Description

La Gola is one of the historic crags of Arco, nestled in a beautiful gorge facing Toblino lake.
La Gola must be visited! Its beautiful location and the high quality of the routes make the crag one of the best in the area of Arco.
There is something to climb for everyone: over 160 routes from 4a to 8b/c, super technical walls and huge overhangs. The quality of the rock is always excellent and also the equipment is good.
The approach to all the sectors is very easy and short, the crag base of the sectors is generally comfortable.
Almost all the sectors require a good technique and high finger strength, cause the walls are generally vertical on a compact grey limestone. But if you are a fan of the big overhangs, there are also two beautiful caves, La casa del piacere and Terzo millennio, where tufas and stalactites rules. Here it is possible to climb also when it is raining.

La gola is a beautiful crag and it is a good idea to spend one day climbing here (maybe even more than one!). It is possible to enjoy its routes during the whole year and in any weather condition, just choose the sector properly!

History

La gola was discovered in the 80s and the first sectors that were equipped are Casa del piacere, Il nasino, Guardrail, Il castello and Pezzent area. The other sectors Terzo Millennio, Il giardino, Il tornante, L’ugola and Arcadioland were born some years later. In the last years part of the routes were re-bolted by the community of Valle dei Laghi and some new lines were set up by Il giardino and La casa del piacere sectors.
The first equippers of the crag where Roberto Bassi and Heinz Mariacher, then team Sisyphos, the community of Valle dei Laghi and many other climbers completed the work.

Originally Roberto Bassi set up the bolts of Pezzent area in strange and unconfortable positions, in order to let him train on hard clippings.

Routes on La gola di Toblino
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La gola di Toblino

The area is access sensitive!

Attention!
Climbing inside the gorge is limited to protect the ecosystem during some periods of the year.
Climbing in sectors Arcadioland and Pezzent Area is still free.

Arrival:
From Arco head to Trento. Follow the main road until you get to the second roundabout of Sarche. Turn right, keep following Trento indications. Drive on the main road for 1.7 km till you reach restaurant “Castel Toblino”. In front of the castle there is a narrow bumpy road. Take it (pay attention while turning) and drive over the house on the right. Stay on this road and few meters after the hairpin bend there is a large space for some cars on the left side of the road. This is the best place to leave the car if you want to climb by Arcadioland and Pezzent area sectors. If you continue driving along the narrow road you will enter the gorge, where there are many car parks on the road sides. The car parks of La Gola are quite close to the many sectors.

Sectors:
Arcadioland and Pezzent area:
In front of the first car park, there is an evident path that initially climbs some rocks, then it goes straight first towards Arcadioland and then to Pezzent area. The path is clearly evident and quite short.

La Gola sectors:
All the sectors of La gola are clearly evident from the road and you can freely choose the closest car park. The only hidden sector is Terzo millennio. To get there, reach Il giardino sector, turn on the opposite side, cross the creek and go straight into the woods for few tens of meters.