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V6–V8 · 7 Crags · 29 routes

7 published crags in the v6-8 grade band, with route counts, rock types and best seasons.

  1. Walberla V6–V8 7a – 8a limestone 4 routes

    Walberla is the best-known crag in the Frankenjura: a long dolomite wall on the Ehrenbürg hill with pocketed limestone, a short approach, and a full spread of grades from 5 to 9a. It is a...

    Best season April to June and September to October. Summer is humid and the pockets stay damp; the crag can be climbed in winter on mild, dry days. · Approach 15 min ·

  2. Curbar Edge V6–V8 V6 – V8 sandstone 4 routes

    Curbar Edge is the gritstone crag for people who like their problems steep and their landings honest. The bouldering is concentrated at the northern end, on big rounded blocs with hard, p...

    Best season October to early March. Cold, windy, dry days; avoid anything above 10 °C. · Approach 10 min ·

  3. Camp 4 Boulders V6–V8 V4 – V7 granite 4 routes

    The Camp 4 boulders sit a two-minute walk from the historic climbers' campground and carry more climbing history per square metre than almost anywhere on earth. The rock is coarse granite...

    Best season April to mid-June and September to November. The valley floor holds snow in mid-winter. · Approach 3 min ·

  4. La Canardière V6–V8 6C+ – 7C sandstone 4 routes

    La Canardière is the harder, quieter neighbour of the Cuvier areas: fewer people, rougher landings, and a genuine concentration of 7A to 7C problems built around steep, athletic movement ...

    Best season November to March, ideally after a run of dry, cold days. The area holds moisture longer than the Cuvier plateau. · Approach 11 min ·

  5. Roche aux Sabots V6–V8 6B+ – 7C sandstone 5 routes

    Roche aux Sabots is the most accessible hard bouldering in the forest — a road-side cluster with flat sand landings and a genuine concentration of 7A to 7C problems. If you have one after...

    Best season November to March. The area is exposed and gets afternoon sun, which helps in winter and hurts in spring. · Approach 4 min ·

  6. Moon Hill V6–V8 6a+ – 7c limestone 4 routes

    The arch at Moon Hill is the most photographed piece of rock in China, and the climbing underneath it is genuinely good: steep grey limestone with tufas, a huge cave, and routes from 6a t...

    Best season October to December and March to May. Avoid June to August, when the wall seeps. · Approach 25 min ·

  7. Grande Grotta V6–V8 7a+ – 8a limestone 4 routes

    Grande Grotta is the most photographed cave in Greece: a huge limestone arch overhanging more than forty degrees, packed with tufas and stalactites, and graded almost entirely between 7a ...

    Best season April to June and September to November. The cave is shaded and climbable in light rain. · Approach 12 min ·