In this part of Italy and France, the Maritime
Alps, you will find ancient "salt routes" used for commerce with
the other side of the Alps. In the 16th century a new route for transporting
salt was opened between Nice and Turin trough Colle di Tende. The France
part of this area, with villages as Tende and La Brigue, was ceded to France
by Italy in 1947 as a reparation for World War II.
The
rock climbing in the pass is very nice, and the views are fascinating.
The
crag doesn't offer much rock climbing routes, but most of them are beautiful.
Because of the high altitude the crag is perfect for warm mid summer days,
and as a complement to all the other crags that coronn.com present in the
Topos "Alpi Marittime" it is well worth visiting.
If
you bring a Mountain bike or a "Parapente" this is a perfect spot
for to start your bike journey / flight.
The
road up to the pass is full of hairpin bends and the last kilometres is
on a gravelled road, so it will take you some time, but the access from
the car to the crag takes only 5 minutes.
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