Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Interesting rock climbing area for routes from 7a to 7c and starting from 8a (french grades).
Best time(s) :
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- Sept.
- Oct.
- Nov.
- Dec.
Aspect(s) : All Altitude : 400 m
Approach between 5 and 30 min up hill. Kids friendly ? foot of the crag reasonable for young kids.
Informations :
More than 300 routes, from 6a to 9b and some projects , spread over many crags Bolting : big run out climbing
Max Height : 40 m.
Rock :
limestone. Characteristic(s) : steep wall 
, vertical 
. Type(s) of holds : crimps, ribs, slopers.
, vertical . Type(s) of holds : crimps, ribs, slopers.
Legendary route(s) :
Cadafist 9a (F.A. Gérome Pouvreau mars 2017)
Retour Gagnant 9a (F.A. Adam Ondra jan 2018)
Iron Man 9a (F.A. Loic Zehani mars 2019)
La réserve 8b 3rd female onsight 8b by Josune Bereziartu on 1 oct 2005.
Le Mur des Six Clopes 1st female onsight (8b/8b+) by Caroline Ciavaldini on 2007. 2nd female onsight (8b/8b+) sent by Jenny Lavarda on 21 july 2014.
Rêve de Poutre 8c sent by Anak Verhoeven on 1 may 2017.
Idéal Chimérique 8c/8c+ sent by Anak Verhoeven on 9 may 2017.
La Ligne Claire 8c+ sent by Florence Pinet on 9 april 2018. Others outstandings sends : Nolwen Berthier (2020), Manon Hily (2022), Eva Hammelmüller (2023).
Panonoramix et les Cyclopes 8c+ sent by Oriane Bertone on 24 june 2020.
Le Cadafist v2 9a/9a+ first ascent by Hugo Parmentier on march 2020. Firsts repeats : Mathieu Bouyoud (2021), Alex Megos (2021), Cédric Lachat (2021).
La Castagne 9a+ first ascent by Adam Ondra on 3 feb 2018.
Super Crackinette 9a+ first ascent by Alex Megos on oct 2016. Firsts repeats : Gérôme Pouvreau (2018). Others outstandings sends : Julia Chanourdie (2020), Anatole Bosio (2020), Sébastien Berthe (2020), Cédric Lachat (2020), Thomas Ballet (2021), Nicolas Pelorson (2022), Nolwen Berthier (2022), Tanguy Mérard (2023), Sven Lempereur (2023).
Et pour Quelques Dégaines de Plus 9a+ first ascent by Alex Megos on march 2021.
Eagle 4 9b first ascent by Adam Ondra on 13 feb 2018. Firsts repeats : Hugo Parmentier (2020). 2nd female 9b sent by Julia Chanourdie on 7 nov 2020
Cadafist 9a (F.A. Gérome Pouvreau mars 2017)
Retour Gagnant 9a (F.A. Adam Ondra jan 2018)
Iron Man 9a (F.A. Loic Zehani mars 2019)
Further information(s) : Malheureusement avec toutes ces concrétions, il y a beaucoup de résurgences après les grosses pluies.
Web site(s) :
http://www.aptitudes-escalade.com/st-l%C3%A9ger-du-ventoux/ http://guillaumelebret.blogspot.fr/2015/06/du-neuf-saint-leger.html
Locations :
Area :
France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Vaucluse (84), Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux.
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Latitude : 44° 12' 55" N | Longitude : 5° 14' 47" E | Sexagesimal & Orientation |
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Latitude : 44° 12' 48" N | Longitude : 5° 15' 20" E | Sexagesimal & Orientation |
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