Access
From Dorgali towards the Oddoene valley, following signs for the Gorropu canyon. Park in front of a gate (20-25 minutes from the village), cross the stream and carry on on foot towards the orange walls.
Setting
The deepest limestone canyon in Europe. Big wall routes on the canyon walls.
Don't miss
Hotel Supramonte: 400 m, 64 bolts, mandatory 7c, hardest 8b. Freed by Larcher and Vigiani in 1999.
Inside the gorge
Listed left to right
Festenmand. 6c, max 7b600 m, S3
Progetto—
Con le Ali sotto i Piedimax 8b+200 m, S3
Hotel Supramontemand. 7c, max 8b400 m, 64 bolts
IsolitudineDemonte, Giorgi, Nadali — 1998max 8b480 m, 14 pitches
Hotel Supramonte — 400 m of climbing on 64 bolts and 22 belay bolts, with a hardest pitch of 8b and mandatory 7c. According to planetmountain.com, Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani freed it over four days of attempts in May 1999. First repeat by Stefan Glowacz, first complete free ascent by Pietro Dal Prà.
Isolitudine — first ascent by Icaro Demonte, Mirko Giorgi and Lorenzo Nadali, from 27 August to 3 September 1998. 480 m, 14 pitches. Originally graded A4, 6b+; free at 8b (pitch by pitch: 6c, 7a+, 6c, 6c, 7a, 7c+, 8b, 7c, 6c+, 6b, 6b, 6b+, 5c, 6a). First free ascent by Mauro "Bubu" Bole.
Walls opposite
Movdrimand. 6b, max 6c170 m, S2
Devasti e Abbrutti6c25 m
Facing the gorge, high on the right
Camera con Vistamand. 6b/c, max 7a/A0255 m, S3
I Sogni di Saramand. 6b, max 6b+230 m, S2
Notti in Biancofirst ascent Lorenzo Nadali—
L'Occhio Assolutomand. 6b+, max 7a440 m, S3
