Iain & Gill world tour

Saturday, September 23, 2006

St Leger de Ventoux

Despite having plenty of fun and games in Orpierre we decided to check out St Leger, an awesome sounding crag about an hour and a half's drive west into Provence. Definitely not disappointed! A stunning valley with cliffs running either sides. The biggest bonus being that one side is facing north so there is always some shade (something of a necessity at the moment). One downside is some rather sporting bolting in places. Iain found this out on a particularly tricky 7b+ when he narrowly avoided decking out from about 10m up. A venue where a clip stick is a big bonus...
St Leger is at the foot of Mont Ventoux which rises almost 2000 metres out of the plains of Provence. In the first picture you can see the summit buildings on the right.















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