Trip Report
Sicily! Photos only.
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Wednesday January 23, 2013 10:28am
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this is a simple series of photos from a short trip to Sicily a month ago that may provide a minute or two of pleasure to some in between all the political, and sexual drama. enjoy.
nopantsben
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About the Author
Ben is searching for his pants in Innsbruck at the moment |
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jahil
Social climber
London, Paris, WV & CA
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:32am PT
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Very cool TR!
steve
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Heyzeus
climber
Hollywood,Ca
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:34am PT
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That's so cool, I would love to go there. Post more photos if you have them, climbing and not.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:35am PT
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Awesome stuff! You should be banned- Don't you know this is a climb(ers) forum? Not a climb(ing) forum! That rock looks amazing, more please!
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:39am PT
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Great photos, thanks a lot.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:42am PT
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Sweet awesomeness!!!
I've always wanted to go there.
Italy, Cyprus, Mainland Greece and Crete are as close as I've gotten..
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:44am PT
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Thanks Ben
That's what it's all about
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nopantsben
climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 23, 2013 - 01:46pm PT
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Thanks for the kind words..
 Missing photo ID#285999
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Jan 23, 2013 - 01:53pm PT
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Double take: when I first scanned your intro, I thought that the climbing
provided you a minute or two of pleasure in between all the political, and sexual drama of the trip.
Whew! I am relieved to re-read more slowly and find out that you are offering US pleasure.
Thanks! It was good for me.
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nopantsben
climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 23, 2013 - 02:00pm PT
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Now that would be an interesting TR . . .
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Jan 23, 2013 - 02:06pm PT
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nice mid-day break from work!
thanks nopants for the stoke!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 23, 2013 - 05:31pm PT
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Any trouble with the mob? When I was in Sicily in '87 they warned us not to let the women out after dark, lest they be kidnapped by the mob. Any such issues there nowadays?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 23, 2013 - 05:36pm PT
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hey there say, nopantsben...
thanks for the very nice trip report...
had not seen pics of cicily... they are just showing up,now too :)
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 23, 2013 - 05:45pm PT
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Outstanding photos. The sun rays one is epic.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Jan 23, 2013 - 05:54pm PT
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holy crap, you have some really incredible pictures here!
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Leggs
Sport climber
Is this a trick question?
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Jan 23, 2013 - 05:57pm PT
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amazingly beautiful light you captured... thank you for sharing. I could look at these all day.
~peace
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nopantsben
climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 24, 2013 - 12:20am PT
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No trouble with the mob...
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Jan 24, 2013 - 12:34am PT
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Awesome pictures! Great angles and light and editing and everything, looks like the new camera served you well. Thanks for sharing.
"Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha... "
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Jan 24, 2013 - 05:17am PT
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Great photos! Thank you.
Any trouble with the mob?
American tourists bring money to Sicily… so the mafiosi avoid troubling them. Pickpockets and purse snatchers in Palermo are probably the most significant nuisance to travelers.
Women hitchhiking or walking by the roads are often taken for prostitutes. A guy waving his wallet at a woman usually means he thinks she’s that kind of working girl. (Prostitution is legal, brothels are illegal) Sicily can on occasion be mean to women alone.
Some men in the rural areas carry shotguns. Supposedly for wolves… but wolves are very rare. The shotguns are apparently a male tradition, even in 21st Century, but not necessarily an indication of Cosa Nostra or Stidda
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stefano607518
Trad climber
italy/austria/switzerland
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Jan 24, 2013 - 04:55am PT
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between all the political, and sexual drama cmon Italy is much more than Silvio and Co. this is just our dark drama/romance/sexgate time...should finish soon hopefully.....
Look in the alps instead for some good climb, many areas (like the Dolomites where i am from) have no bolts but few old pitons and some wood wedges...
rock is not granite though ;-)
enjoy
Stefano
http://becauseflatsucks.blogspot.ch/
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RP3
Big Wall climber
El Portal/Chapel Hill
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Jan 24, 2013 - 04:58am PT
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Fantastic photography!
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nopantsben
climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 24, 2013 - 05:04am PT
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haha, I meant the drama on Supertopo not Italy.
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Jan 24, 2013 - 06:46am PT
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I believe that it is totally inappropriate and unfair of you to post pictures of gorgeous, sun-warmed Med rock while those of us stuck in the northeast are shivering in below-zero temps!!!! Despite my grumpy jealousy they are great pictures. A group of us spent a couple of weeks climbing at San Vito a few years ago, great area despite the sharpness of some of the rock. We never made it over to the Palermo crags. Was the climbing and rock there similar to that below San Vito?And for those other posters who asked---no mob, but great food,friendly people, beautiful scenery, fascinating villages and ancient ruins,mostly good weather, beaches and very good and easily accessible climbing. Well worth the trip.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jan 24, 2013 - 07:54am PT
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looks like limestone. i take it you're weren't at the foot of mt. etna.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 24, 2013 - 08:23am PT
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What about the wine? Did you try any local stuff?
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JimT
climber
Munich
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Jan 24, 2013 - 08:30am PT
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Nice photo´s, better than mine for sure!
My brother and I have been there at least 16 times now, we started the development there in 2005 and still haven´t found a better area.
The Mafia naturally exist, in fact the next town but one going to the airport, Acamo, is the hotbed of activity but a few years ago they closed the place off and arrested several hundred people. And the village of Corleone is just over the hill.
However San Vito lo Capo is the holiday town for the upper middle classes of western Sicily so street crime, car thefts, break-ins, begging and such like are strictly forbidden. By the police as well!
The rock is metamorphosed limestone so some parts are pure marble and the rest not so pure, there are huge marble quarries just inland and some in the area itself but quarrying on the cliffs we use is nowadays prohibited (it is forbidden within 2km of the coast).
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nopantsben
climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 24, 2013 - 09:35am PT
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yeah we had a lot of different stuff. some great ones, some not so great. mostly good. the tomatoes were amazing.
the rock in palermo is a bit different from the stuff around san vito, more like normal spanish limestone, but similar in quality.
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