Colodri: 🚶♂️ 5-10' - ⛰️ 130 MSL - 🧭 SE - ☀️ sun in the morning and early afternoon
Massi di Prabi: 🚶♂️ 5-15' - ⛰️ 130 MSL - 🧭 E - ☀️ sun in the morning
Sport roccia: 🚶♂️ 10' - ⛰️ 130 MSL - 🧭 E - ☀️ sun in the morning
Colodri is the huge wall behind the castle of Arco. It is the goal of a large amount of alpinists since the 70s, thanks to the nice multi-pitches with all the possible styles of climbing. The wall has corners, edges, compact slabs and nice overhangs with both sport and trad routes.
Colodri can be splitted into two main walls. The southmost one is called “Rupe Secca”, which offers mainly sport routes on a dark vertical wall. The northmost wall is simply called “Colodri” and it is bigger than Rupe Secca with longer multi-pitches. The south part of Colodri is mainly overhanging with short and intense routes, while the remaining part is high and vertical, with dihedrals, cracks and beautiful slabs.
An easy and beautiful hiking trail climbs between Colodri and Rupe Secca. It is usually used to come back to the crag base.
Colodri is for sure a piece of the climbing history of Arco. All the lines are beautiful and challenging. If you like the multi-pitches climbing you have to try one of the Colodri’s classics.
Massi di Prabi is the complex of boulders located in the area of Prabi, by the foot of mount Colodri. The biggest boulders are “Masso A” and “Masso B”, offering technical routes on a compact grey limestone. “Masso A” has 10 vertical and nice routes from the fifth grade to 7a. “Masso B” is less vertical, the pitches are mainly around 6a and require a good control of the feet. Around these two sectors there are many small equipped boulders from 4 to 8 meters, which collect almost 35 routes, mainly easier than 6b.
The equipment is very good and quite new, making Massi di Prabi a perfect spot to learn to climb and even try challenging routes in total safety.
Another great feature of Massi di Prabi is the possibility to get on the top of the boulders from behind and put the rope in the anchor, allowing the top-rope climbing on the hardest lines.
Massi di Prabi has also many other boulders that are not equipped but are part of a nice boulder area. Do not forget the crash pad at home!
The nice location close to the campings and the swimming pool and the easy approach make this crag the perfect spot to spend the whole day climbing or also few hours after other activities. Since the Massi di Prabi is highly frequented, some routes could result polished, but they are still good. To get the best from Massi di Prabi it is recommended to come during cold periods.
Sport roccia 86 is a small crags at the foot of mount Colodri where in the 1986 the 2nd edition of the historical competition “Sport roccia” was held. The routes on the left part of the wall are technical on crimpers and were re-bolted recently, while on the right there are also lines with powerful movements. Some routes on the right have aged equipment. The total amount of route is 18, with difficulties going from 6b to 7c.
The crag base is ok.
Sport roccia 86 is rarely frequented but it is for sure an important part of the history of Arco.
