Where to climb Rhône-Alpes

Blocabrac is an indoor climbing gym opened in 2016 located near the Puits Couriot. Climbers will love the atmosphere and the team of qualified instructors present to support them. New or experienced climbers are welcome from 3 years old. Note that if you wish to progress, climbing courses are also available. For the youngest, parents, relax, they take care of everything, especially for birthdays. In short, you'll have a great time and even have a drink at the snack bar!

One of the most difficult via ferrata in France, reserved for the initiated! After a pleasant approach walk in the undergrowth, you will arrive at a goose leg. From there, you can go and see the Doria waterfall, with its small enchanting bridge. Then go back on your steps, and take the direction of the cave in Carret. This troglodyte house is now abandoned, but it is both the entrance to a huge cave and the starting point of the via ferrata. The ascent includes a slope. A path will allow you to reach the parking lot.

A few kilometres from the Ardèche river, between the Estables and the Chaudeyrolles, the La Roche Pointue, better known as the "Devil of the Devil", stands at an altitude of 1500 metres. Next to Mezenc and Alambre, the site offers 12 channels. It is ideal for beginners (rééquipé site in 2007), but the most experienced are their account. The view of the summit is impressive. Take care of weather (and night temperatures!), basaltic rock is often moist. For those who don't climb, the site is very pleasant for picnic. As for the name of the place, it is said that the devil would have planted his teeth in this part of Velay (look in the landscape around, there are two other "teeth").

After a half-hour walk, you will be able to see the Roc du Cornillon which overlooks the Lac du Bourget. At the top, there is a small platform, a wooden belvedere, which will allow you to appreciate the whole lake and the mountains which surround it. The most courageous will launch themselves to the assault of the wall, equipped with metallic equipment. This via ferrata has no particular difficulty from a technical point of view, however it is vertiginous. You can rent the equipment in several stores in Le Bourget-du-Lac.

In the heart of the Eyrieux valley, this amusement park plays in the heights combining tree climbing and via ferrata. Aquarock Aventure offers you 10 courses evolving between trees, on rocks and above the river. The Via Ferrata gives access to 2 giant zip lines of 250 m and 300 m to take off. Children from the age of 2 are welcome. Sport shoes are required and minors must be accompanied. These activities can only be done by reservation. Supervision and safety guaranteed! Catering.

This young team, composed of Charlotte and Adrien, offers you two immersions in nature, one aquatic with canyoning courses, the other aerial with climbing to the top of trees. In both cases, fun and safety are guaranteed with a high quality supervision and sites. You will evolve in the white water or the foliage of the Diois, the Vercors, the Drôme provençale. So the big splash or climbing workshops, in the natural environment with the help of branches and asperities, or on rope, according to the technique of the pruners?

This climbing itinerary offers a secure route with minimal equipment, mainly for guiding while ensuring the progress of a roped party. A few rungs and fittings also facilitate the route. It's an ideal option for parent-climbers wishing to introduce their children to climbing, but access is reserved for suitably equipped climbers only. Allow between 45 minutes and 1 hour for the trip.

Open since January 2024, The Roof Vercors is the company's seventh location. It's a huge climbing gym for routes (roped) and bouldering (mat reception), with a dedicated children's area. There's also a bar and restaurant featuring local organic produce. There's also a program of events and training courses (climbing, caving, canyoning and mountaineering), experience-sharing and preparation for mountain outings.

Notice to sportsmen and women of all ages and all levels, this climbing gym will make you see all the colors. Come and defy gravity, equipped and supervised by climbing pros. With no less than 160 routes of 17.5 m in height and a hundred boulders that can go up to 4 m high, the climbers have enough to train and refine their techniques. With classes or free access for those who are more comfortable, with a range of hours going until 11pm on weekdays, there is no doubt that everyone can come and try climbing.