A superb goat cheese salad at the Ferme Morard,
beautiful autumn weather and excellent climbing is our memories.
Few areas have
such a historic glamour, now, local schoolteacher's climb what was regarded
as impossible back in the 80's when Buoux was the centre of universe for
the climbers in the world.
The compact
limestone with distant pockets, technical climbing and a lot of overhangs
is tempting climbers from all over the world, but during a visit you meet
mainly French climbers. Suited near the coast and big cities as Marseille,
AIX-en-Provence, Avignon and Orange Buoux is an oasis for people from the
cities.
Even if Buoux
reputation is built from the glorious 80's and extreme climbing the crag
offers a couple of hundred routes graded 6a to 6c and would be a perfect
choice for many climbers for a superb rock climbing holiday.
The climbing
is very enjoyable, and if the pockets doesn't suite you; you will find Ardèche,
Céüse and Verdon within a couple of hour's drive from the crags
in Buoux.
You will see
a lot of tourist by the roads and in the small village Buoux, Hiker's, and
tourist heading for restaurants in Buoux.
On resting days
there isn't much to do. Place a visit at the Buoux Fort with a splendid
view over the gorge and the crag, or drive down to Apt with tourist shops,
restaurants and bars. In Apt you also find the closest supermarkets if you
don't afford the high prices in the restaurants in Buoux. Drive down to
the coast, as Swedish, we don't consider the distance as a problem. Remember
to empty your car if you go down to
the coast, otherwise someone will do it for you. The
climbing in Buoux is excellent, together with other areas nearby, all covered
in the coronn.com euroTOPOS, and this might be the best area in Europe for
a climbing holiday. Though... there are many beautiful places and many small
crags offers better climbing.
