On a climbing trip, the rest days are meant to set you up for the next round of climbing. Unfortunately ours did not! The first week had been really successful and we had begun to get a feel for the rock and the general ambience in Ulassai, so we had high hopes for the second, … Continue reading The return to Ulassai – Week two
By Gaynor Our previous visit to Ulassai in the spring of 2025 was a wash-out, 10 days of mostly rain and only 4 routes climbed. All through the summer we felt like we had unfinished business at this small hilltop town in Sardinia, we had been so inspired by the quality and quantity of the … Continue reading The Return to Ulassai – Week one
By Gaynor. At the end of our first week in Sardinia, climbing around the towns of Iglesias and Domusnovas, it was time to move on to a new area. Our second destination was up in the hills, the Sardinian Mecca of climbing – Ulassai. We arrived in the early afternoon and found a colourful hill-side … Continue reading Climbing in Sardinia – Part 2: Ulassai
By Gaynor We had no idea what to expect when we arrived in Sardinia at the start of a one month climbing trip. It had been on Jon’s list of places to visit for some time but never made it to the top, partly because of the challenges getting here, and partly because we didn’t … Continue reading Climbing in Sardinia – Part 1: The South West
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