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04- Massif des Vosges

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About 04- Massif des Vosges:


Here is a google map made by a local, with all the known crags and gyms in this Region : [url]http://maps.google.fr/maps/ms?f=q&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=102743670194023013550.00000112b3c3997ca0865&ll=49.040569,6.330872&spn=0.433909,1.2854&t=h&z=10&om=1[/url]


Some typical climbing in Alsace, the eastern part of the Vosges : red sandstone in Windstein. Photograph by climbnow1.

Les Vosges is the obvious massid west of Mulhouse and Strasbourg and the Rhine River, along the German border. The climbing is mainly on sandstone (lower elevations on the steep eastern side) or on magmatic rocks (higher elevations). The western side is not very steep and offers seldom climbing areas. The highest point is called Le Grand Ballon (1424 m).