Description

This guide contains five crags recently equipped by Giorgio Delfino in the Aquile river Valley: the Falesia della Coccinella (2014), the Falesia del Priore (2014), the Falesia del Serpente (2013), the Falesia del Gorilla (2016), the Falesia della Pulce (2012).

The Falesia della Coccinella, Falesia del Priore and Falesia del Serpente are quite close with each other,  whereas the Falesia del Caimano and Falesia della Pulce are on another side.

All are good for climbing in mid seasons, and, for a half day, in summer. But as for climbing in winter, the Falesia del Caimano is not good, whereas the three other are good.

The routes of this guide are about 100, all well equipped, on excellent rough limestone, through vertical or slightly overhanging walls with pockets. The difficulty is medium/low.

All the crags of this guide are good for families with children.

The routes are almost all beautiful, so many unmissable routes are out of the list.

Approach

FROM GENOVA:

Take the A10 highway (Autostrada dei Fiori) and exit at Feglino. Once at the STOP, turn right direction Finale (SP27). Continue toward Finale for about 1.5 Km. Once at a wide curve to the right, turn left uphill, following the signs to Orco. Continue toward Orco for about 300m, up to a fork with an uphill private road, paved in stone (on the right). Park your car in the widening on the left of that road, permitting the free passage of other cars.

FROM PIETRA LIGURE

Take the A10 highway (Autostrada dei Fiori) and exit at Finale Ligure. Once at the runabout, go downhill following the signs to Finale. After about 1Km there is a second runabout. Once at the second roundabout, turn right (SP17 road) and continue for about 500m. Then turn left downhill. Cross the iron bridge with a traffic light; once at the STOP sign turn right. After  200m turn left. Continue for about 100m into the Finale town, then turn right direction Feglino.

Continue for about 3 Km along the valley (SP27 road). Passed a sign to the Agriturismo A ca’ di Alice, turn right, uphill, following the signs to Orco. After about 300m you will be at a fork with an uphill private road, paved in stone, on the right. Park your car in the widening on the left of this road, permitting the free passage of other cars