Valle dell'Orco Boulder
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Giacomo Pregnolato
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Markus Ixmeier
Italy’s splendid Orco Valley, located to the west of Turin, has traditionally been the home to some of the country’s premier trad climbing but beneath its splendid granite rock faces sits some of country’s greatest bouldering potential. With the advent of the first Orcoblocco bouldering meeting in 2014 new sectors were discovered and cleaned and currently there are nine main areas which previously had never been caressed with by chalk-covered fingers. 130 boulders host a total of 350 problems, and these don’t include the historic sector below the Sergent rock face, famous above all for the Fessura Kosterlitz, nor all those gems discovered by Austrian powerhouse Bernd Zangerl.
From Milan
Take the motorway A4 for Turn, leave this at Santhià and head towards Aosta. Exit at Ivrea and continue towards Cuorgnè, then Ceresole Reale following signs for SP 460. 180km, 2:15.
From Turin
Reach Caselle following Turin's northern ringroad, or take SP 460 that leads from Turin to Ceresole Reale, driving past Rivarolo Canavese. 80km 1:15.
From Aosta
Take the motorway A5 towards Turin, exit at Ivrea, continue for Cuorgnè and Ceresole Reale. 130 km 1:45. Public transport: reach Ceresole Reale using the Canavesana buses run by GTT. Rivarolo Canavese can be reached by train from Turin Porta Susa. From Rivarolo Canavese take the GTT bus up into Valle dell'Orco and Ceresole Reale. Pont Canavese can be reached by train; buses lead from here directly to Ceresole Reale. info 800019152.
The boulders in Valle Orco are located between 1500 and 1700 meters and face in all directions. The best time of year is from March to October as even in the heat of summer temperatures remain fresh fresh.
See all photos| N° | Name | Height | Beauty | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fessura Cammazza | |
6B | |
| Settore Tesla | ||||
| 2 | Marinai d'acqua dolce | |
6B+ | |
| Settore Fonti Alte | ||||
| 3 | Oppimus | |
6C+ | |
| Settore Poma | ||||
| 4 | Rattigan | |
7A | |
| Settore Barcaiolo | ||||
| 5 | Il mondo del tangax | |
7A+ | |
| Settore Gold Digger | ||||
| 6 | Alambicco | |
7B | |
| Settore Barcaiolo | ||||
| 7 | Maestro di Sì | |
7B | |
| Settore Fonti Minerali | ||||
| 8 | Gozer il Gozeriano | |
7B | |
| Settore Gozer | ||||
| 9 | Lucifero | |
7B | |
| Settore Atlantide | ||||
| 10 | Antinarderlitz | |
7C | |
| Settore Fonti Minerali | ||||
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