07 Oct “Grande Occhio”, a new crag in San Vito Lo Capo

Right in time for the next edition of San Vito Climbing festival (Oct 29th – Nov 1st), we’re glad to announce a new sector which has been just bolted and equipped.
The Climbing Festival is worth the trip to San Vito for several reasons: low-cost flights to Trapani, a breath-taking location, important cultural side events (as instance, the screenings from Vancouver Film Festival), and most of all miles and miles of rock – any sector is a short ride by bycicle from the village of San Vito.

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Speaking of the new crag, here’s an introduction by Massimo Cappuccio.

GRANDE OCCHIO
Extremely long, extremely hard!
The newest sector in San Vito Lo Capo is Il Grande Occhio (meaning "the Big Eye"). it’s a wonderful wall on the west face of Monte Monaco, towering above the village. Actually, one couldn’t believe that this wall wasn’t equipped for climbing: during the last five years, many climbers, both from Italy and abroad, have contributed to the astonishing growth of climbing spots in San Vito.
The sector has been equipped thanks to a cooperation between the staff of San Vito Climbing Festival, the Climbing House in San Vito and Bobo’s Extreme Team, a narrow group of sicilian climbers who agreed to work for equipping that face.
The routes are very long, up to 45 mt, on a wonderful rock. This is the realm of high-difficulty climbing; technically, there’s a continuous switching between vertical section with a small number of holds, overhangs and tufas requiring a strong pinch. All of this set on a wide shield-shaped, sturdy section, dominated by an overhaning roof seeming to look down, like a "big eye".

A mere 10 minutes walk from the parking leads to the sector – quite a fixture, in San Vito. Is there any better chance to test the new routes than the upcoming 7th edition of San Vito Climbing Festival?
the Top Marathon (Nov, 1st) will be held exactly here: the top climbers will compete on the new routes, sending – maybe – first ascents of some routes which still lacks a grade.
Until then… well, enjoy the preview pics!