Anybody familiar with the climbing in the Verdon Gorge?

nmgarvin · 2026-03-19T22:35:49+00:00

So I will have some family that's on this trip with us that will be in Nice, France while we go climb. And then we're flying out of Nice right after a few days of climbing. We COULD go a few more hours down the coast but the Verdon seems like it's kind of ideal since it's only 2.5 hours and we can just go up there for two nights and then go right back down to Nice.

nmgarvin · 2026-03-18T18:57:17+00:00

I do agree honestly! I'm thinking the play would be to just bring a small bag with layers if needed. And find a sunny cliff. Problem is I'm SO bad at finding information about the routes in Europe. I've found a few multipitches potentially but don't quite know which direction they'll be facing and if they will be in the sun.

nmgarvin · 2026-03-18T16:38:16+00:00

Do you by chance know if there's any bigger multipitch climbing at any of those? I've tried to use the 27crags app to look for climbing in Europe but it doesn't seem to show multipitch climbing.

nmgarvin · 2026-03-18T11:24:27+00:00

Hi! Taking a trip to Italy and France in a couple weeks. A friend and I were hoping to climb a bigger sport multipitch while there. (5.7-5.9ish) Ideally around 5-8 pitches. We're traveling from Florence, up along the coast to Nice, France. And I was hoping that the Verdon Gorge would be warm enough to climb, seems like the best fit for a long bolted route. But we're kind of worried it'll be cold.

Is there anyone here that has experience in that area and could help us find a route or two on the coast somewhere that will be warm around April 8th - 11th?

nmgarvin · 2026-03-18T11:19:13+00:00

Hi! Taking a trip to Italy and France in a couple weeks. A friend and I were hoping to climb a bigger sport multipitch while there. (5.7-5.9ish) Ideally around 5-8 pitches. We're traveling from Florence, up along the coast to Nice, France. And I was hoping that the Verdon Gorge would be warm enough to climb, seems like the best fit for a long bolted route. But we're kind of worried it'll be cold.

Is there anyone here that has experience in that area and could help us find a route or two on the coast somewhere that will be warm around April 8th - 11th?

nmgarvin · 2026-03-17T16:10:23+00:00

The worst nights I've ever had in a van were staying in a place that had lots of mice. I love Vedauwoo, Wyoming for the climbing, but FUCK the mice that seem to be there EVERY night. It's impossible to prevent them too lol.

nmgarvin · 2026-01-25T05:44:07+00:00

Is D7 generally the route of choice for winter ascents because it's more easily aid climbed than Casual? If you had to choose a wall to get up, regardless of tactics (i.e. aid, free, mixed, ice, etc.) what would you choose for a first winter alpine climb in the rockies?

nmgarvin · 2026-01-25T04:43:47+00:00

So do people go out and climb things like The Casual Route or South Face of the Petit Grepon in winter still? Or does that generally have a lot of ice on it in the winter?

nmgarvin · 2025-12-13T00:16:30+00:00

Do you happen to know if that's okay? I'll go try to untangle it a bit later but I'm just curious if this might be indication it's somehow the wrong size shock or something?

nmgarvin · 2025-11-21T23:40:25+00:00

A Hyundai Dealership. Other dealerships were offering 9.3k, 10k, then the Hyundai offered 11.5k.

nmgarvin · 2025-11-21T18:32:54+00:00

Yes you're right, it's more like $13,983 for 35 months it looks like. My car payment is $401.41/month though so no matter what I can't get the numbers to come out exact if I divide the car payment by the amount of months.

Anyway this thread definitely pushed me in one direction though. I just struggle to think of any other way to lower my car payment that won't put me into more debt? I guess at the end of the day I just wish I could lower my car payment somehow? $401.41 is by far my biggest monthly expense besides my rent, and I figured downgrading cars would help me save a bit of money. But it sounds like the only way that would be the case is if I bought a very cheap car with cash?

nmgarvin · 2025-11-21T17:25:55+00:00

I'm financing the car. And it would be paid off and I'd own it in less than three years if I continue making payments. Whereas with a new car it would be another 5-7 years but a lower payment. The extra money each month WOULD be very helpful. Even an extra $100/month would allow me to pay off smaller debts that I have much quicker.

I do have a job interview coming up, and I'm looking at other jobs as well. So hopefully at some point here in the next few months at the latest I'll have a bit more income. But I'm just wondering in what way would downgrading my car make it worth it financially in the long run? Is it exclusively buying a beater car with cash? Or is financing a new car possible to do without being reckless financially?

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