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The Orco valley in the Gran Paradiso National Park, west of Turin, is famous above all for traditional granite crack climbing at the Sergent and Caporal. A few slab routes are fully bolted, though, and they suit plaisir climbers. Late spring to autumn; base in Ceresole Reale or Noasca.
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Sergent, Valle dell'Orco · 1,799 m
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr (usual season) | May (usual season) | Jun (usual season) | Jul | Aug | Sep (usual season) | Oct (usual season) | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | −2 | −1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −1 |
| Mean daily low °C | −9 | −9 | −6 | −2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | −5 | −9 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 1799 m. Area climate from Open-Meteo reanalysis. Temperatures are adjusted to the height of the crag; rain comes from a grid cell of about 10 to 25 km, and summer highs on sea cliffs can read a few degrees low. The wall and valley can differ. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
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Italy · Valle dell'Orco
A rare fully bolted slab line on the Sergent, the home of Orco trad. It's mostly easy-angled granite slabs with a vertical corner on P3 and an overhanging start to the final 6a+ pitch (5c obligatory, A0 possible).
6a+12 pitches350 m
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