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Page By: Lupino

Created/Edited: Feb 5, 2007 / Sep 13, 2008

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Gaeta, Montagna Spaccata - Via dei Camini (4c)

This album includes photos made during the ascent of the Via dei Camini (Chimney route) along the wall of the so-called Montagna Spaccata ("Cracked Mountain", not official translation), a wonderful rocky promontory in Gaeta. It is located about 160 km far from Rome (South), exactely on the coast of Tirrenian Sea. From Gaeta take the panoramic road up to the sanctuary of Santissima Trinità (builded on XI century by the Benedictines. Take your time, it deserves a visit). Left your car in the parking area, overcome the sanctuary and in few minutes, following a path you arrive at the top of the promontory. From here you have an open view of the coast and of the Serapo beach.
The Montagna Spaccata is divided in seven different sectors:
- La forza sia con voi;
- Lady Jane;
- Beatrice;
- Spiderman;
- Helzapoppin;
- Sali, Tabacchi e Valori Bollati;
- Non bagnarti se puoi.
The wall includes 47 very interesting and attractive routes on rocks (good calcareous rock, slightly salty at the base) ranging from 50 to 190 meters and rated from 4c to 7c. The routes runs on the vertical of the sea and the access is directly from the sea or rappelling down from the top of the promontory and climbing up, as usual for the Via dei Camini and the closest routes.

Via dei Camini (Gigi Mario and G. Shanzer, 1955) is the easiest route and it is rated 4c: 4 confortable pitches (p1=25 m/4c; p2=25 m/4b; p3=35 m/4a-b; p4=10 m/III) suitable for a "quiet" climber like me. On the Via dei Camini you need two ropes 60 meters, nuts and friends, even if new inox fixes (10 mm) were recently placed. The bolts are quite distant and some passages are compulsory. Most of the other harder routes have been also "bolted". You have to climb by stemming and hand-foot matching, avoiding the gravelly and slippery rock of the inner part of the chimney.
The calcareous wall of Montagna Spaccata is exposed to South and you can climb all the year. Nevertheless, it was a great amusement and pleasure climbing the wall in a sunny and warm (!!) Sunday of February.

Books

A new a Italian complete guide, including other climbing areas close to Gaeta.
- Antonioli, F., Innocenti, R., Filocamo, L., "Gaeta, Circeo, Leano, Sperlonga, Moneta", Ed.Versante Sud (2008). ISBN 978-88-87890-57-0

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lisae

Fun!

Voted 10/10

It looks like a fun route. Nice pictures!

Posted Feb 5, 2007 11:21 pm


	Lupino	Re: Fun!
	Hasn't voted	You are right. It is a very amusing route. Not stressing but sufficiently exposed. Perfect for a "quiet" climber like me!! Thank you for the vote. Ciao Paolo
		Posted Feb 5, 2007 11:35 pm

Dragger

Love the water!

Voted 10/10

This place it beautiful! Would sure love to go there. Hopefully someday!

Posted Feb 6, 2007 8:04 pm


	Lupino	Re: Love the water!
	Hasn't voted	Why not...let me know :-)) Ciao Paolo
		Posted Feb 6, 2007 8:32 pm

gabriele

this should be ...

Voted 10/10

both a mountain and a route page !
wish I had seen it before
ciao :)

Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:54 am


	Lupino	Re: this should be ...
	Hasn't voted	In the past, I was thinking to a page for the Gaeta range, as well for Sperlonga (a very reach and famous climbing area, you know), but I climbed only the easiest routes, and there is a "world" of walls ! To much for me. I'm happy you like it, anyway. Paolo
		Posted Aug 30, 2008 12:11 pm


	gabriele	Re: this should be ...
	Voted 10/10	ci sono tante pagine di montagne e di vie pubblicate da persone che le hanno viste solo in fotografia (altrui) !!! secondo me certe "perle" della nostra penisola vanno messe in evidenza, a prescindere dall'averci arrampicato o no (io ho pubblicato La Molpa-Palinuro per quel motivo) - l'importante è evidenziarle e non dare informazioni sbagliate
		Posted Aug 30, 2008 12:35 pm


	RenatoG	Re: this should be ...
	Voted 10/10	Dai Paolo! Pubblica la pagina di Gaeta! Ci metti la via dei Camini e qualche altra che hai fatto, io ci posso mettere la Beatrice...
		Posted Aug 30, 2008 1:13 pm


	Lupino	Re: this should be ...
	Hasn't voted	A gran richiesta (Gab e Renato).....ci provo. Grazie della fiducia. Paolo
		Posted Aug 30, 2008 2:25 pm

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