despite the sub-zero morning temperature molly and i optimistically headed out toward Peillon near Nice hoping that the sun would be strong enough to make climbing possible... and the climbing was fantastic for a few hours with not a cloud in the sky! We climbed some quality routes until it suddenly started SNOWING on me while I was fighting with a crux section... not liking the prospect of climbing in a blizzard we switched to tourist mode and visited the amazing village of Peillon, perched on a cliff overlooking the valley... this crag is perfect for the 6b-7a range, but around the corner there is a huge cave with some harder tufa-wrestling routes and around another corner there are some easier slabs.
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| morning frost on the trail didn't seem too promising |
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| awesome steep routes -- it started to snow while I was halfway up |
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| exiting... or exciting? |
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| village of Peillon with the crag in the background |
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| Peillon |
We wanted to go back today but the forecast of afternoon rain and wind didn't sound appealing so we opted for sightseeing and an amazing lunch at a restaurant just behind this exploding car (from the movie Ronin)
