Setting up to climb near one of the belvederes.

Rob Hynes leading out the last pitch of Turlutte in 1988

Great climb, easy access from the top. This was in 1998. Great local camping where you can meet climbing partners. Pick a Brit if you really want to climb some crazy stuff.

The routes on this wall are the best quality limestone. Rap in and lead out the last few pitches all day long. Watch out for lightning.

On the North Rim of the Gorges du Verdon. Patrick, Emilie, and me (with the sunglasses). Wonderful week.

The early morning sun plays with the mists rising from the Gorges du Verdon. Picture taken from the porch of the refugio.

Light splits the mist from another angle through Les Gorges du Verdon. A lifetime of climbing couldn't exhaust the beauty of this place!

The North Rim of the Verdon Canyon, with the wonderful Escalès face. The central dark part is due to a cloud.

Didier under the "Belvédère de Trescaïre" during a multipitch route class.

Le Galetas is the first climbing area on the North Rim coming from the west. The Verdon was extremely muddy due to 48 hours of rain. The pedalos can be rent 200 yds downstream on the lake shore.

face the public -- a good easy/moderate route to get introduced to the verdon -- the rock, the setting, and last but not least, the height & exposure! (300m!)

Usually you'll be in the flash lights but I decided to do things the other way around. We were just topping out on Ticket Danger.

My friend seconding fourth or fifth pitch of the route. Nice views on a sunny late September day.

One of the 'easy' routes off the third belvedere. A good place to draw a crowd watching both the climbers and the recently introduced vultures soar past.

A truely awsome position for a lowly graded 5.9 A lonely trip on a quiet mid-week day in November.

this year in June (or July? mmmh) "dans les Gorges de Verdon" (France) -- yeah, that was a great climb about 9 to 10, with sun and a short but heavy rain shower...

This Remy brothers route has been reequipped and it's a real pleasure to climb!

nice first day this autumn in the verdon. After a morining with pouring rain we manage to climb dry rocks

Of this ultra classic. Climbing here is hard and insanely sustained. It's also some of the best sport climbing on the planet.

Sort of the classic Verdon shot. I don't remember the route name or anything else.

As the saying goes... myself seconding the above route name on the rim of the Verdon Gorge. It's about 7b+ i think. One of my favourite sport routes ever! The crux is a bunched up leaning mantle-shelf using a mono pocket - that hurt! Photo by Tom Williams

I took this picture on my trip back from Sardinia. The french ferries were on strike so I had to delay my departure and go back through Italy. So I decided to cruise through the canyon of the Verdon in which I had never been. It was splendid! I just have to go back there to climb... Photo by Thomas Ribière. Minolta 600, 28-105mm, Primutz Primera 100ASA (advertising roll for free).

This photo was taken about 7 years ago when I was a touring around france with my brother

Rich Ham enjoys some classic limestone perfection on this tricky 6c at Verdon Gorge south side. Photo Neil Monteith EOS 5D

Rich Ham (Australia) finds the next moves baffling on this 6c at Verdon Gorge. Photo Neil Monteith EOS 5D