- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
SICILY — PALERMO · LIMESTONE
Palermo — Monte Pellegrino climbing conditions
Poor — wet, too windy or closed
Right now
Assessment
7-day forecast
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- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Limestone should be fine if dry
About Palermo — Monte Pellegrino
Monte Pellegrino is the largest single climbing area in Sicily — a 600m limestone massif rising directly out of the city of Palermo, extending for several kilometres north to south with limestone walls on every side. The rock is exceptional grey Sicilian limestone, often razor-sharp, with additional cracks and hourglass features across the eight major sub-crags. Single-pitch sport plus long multi-pitch lines up to 200m; grades run from friendly 4a up to modern 7a on the most developed sectors, with plenty of undeveloped potential still. Most of the climbing is on the west side of the mountain — afternoon and evening sun.
- Region
- Sicily — Palermo
- Rock type
- Limestone
- Aspect
- west-facing
- Altitude
- 400m
- Exposure
- high
- Seepage
- low