early in summer.
Some privately owned climbing areas may have restricted access. Check with https://www.ffme.fr/
Take the Route d'Evenos D462. The car park is a short walk from the crag.
Park where indicated, take care of the environment, buy the local guidebook when possible (this is one of the ways you can help local route setters), clean up your shoes before climbing, don't spray beta, be polite.
In the 1980s, Le Cimai was a proving ground: all the best sport climbers were coming here to climb extreme routes: first 7c+ onsight (Antoine Le Menestrel - 1987), first 8a onsight (Antoine Le Mesnestrel again), first female 8b (Isabelle Patissier - 1988), first female 8b+ (Lynn Hill - 1990).
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Author(s): Christian Boutonné
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9782955166703
A definitive guidebook to the rock climbing found in the Toulon area covering 17 separate crags including Baou de 4 Ouro, Faron Citerne, Faron Telepherique, and the towers at Fenouillet, with routes to suite all levels.
Not available anymore as of 2023.
Author(s): Chris Craggs
Date: 2017
ISBN: 9781873341285
A selective guidebook describing 10 major sport climbing areas in the Cote d’Azur region, which are Verdon Gorge, Sainte Victoire, Les Calanques, Toulon area, Chateavert, Chateaudouble, Massif del’Esterel, Gorges du Loup, Saint-Jeannet, and around the Monaco. area.
8b | ★★★ Treblinka | ||
8b+ | ★★★ Polémiques | ||
8c+ | ★★★ Bouquet final |
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