Autumn Adventures
With the mild climate of the Sardinian autumn we start to plan canyoning tours in canyons with water and the longer and more complex multi-day walks.
The Via Ferrata del Cabirol remains a very valid all-year round choice. Consider as well the Via Ferrata di Pentumas (S'Istrada Minore), best in the cooler periods of the year, just half an hour’s walk from the stunning Lanaitho valley.
Starting from October we programme requests for the GTS (Grande Traversata del Supramonte), with its 4 days of adventure, well on the way to becoming a Sardinian classic. If you are expert walkers and dream of completing the Selvaggio Blu in the autumn, contact me as soon as possible, time’s running out!
For each of these adventures you will find the detailed information pages with costs and links to dedicated web sites, but if you need further information, don’t hesitate to contact me using the contact form on the contact page.
Grande Traversata del Supramonte
The Grande Traversata del Supramonte is a 4-day trek, completely self-reliant, across the marvellous wild territory of the Supramonte. Four days in the wilderness during which the only man-made structures you come across (and where you will sleep) are the old shepherds’ huts "cuiles" which are used for bivvying
Via Ferrata del Cabirol
The Via Ferrata del Cabirol is suitable for expert walkers (with via ferrata experience) or for walkers with average experience when accompanied by a guide. The via ferrata has two long traverses connected by a short vertical section.
The fact that cables protect the vertical sections should not lead you to underestimate their difficulty or the risks you are taking. You absolutely must use a helmet, harness and energy-dissipating via ferrata set.
Nevertheless this itinerary cannot be said to be “mountaineering”: you don’t have to abseil or tie into a rope with your partner.
Via Ferrata di Giorré
The Via Ferrata di Giorré is an itinerary for expert walkers with via ferrata experience or those of average experience provided they are accompanied by a guide.
The route follows the long ledges across the imposing limestone crag of Giorré. The ledges are wide in places, but in other places they narrow considerably or even disappear altogether. The most exposed sections are therefore protected by a steel cable and, occasionally, there are metals rungs to assist progression.
Codula Fuili Canyon
Codula Fuili is a small but evocative canyon which is cut into the limestone of the Golfo di Orosei, just a few km from Cala Gonone. To descend it you need to use harnesses and ropes. Although there is no water, this is a classic canyoning tour.
The conformation of this “codula” means that beginners can try out canyoning for the first time without undue stress and enjoy the really unspoiled surroundings. In some points the gorge is so narrow that you can touch both walls at the same time!
Iscala Longa
(we are working on this translation, sorry)
Iscala Longa è il nome che prende questo percorso di scrambling che si sviluppa tra le rocce del Monte Ruiu, a cavallo dei territori di Viddalba e Bortigiadas, a pochi chilometri di distanza dalla costa settentrionale dell'Isola.
Questo nuovissimo percorso di scrambling & abseiling (facile arrampicata e discese in corda) permette di godere di alcuni meravigliosi e inaspettati scorci rocciosi.
Scala Mpedrada
Scala Mpedrada is the name of one of the most relevant tower of San Pantaleo, near Olbia
An oft-repeated and pleasant tour which lets you tackle in safety a fascinating vertical journey on one of the largest of San Pantaleo’s granite towers.
The approach is on an easy path: two hours steep climbing between huge rocks lead to the top of the Scala Mpedrada. from the summit you start a long series of abseils (9, some can be combined) up to 60 m long.