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Free-Climbing Areas Lake Garda - Italy
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An indispensable guide to free-climbing in the Lake Garda - Garda Trentino area. What would European climbing be today without the famous natural rock walls between Lake Garda and the Sarca Valley? On these rocks Manolo, Bassi, Mariacher have written the history of free-climbing.
Baone
- Locality: Arco
- Exposure: South
- N° of routes: 13
- Difficulty: 4b/6a
- Length: from 25 to 100 m
- Notes: level base area equipped with tables/benches - WC
Spiaggia delle Lucertole
- Locality: Torbole
- Exposure: South
- N° of routes: 20
- Difficulty: mainly 6a/7c - more than 7/b
- Length: 15/60 m - 30 m on average
- Notes: vertical cliff high up above the lake
Corno di Bò
- Locality: Torbole
- Exposure: West
- N° of routes: 4
- Difficulty: 4b/5a
- Length: 50/60 m
- Notes: cliff high up above the beach
S. Martino Policromuro
- Locality: Arco
- Exposure: East
- N° of routes: 130
- Difficulty: 5a/9a
- Length:15/40 m - 20/25 m on average
- Notes: base area among olive trees equipped with tables/benches - WC - very few parking places. Walking from Arco is recommended.
Nago
- Locality: Nago
- Exposure: South
- N° of routes: 120
- Difficulty: 5a/8a
- Length: 15/40 m - 25/30 m on average
- Notes: perfect for groups and families - parking possible along the road towards Monte Baldo
Passo S. Giovanni
- Locality: Nago
- Exposure: South
- N° of routes: ca. 40
- Difficulty: 5c/8a
- Length: 10/25 m
- Notes: bouldering possible in the woods - ideal area for families
Muro dell’Asino - Partete Ovest M. Colodri
- Locality: Arco
- Exposure: West
- N° of routes: 35
- Difficulty: 4a/6b
- Length: from 10 m to 25 m
- Notes: easy equipped walls for children - base area equipped with tables/benches - WC - very few parking places. Walking from Arco is recommended.
Marocche del Colodri
- Locality: Arco
- Exposure: various
- N° of routes: 50
- Difficulty: 3/7a - mainly 4/5
- Length: from 3 to 15 mt - boulders
- Notes: historic bouldering area in Arco, located just above the campsite area and the municipal swimming pool – recently, the highest boulders were fitted with anchor bolts by Arco Town Hall
Il Calvario
- Locality: Arco
- Exposure: east
- N° of routes: 20
- Difficulty: 5b/8a - mainly 6/7
- Length: from 15 to 25 mt
- Notes: walking from Arco to Laghel is recommended - no parking in the olive grove area
Belvedere
- Locality: Nago
- Exposure: south
- N° of routes: 50
- Difficulty: from 3c/7b
- Length: 12/24 mt
- Notes: use the new access from the roundabout - lower zone with more than 20 routes from 4a to 5c
Notes
The Autonomous Province of Trento equips, takes care of, and periodically checks the climbing areas mentioned above. In the Garda Trentino territory there are many other climbing areas, equipped by experts but not officially and regularly taken care of.
It is advisable to always check the state of the walls’ equipment before using them.
It is advisable to always use a helmet to protect you from injury in falls and from falling debris.
Climbing involves certain risks and climbers must be responsible enough to know and respect the correct basic safety rules and use the proper safety gear.
The above list is merely a collection of information, with no technical or safety purposes.
Ingarda Trentino takes no responsibility for the contents, accuracy or completeness of these pages.
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