![]() The climbing itself would be very pleasant, if only it wasn’t for the scorching sun and prickly rock. The first two belays are hanging, but after the third pitch you can rest on a comfortable ledge. There are nice views from the first pitch, and the higher you go, the more beautiful it is :) The Pace di Chiostro route runs along the arete of Pizzo Monaco and its start is marked with a white arrow. From this shot, it looks like it is the same height as Monte Monaco, but in fact it is 3 times smaller. Pizzo Monaco is that rock in the foreground. It’s good that there was a crack next to it, to which I added a friend and thanks to that I felt good ) The belays were well bolted, except for one that consisted of a rusty bolt and a rusty piton. 2 pitches 5a, 3 pitches 4c and 1 pitch supposedly II/III. It is a traditional route, but with bolted belay stations. My friend and I took the shorter route – the 6-pitch Pace di Chiostro to Pizzo Monaco. 18 pitches with difficulties from 3b to 5c, of which the first 8 are bolted and the rest are trad. The classic is the Via Fratelli Titt on Monte Monaco. Most of the routes are difficult (from 6b and up) and traditional. Multi-pitch climbing can be practiced on two rocks near San Vito: Monte Monaco, which is over 500 m high, and Pizzo Monaco, about 200 m high. ![]() However, the face of rocks is similar, so just like there, the sun begins to shine in the afternoon. ![]() There are also tufas that I haven’t seen in Salinella. The routes here are more difficult (most in the range of 6b – 7c) and longer than in Salinella (some over 30 m). We visited the Never Sleeping Wall sector, half an hour’s drive from San Vito. In addition to Salinella, there are also several other climbing areas near San Vito Lo Capo (around Macari, Castelluzzo, Custonaci). I also had a problem with peeling skin on the fingertips, but in Sicily it was not only due to friction, but also because many grips were “spiky”. The only difference is that I don’t remember the rocks being so prickly there either. The rocks and nature of climbing reminded me of what I had experienced in Leonidio in Greece and Costa Blanca in Spain. There are also floodlights to illuminate the rocks, turned on for larger groups, for a fee. And best of all, literally a 2-minute walk to the nearest rocks. In addition to places for tents and campers, there are also small summer houses and, as a change from climbing, e.g. We stayed in San Vito, but El Bahira looks like a great place too. In the middle of Salinella, there is El Bahira camping. Thanks to this, we had the opportunity to watch beautiful sunsets :) Really, in this spot, it is worth turning around and looking after finishing the route, and not going down right away. We were climbing in the morning, until there was shade under the rocks (until around 10-12 am) and in the late afternoon and finished with the headlamps. Reportedly, November is a very good time for climbing in Sicily, but we came across an unusual hot beginning of November and during the day we were unable to climb. The rocks face west or south-west, so they are a great option for cool, sunny days. Most of the routes is in a range of 5b – 6b, so perfect for me. ![]() It is a 3 km long rock wall running along the coast, right next to the town (from the first buildings of San Vito it is 1.5 km to the nearest rocks). The largest climbing area around San Vito Lo Capo is Salinella. One week was definitely not enough! Sport climbing in San Vito Lo Capo Plus a lot of routes on the five-six level. Lovely place! The location of the rocks by the sea is one of San Vito’s greatest assets. ![]()
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