by Fred » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:21 am
I forgot to mention.
Funny story about Verdon. You'll notice there aren't any climbing photos. Don't ask why. hehe
We got out of the car, looked over the railing, looked at each other and started laughing histaricaly, then got in the car and drove off. Instant Vertigo! We've both done tons of multi-pitch and we were both certain we could do Verdon (It's bolted after all right?!) but that wasn't the case. Yeah Yeah laugh it up but untill you've been there you can't say much. It's not like anything else you've done because for this crag you show up at the top of a 1000ft VERTICAL cliff (no progression) and have to rap in. The intimidating part is that you HAVE to make it back out. There is a trail out of the gorge but you may die of thirst and get picked by vultures if you run out of water. LOL I tell you, it realy isn't like starting a multi-pitch from the ground. It's very intimidating so consider that if you ever plan a trip to Verdon. The photos don't do justice to the void below. It's an amazing place and I'd love to go there more prepared some day and give it a go. It's NOT a sport crag even though it's bolted. I read countless articles about the intimidation of Verdon and how it even got to the most experienced of climbers. They were right.
I want to go to hell... there's probably lots of rock to climb there.