Description

The historic cliff of Pietrasecca, also known as Vena Cionca, exactly below the village from which it takes its name. In fact, it sits perched on the side facing the A24, on beautiful walls of solid rock from vertical to overhanging. From the climbing point of view, this crag is one of the best opportunities within a short time from Rome (about 45 minutes from Rome East). Climbing is mainly of slab style from vertical to overhanging but there are also overhangs in the far left of the crag. The routes all have a considerable development and they are characterized by a technical and continuous climb.

The only flaw of this beautiful cliff is the presence of underlying A24 which makes, the less patients, unbearable with its continuous traffic. Otherwise, apart from the noise, the view is absolutely pleasant with the smooth valley and hills leading to Rome and also the highway in winter sunsets has its own reason in this context natural-technological. Some climbers very accustomed to this cliff declare that the continuous noise of the racing cars of A24 it helps their concentration improving the climbing!

Seriously, the only REAL flaw of this crag is the unhealthy habit that some had to throw garbage from the land above. To prove this just think of the name of some streets as A Sinistra del Televisore (On the left of a Television)... In any case, the situation in recent years seems to have improved greatly and except The historic cliff Pietrasecca, also known as Vena Cionca, exactly below the village from which it takes its name. In fact, it sits perched on the side facing the A24, on the beautiful walls of solid rock from vertical to overhanging. From the point of climbing view, this crag is one of the best opportunities within a short time from the ring road (about 45 minutes from Rome East). Climbing is mainly plaque from vertical to overhanging but there are plenty of overhangs in the town on the far left. The streets all have a considerable development and have a technical climb and continuity.

Approach

From Rome, take the highway A24 and exit at Carsoli. Exiting the highway, turn left and follow the signposts for Pietrasecca. In about 15 minutes the road passes under the crag that rises on the left. At this point, just before a bridge over the A24 there is on the right where you can park your car. Alternatively, on the left you can see a dirt road downhill (which passes on the right of a shed) that leads to another open space where you can park. After parking the car, follow the trail that rises slightly to the left side of a shed and climbs towards the walls.