Civate
by Giulio Cavalli & Elisabetta Romagnoli

Last update: 25 jan 2000
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Civate is one of the most popular climbing sites in the area of Lecco. It is very quick and easy to reach, the rock is solid, the landscape around is nice and peaceful, with a beautiful panorama on the Annone lake. Last, but not least, difficulties are ideal for beginners... More: Civate is climbable for all the year! What to ask more?
Anyway this means that this place could be really crowded sometimes and the rock is polished in the most popular routes...

How to get there
Coming from Milan (clearway Milano-Lecco) take the exit of Civate (5km before Lecco). Follow the indications for San Pietro al Monte. At the end of the road, after a steep ascent, leave the car in a dirt park. Continue walking on a surfaced road and pass the village Pozzo and the "Crotto del Capraio", where it is also possible to eat. At the following junction take left and, after about 250m, take a path on the left, leading to the walls (15 minutes).

Climate
Exposition: South. Climbable all the year (morning in the winter, late afternoon in the summer).

Rock and Equipement
Solid limestone, unfortunately polished by use... The equipement is excellent.

Difficulty
In the low-medium range: from 4 to 6c


Accesso


Old wall
It's the first one on the left. Easy climb.

1 Giro di Dama 6a 20m slab
2 Vertical dream 6a+ 20m technical
3 Moma 5- 23m easy roof and dihedral
4 La pancia 6a+ 25m vertical wall
5 Nuovo mattino 5+ 20m vertical wall
6 Normale 5 20m vertical crak
7 Il tetto 5+ 20m roof with good handholds
8 Placca per Titti 5+ 20m slab

Palestra Vecchia
New wall
On the left of the old one, very easy and short routes.

9 Natalia 3 8m easy edge
10 Rapala 5 8m slab
11 Zurlò 5 8m little roof
12 Zio Fester 4 8m  

Principal wall
Wide wall with the most interesting routes.

13 Nuova Suello 5 25m nice pillar
14 Frutti di bosco 5+ 25m wall and dihedral
15 Magico Lipton 6a 20m hard start, then easier
16 Una gita sul po 6b 20m athletic climbing
17 Chi ronfa tonfa 6b 20m technical and finger-climb
18 Punire il corpo 6b 20m finger-climb
19 James Bond 6c 25m technical
20 Donne in attesa 6a 25m technical dihedral
21 Via Nomentana 6b 25m boulder and technical slab
22 Metalkaline 6c 25m single pass
23 Alta tensione 6b+ 22  
24 Credolin 6a 10 finger-climb
25 Spit Quizzer 6c 8 single pass
26 Rambo Bambo 6a 12 slab
27 Frollo frollo e Schwarzenegger 6a+ 12 single pass
28 Cric 5+ 25 foot-tecnique
29 Croc 5+ 25 as the previous one...
30 Sentiero verticale 6a+ 25 nice and technical
31 Placcatevi 6a+ 20 technical slab
32 Senso unico 6a+ 20 Dihedral and slab
33 Sciola 87 6b 20 slab
34 Divieto di sosta 6b 20 finger and tecnique
35 Demotivato miscredente 6a+ 20 tecnique
36 Cavalca il cammello 5 20 easy climb
Placca Principale



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