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Climbing sites of Auzat

Outdoor activities ,  Unsupervised activities ,  Climbing in Auzat

  • Routes equipped on the Main Site (granite), the Montcalm Site (granite) and the Far (granite) and semi-adventure or "mountain" routes on the Pillar of the Winds (granite) accessible from the Bassies car park.

  • Known for its interesting initiation sectors for framing, Auzat offers in more than half of its routes quotations beyond 5 (difficulties in 6 and 7), in dihedrons, magnificent slabs and walls vertical, equipped in a very correct way. 12 quickdraws and a 70m rope are sufficient in most lengths. A 100 m abseiling rope, a set of jammers and a set of friends are still necessary in the multi-pitch tracks of the Pillar of Winds.

    Main sector : from Auzat follow direction Marc, then find on the...
    Known for its interesting initiation sectors for framing, Auzat offers in more than half of its routes quotations beyond 5 (difficulties in 6 and 7), in dihedrons, magnificent slabs and walls vertical, equipped in a very correct way. 12 quickdraws and a 70m rope are sufficient in most lengths. A 100 m abseiling rope, a set of jammers and a set of friends are still necessary in the multi-pitch tracks of the Pillar of Winds.

    Main sector : from Auzat follow direction Marc, then find on the right, 200 m after leaving the village of Auzat, a car park with a few benches. The first routes are located opposite 5 minutes by taking the path that goes up.

    Montcalm: from the car park (10 mins), go immediately to the left on a horizontal path. After 500 m, take a path on the right, just before a footbridge, which in 5 minutes leads to the first tracks.

    Le Far: from Auzat, direction Marc. 700 m after the parking of the school rock, park on a large, clear flat on the right of the road.Join the bridge of the equestrian center, very close, to cross the river, and take just after, the horizontal path to the right. 50 m after, take a small path on the left which leads in 5 minutes to a scree and the cliff.

    Pillar of the winds: from Auzat, follow direction Marc, pass in front of the equestrian center and stop at the car park fitted out for access to the Bassiès refuge. On foot, take the GR 10 to the private road to the Bassiès power station, and then follow it to the terminus (40 mins), then take the old aqueduct on the right to a pylon. Pass over the pylons and follow an old cairn path crossing 2 streams (25 mins). Watch out for some steep and delicate passages. The start of the tracks is located on the pillar after the second stream.

    NB: Many mountain routes on very beautiful granite at altitude, at Madelon, at the Pic de Sauve and at the Pic Rouge in Belcaire.

    REFERENCE TOPOGUIDE:

    Climbing in Ariège,
    "the Auzat Granite"
    by JD Achard.
    ed 1999

    WHERE TO FIND IT?
    Online.
    (not available in our 4 tourist offices - out of stock)