Description

The Crag near Audun-le-tiche, bearing the same name as the town is situated in a decomissioned limestone quarry, that was closed in the early 1900s.
Routes go from 3 to 7c and vary from 6-18m in length with most lying around 10m. There are quite a few easy routes making it a perfect crag for less experienced or strong climbers.
Climbing is mostly vertical and slabby with lots of cracks, crimps and slopers.

!ROCKFALL POSSIBLE HELMET RECOMMENDED AT ALL TIMES!

History

Romans had already been using the quarry and rocks from here can be found in a 50 km radius. It was closed in the early 1900s, only in the late 70s/early 80 it was visited in search of caves and later also used for caving training.
In the early/mid 80 the first climbing routes were bolted, for top-rope climbing only. In 1986 around 20 routed were bolted for lead climbing. The early 90s more routed were added and the newest routes date back to 2003.
Organisations such as MJCA were responsible for the first routes, later CSEB and CEET also added routes.

Routes on Audun le Tiche
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Tim De Mazière
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Audun le Tiche

The area is access sensitive!

1) Leave nothing behind and be respectful to others, areas closed with construction tape or signs are off limits. NO fires NO camping
This crag was closed for over 5 years already please be respectful so it can remain open in the future.

!HELMETS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES BY MINORS! Please also wear one as an adult!

2) From Audun-le-Tiche (Town) drive south on D16 then the Parking lot will be right next to the road to the left side. Only Park in the designated area and be sure not to block others. The Parking lot is indicated on the map.

3) From the parking lot it only takes 2 minutes to reach the crag and the path is clearly marked. Have fun climbing.