Ussassai

Ussassai · 12 routes · 5b → 7b+

Access From Lanusei or Jerzu on the SS 198 to Ussassai; towards Seui, turn right for the chapel of San Girolamo. Park below the wall, a few minutes through the woods.

Note In the first 2 m from the start the rock is sometimes crumbly.

Style Grey limestone, overhanging wall: athletic, sustained routes. Stainless-steel fix bolts with chains at the belays. Season: spring and autumn, summer afternoons.

The routes

01Burka📷 + photo5b10 m

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02In nome di Allah📷 + photo6b15 m

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03Essere nocivo📷 + photo6c15 m

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04La caduta dei Taliban📷 + photo7b15 m

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05Islam extrem📷 + photo6c15 m

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06Jihad📷 + photo7a+15 m

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07Omar📷 + photo7a20 m

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08Mujahiddin📷 + photo7a/7a+20 m

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09Al Jazeera📷 + photo7b+20 m

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10I falchi di Israele📷 + photo6c+20 m

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11Hezbollah📷 + photo7b20 m

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12Hamas📷 + photo6b12 m

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When to go

Sun, shade and the best months for this crag.

Sun and exposureNo sun data for this crag yet: the bar below uses the average climate only.

Crag at a glance

Approacha few minutes on foot through the woods

RockExcellent grey limestone, typical of the Jerzu tacchi

Routes: 12up to 5c 1 6a–6c+ 5 7a and above 6Grades: the hardest of each route listed on the page.

WarningsIn the first 2 metres the rock is sometimes a little friable.

Best months

●● Very good
● Good, choose the time of day
○ Better avoided

Average climate and daylight

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	9	10	13	16	21	27	30	30	26	20	15	11
Low °C	3	3	4	7	9	14	17	17	16	11	7	5
Rain mm	81	53	51	36	53	20	13	15	38	71	43	76
Rainy days	9	7	6	5	6	2	1	2	5	7	5	8
Sunrise	7:43	7:15	6:34	6:44	6:06	5:51	6:04	6:32	7:02	7:32	7:07	7:37
Sunset	17:20	17:57	18:28	20:00	20:30	20:53	20:50	20:19	19:31	18:42	17:05	16:56
Daylight hours	9,6	10,7	11,9	13,3	14,4	15,0	14,8	13,8	12,5	11,2	10,0	9,3

Indicative: calculated from average temperatures and rainfall of the area, not a forecast. Sunrise and sunset: on the 15th of the month, at Cala Gonone.

The information in this guide (names, grades, lengths, descriptions) may contain errors or be out of date: some routes have been visited in person, others are reported from guides and tips. Always check on the spot before climbing. Climbing is dangerous and is done at your own risk.

Crag statistics

Sunniest crags

Ranking based only on the wall's aspect (south = more sun, north = less). It ignores shade from trees or rock; only crags with a known aspect are included.

Budinetto (S/SW)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
La Poltrona (S/SW)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
Punta Giradili (S/SW)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
Margheddie (SE)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
Cala Fuili (SE)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
Valle di Lanaitto (SE)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
Ziu Martine (SE)
❄️ Winter crag: full sun, hot in summer
Preda Istampada (W/SW)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning shade, afternoon sun
Dorgali — Atha Ruja (W/SW)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning shade, afternoon sun
Oliena — Monte Maccione (W)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning shade, afternoon sun
I Tornanti (E)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning sun, afternoon shade
Cala Luna (E)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning sun, afternoon shade
Regno dei Cieli (E)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning sun, afternoon shade
Siniscola (W)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning shade, afternoon sun
Grotta di Biddiriscottai (E)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning sun, afternoon shade
Villaggio Gallico (E)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning sun, afternoon shade
Monte Oddeu (E)
🍂 Spring and autumn: morning sun, afternoon shade
Posada (N)
🌴 Summer crag: little sun, cooler

The seasonal advice is inferred from the aspect only; it ignores wind, altitude and trees. Arrows show the direction the wall faces. See each crag's page for the best months.

Where the grades concentrate

Number of routes per grade band, from the guide's count (projects excluded).

up to 5c
6a–6c+
7a and above

Most easy routes (up to 5c+)

Cala Fuili — 31
Budinetto — 14
La Poltrona — 14
Jerzu — 13
Siniscola — 12

Most mid-grade routes (6a–6c+)

Isili — 114
Jerzu — 111
Dorgali — Atha Ruja — 64
Cala Fuili — 55
La Poltrona — 42

Most hard routes (7a and above)

Isili — 120
Jerzu — 100
Codula di Fuili — 59
Strada per Cartoe — 28
Siniscola — 27

Full table by crag

Crag	≤5c+	6a–6c+	7a+	Total
Baunei — Punta Plumare	0	1	1	2
Bruncu Nieddu	3	14	5	22
Budinetto	14	8	0	22
Cala Fuili	31	55	26	112
Cala Goloritzè	1	12	7	20
Cala Luna	3	20	25	48
Codula di Fuili	2	35	59	96
Dorgali — Atha Ruja	11	64	14	89
Gole di Gorropu	1	4	6	11
Grotta di Biddiriscottai	6	35	22	63
Grotta Millennium	0	15	24	39
I Tornanti	1	35	15	51
Isili	9	114	120	243
Jerzu	13	111	100	224
La Poltrona	14	42	6	62
Margheddie	3	16	2	21
Monte Bardia	0	5	1	6
Monte Cusidore	4	24	9	37
Monte Oddeu	0	27	8	35
Oliena — Monte Maccione	6	37	15	58
Parete del Donneneittu	0	5	8	13
Posada	8	8	1	17
Preda Istampada	3	10	3	16
Punta Giradili	0	1	7	8
Regno dei Cieli	0	5	9	14
Siniscola	12	34	27	73
Strada per Cartoe	1	31	28	60
Ulassai	2	8	13	23
Ussassai	1	5	6	12
Valle di Lanaitto	9	32	15	56
Valle di Surtana	0	7	0	7
Villaggio Gallico	2	11	7	20
Ziu Martine	0	1	5	6

Grip and conditions today

Rough estimate from weather data (Open-Meteo) at the crag's location, not a measurement on the rock. It uses air humidity, rain in the last 48 hours and temperature. Sectors have no coordinates of their own: the value applies to the whole crag. Always check the rock on site.