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The Pres
Trad climber
Italy, Milan
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Nov 23, 2010 - 04:30pm PT
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Again...
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The Pres
Trad climber
Italy, Milan
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Nov 23, 2010 - 04:33pm PT
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...and again...
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The Pres
Trad climber
Italy, Milan
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Nov 23, 2010 - 04:38pm PT
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..and the last!
For any and more information you can ask at my friends Tarallo or Stambecco!
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dickcilley
Social climber
Wisteria Ln.
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Nov 23, 2010 - 04:56pm PT
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I'll definately be over there this spring.The pictures looked so much like the Cookie I thought it was a joke for a minute.Some spanish played a similar joke posting some pics of Indian creek and claiming it was a new area in the south of Spain.
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tarallo
Trad climber
italy
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Nov 23, 2010 - 04:59pm PT
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dick ciao we met in val di mello sometimes i took you a ride i'm the guy who goes always in yosemite tell me when you come so we can go togheter
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 23, 2010 - 05:13pm PT
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Tell me something about the local wine and food. Is this area in Piemonte? Are we talking Nebbiolo? Porcinis? Wild boar?
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dickcilley
Social climber
Wisteria Ln.
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Nov 23, 2010 - 05:20pm PT
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Hope to see you there
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tarallo
Trad climber
italy
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Nov 23, 2010 - 05:23pm PT
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yes porcini and the area is piemonte but close to switzerland the wine there is no so good in other piemonte's area is my favourite grignolino,barbera dolcetto during meal and of course barolo and barbaresco..
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 23, 2010 - 05:36pm PT
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I'm drinking a Vietti Barbera right now. The porcinis will served in a couple days with some pheasant. I'm afraid if I was in the area that I wouldn't be climbing much as the food and wine would be my priority. We can't all be Donini.
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tarallo
Trad climber
italy
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Nov 23, 2010 - 05:42pm PT
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the best is a bottle of grignolino briccomondalino with a risotto with zafferano and porcini....it is like to be on the top of el cap..
go to the web site www.briccomondalino.it
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 23, 2010 - 05:52pm PT
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We don't get a lot of Grignolino here in Seattle, but the ones that I have tried are very good. It is not a wine that most Americans would appreciate.
I am a sous-chef at what we would call an Italian restaurant here in Seattle. If any of you guys ever make it over to Seattle, be sure and look me up. I could probably feed you something a little closer to what you are used to than the typical American food. We have the best selection of Italian wines in the area, better than some of the big houses. At home I have been known to have some Peroni Nastro Azzuro on tap.
Cheers,
Wayno
Edit-I checked out the website. I will look for some of their wines.
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Stambecco
Trad climber
italy
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2010 - 02:42am PT
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Forget Grignolino and go for Amarone, trust me!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 24, 2010 - 03:17am PT
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Amarones are nice if you like raisins.:^) I will take a Taurasi any day over Amarone.
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Fishy
climber
Zurich, Switzerland
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Nov 24, 2010 - 03:56am PT
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A question to the pics above from The Pres - which sector are they? Cadarese?
I tried to find a mention of Supersimpson and Full Metal Jacket on the ossolaclimbing.org site, but I couldn't find them. Can someone tell me where they are?
Finally, are most of the cracks concentrated in Cadarese? Or are other areas also good crack destinations?
Thanks for the info!
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nutjob
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Nov 24, 2010 - 04:13am PT
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Wow Tarallo, Pres, Stambecco, this place looks beautiful. I will be in Milano (north of there, Verano Brianza) from Dec 17 - Dec 27. It will be very cold, but is it reasonable to climb then? I wasn't there, but I know last year the same time Milano was buried in snow storms and driving was nearly impossible.
This year I plan to bring harness, shoes, and rope, and borrow some quickdraws as needed. Any chance of hooking up for some crack climbing?
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Stambecco
Trad climber
italy
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2010 - 04:25am PT
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All the pics that Pres posted are in FMJ. None of the routes in FMJ has been published anywhere. FMJ is off limits in winter, way too cold from october to march (10 october already below zero, 2 h of sunshine), cadarese (trad sector) in sunny days is ok even in winter, but it may be cold. In case cadarese is not good, in 10 min driving there's a sportclimbing crag called Croveo, perfect in wintertime. So you won't loose your time.
Just to be precise: the first two pics I posted are in FMJ, the other two in Cadarese.
Taurasi?!? pffff, I don't have time to waste
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 24, 2010 - 04:29am PT
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Good, more for me.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 24, 2010 - 09:46am PT
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Borrow some quickdraws to crack climb, obviously said tongue in cheek- eh.... Nutjob.
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nutjob
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Nov 24, 2010 - 04:32pm PT
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Actually I was serious about the quickdraws, thinking that everything will be grid-bolted wherever I end up.
But after seeing this stuff my passion is ignited! I won't be bringing any protection pieces, so would have to hook up with a local to climb anything that needs more than quickdraws.
But in a desperate situation, there are at least 3 placement options for a carabiner (x/y/z axes), not to mention modified hooking if you can break off the gate. Maybe my tongue is finding it's way to my cheek now....
p.s. Caderese looks good, I'll have to find more info for Croveo, and there is a high probability we will climb in Finale Ligure.
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dickcilley
Social climber
Wisteria Ln.
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Jun 21, 2017 - 08:07am PT
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I,m here. Better than yosemite.Show up with gear and we can climb.Had all mine stolen.But friends are coming to set me up.
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