The areas:
The climbing areas are all between 10 mins and one hours drive from the house and add up to more than 2000 routes. The Ariège offers everything from single-pitch sports routes and bouldering to full day multi-pitch outings and trad mountain routes, on a mix of limestone, granite and gneiss.
1/ Plantaurel, 11 sites (300+ routes).
2/ Bédeilhac, 4 sites (277 routes).
3/ Niaux, 7 sites (368+ routes).
4/ Vicdessos, 4 sites (170 routes).
5/ Quié de Sinsat, 6 sites (222 routes).
6/ Ariège Valley, 4 sites (110+ routes).
7/ Ax-les-Thermes, 8 sites (230 routes).
8/ Haut-Couserans, 6 sites (194 routes).
9/ Saint-Gironnais, 6 sites (150 routes).

