Versante Sud Puglia Rock climbing guidebook

Versante Sud Puglia Rock climbing guidebook: Puglia has become an important tourist destination in recent years, also for Deep Water Solo along its beautiful cliffs. But even in the more classic crags, sport climbing is following the trend seen throughout the rest of Italy, and here too, where the few mountains are replaced by the numerous canyons we call ‘gravine,’ there has been a proliferation of new routes.

Some projects have turned into routes, many sectors have taken on significant dimensions, to the point where you can climb for several days trying different routes. New spots have been discovered, and some are still to be developed. Finally, some crags whose anchors were deteriorated, particularly those on the Gargano, have been re-equipped and renewed with additional routes. With the contribution of the Books For Bolts project, Rocciaeresina, and the Fasi Pulgiesi societies, from San Giovanni Rotondo to Santa Maria di Leuca, the playground has grown in both quantity and quality of offerings.

In Puglia, you will find a small rock paradise where you can have fun, always with special attention to safety, respect for nature, and for those who live and work in the area.

Graziano Montel, born in 1971, has moved tons of Pugliese rock, creating and then consolidating a reality that is still in continuous development. As a Federal Instructor and Route Setter (FASI), after thirty years of activity, he continues to be the reference point in the area, equipping always new crags, refurbishing old ones, discovering boulders, and dedicating himself to route setting and indoor teaching. Whether it’s rock, resin, or Rock & resin, his passion for climbing is inexhaustible and comprehensive, open to the rapid changes that our discipline has seen in recent years. If you hear the sound of a drill in a Pugliese crag, rest assured that Graziano is there and that something new is still emerging!