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Tessin / Jun 2009
Tessin has Granite, Gneiss and Dolomite. Tessin has Boulder, single Pitch, Multi-Pitch, mountains, Alpen sport climbing, river, waterfall, Lake, and good Cappccino. Tessin has 83 climbing area and 2140 route within 50 km ². Tessin has many shade spot in hot summer and it's so nice to jumping in water after hard climb. Tessin means mediterrane Klima with italien Flair. So there is many good aspects of climbing in Tessin!
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On the road again. Just can't wait to get on the road again.
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On the road again. Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway.

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Tessin - Gordola

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Lago Maggiore
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Locarno
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Locarno
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Locarno
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Locarno
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Locarno
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Locarno
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Ponte Brolla settore Est is easy access and many moderate route here
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Benissimo 6b - look awesame!
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a lot to see
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Querdenker 6c+ - The crux is very tricky!
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Midlife Crisis 6b
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Fiume Maggia - It's time to go swim!
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Speroni di Ponte Brolla - climb on a small crimp.
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enjoy climbing
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slab climbing
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Sonogno 918m - a bit of touristy
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Sonogo
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There are many cosy house and home
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Elvis was in Sonogno
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Sonogno
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Sonogno
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waterfall
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vibration of power. It's a magic!
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river - the eternal cycle of nature
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spirit of water!
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told stone house
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good spirit everywhere
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old Bridge - master of architecture!
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village Corippo
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Sector Avegno Torbeccio / Viso di luna - Steep and sustained all the way
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Viso di luna (6c+,6b,6b+,6b) is a bit right of his fingertip
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1st pitch 6c+
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1st pitch 6c+ - (overhang) good hold on the left side
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climbed two pitches 2nd + 3rd together.- Pumpy!
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3rd pitch.
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4th pitch.- Travers is a bit tricky
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happy climbing!

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Avegno
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Placche di Torbeccio with many muli-piches slabs climbing
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Losone and Locarno
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Arcegno / Pic Nic 5c
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Ralf fighted on Poste restante 6c
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steep and crimps with many chalk spot. That's makes difficult for On-sight climb
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ANC Mandela 6b - to stem in the arête need good foot work
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Pangea 6a
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Manti 6a+
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sector Gufetto
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city Zandone, i guess.
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Ponte Brolla settore Est -Ralf on Enigma 6c
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Big ledge are slippery! So it's more like a slab climb
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Querdenker 6c+ - It's quite hard for On-sight this route.
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Baby is well spotted! yap. All the better if people start to climb earlier!
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Ralf on Eroe della direttissima 7A - There are two different way to climb this route.
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Unkown climber on Wave Rock 7b
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Grotto America - They have a good cappuccino and nice Terrace
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Fiume Maggia - It's time to go swim!
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They have a fun!
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just another perfect day!

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