Lans-en-Vercors

This very classic climbing area features over a hundred routes on excellent Senonian limestone (hence the presence of flint in some places) with good holds for fingers and feet. All skill levels are represented, with most routes rated 6 and 7, but many routes offer a chance to learn placement and route reading on accessible routes. The downside of its popularity is that the rock is well-worn in places. Although it’s an older site, new routes are regularly added (including an entire sector in 2004). Maintenance is performed regularly, and some sectors have recently been completely rebolted. The area also offers difficult routes as well as 2- to 3-pitch routes. Thanks to its excellent exposure, the rock dries quickly. It’s fascinating to imagine that a glacier, descending from Pic St-Michel, once became trapped in this gorge a very long time ago, thus creating this climbing terrain.

Sectors

• Les Petits Piliers Sud
• Humour Noir
• Les Copains
• Les Trous
• Le Jardin
• Michel Ange
• Pilier Gris
• Les Petits Piliers Ouest
• Le Couloir
• Loin des Yeux