St Leger

Crag Summary

Theis was perhaps our most random crag – a tiny little town that we passed through on our way from Chamonix to Italy only because the Mont-Blanc tunnel was closed. And not to be confused with the much larger, famous crag ‘Saint-Léger du Ventoux’. Whilst it is quite small and the location is humble, the black granite is very striking. The rock quality was excellent and made for wonderful slab and technical climbing. It also could not be more convenient as it is right next to a village church complete with parking and a grassy base.

• Style: Single pitch sport, a few short multis with 2-3 pitches
• Parking: 45.43645, 6.27746
• Topo and Approach details: A complete Topo is reportedly available at the town hall however it was closed when we pass by. At the time I found a village website which had the topo but it looks to be offline now. No matter! The route list is available on the Crag and there are helpful little plaques on the wall.
• We visited on: Wednesday, 4th September 2024
• Who else was there: all to ourselves – with the company of some threatening rain clouds!

Nearby

For us this was a little pitstop as we made a bee-line towards Italy (and to escape a forecast of rain). With some more time and better weather the valley is pretty, and there looks to be a few more little crags dotted along the way that might also be worth an explore.