Saint-Jean-de-Buèges
The Tras Castel crag is another of the region’s jewels that climbers love to visit. Climbing in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges is varied, with many different types of route.
Saint-Jean-de-Buèges: the pillar’s edge!
The Tras Castel crag is another of the region’s jewels that climbers love to visit. Climbing in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges is varied, with both long routes of 80-90m and beautiful single-length sport climbs.
The village is named after the river that flows through it: the Buèges.
It’s a historic, medieval site: dominating the village, the Château de Baulx was restored after 1991. You can admire it on this outing. Behind the castle, its guardian, the Tras Castel rock, is a huge playground.
ON THE MENU
– Long routes up to 90m.
– Setting up relays.
– Belaying.
– Recall with self-locking device.
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
SPORTS
Description
There are three possible faces to climb at Saint-Jean-de-Buèges:
– The West pillar, historically holds the first equipped route openings from the bottom. It is renowned for its 6 routes of 80m. It’s a demanding and wide climb, with points spaced far apart, and the level required to negotiate certain hard pitches. Naturéo’s favorite: the sustained tramps (6a+ max).
– The West and South pillars will be our “school” cliff for the long route. It enables climbers in the 5b category to test their first sensations. We’ll teach you how to set belays and belay, as well as how to abseil down with a self-locking device (Machard). Naturéo’s favorite: le coup de grisou (6a max).
– The sunny south face is the perfect place to climb in winter. It has 3 sectors of varying difficulty, with routes ranging from 1m to 40m. Naturéo’s favorite: a tout cœur 6a+ (40 m).
Climbing in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges is therefore the place where we can introduce you to sport climbing, both single-pitch and long routes.
Hortus
Hortus means “garden” in Latin. This major site for climbing in the Hérault is a rare gem.
Mont Caroux
Long route climbing is reserved for people who already have some climbing and belaying experience.
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Naturéo Sport & Aventure offers a range of canyoning, via-ferratas, rando-rappel and rock-climbing courses in the Hérault and Gard departments. We cover the area from the Montpellier hinterland through the Cévennes to the Massif du Caroux…
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