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Gorges du Tarn

Sport climbing near Les Vignes, Occitanie, France. The rope and quickdraws to bring, and the send-temps forecast.

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What to bring

Bring an 80 m rope. It lowers off 88% of the 605 sport pitches listed here. A 70 m does 77%.

About 18 quickdraws. Few pitches here list their bolts, so that's estimated from pitch length.

What each rope covers

  • 50 m42%
  • 60 m60%
  • 70 m77%
  • 80 m88%
Median
25 m
Most common
20 m
Longest pitch
60 m

Route data from theCrag contributors (CC BY-NC-SA), collected 2026-09. Single-pitch sport routes only. theCrag

Conditions

Rope & draws

Bring

80m

70 m works for most routes

Draws

~18

Your 70 m covers 77% of pitches

Median
25 m
Most common
20 m
Longest pitch
60 m

Draws: Estimate: about 1 bolt per 2.5 m

Your 70 m lowers off 77% of pitches here (up to ~30 m). Check the topo for longer ones and knot the end.
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Rope length

Route height (ground to anchor)

30m

Rope reaches

10 m of rope to spare.

Needed 60 mRope 70 m

Longest route or pitch

35 m

Comfortably ~30 m

  • •Knot the belayer’s end.
  • •Watch the middle mark.
  • •Topo heights are estimates.
  • •Traverses and roofs use extra rope.

Longest pitches at Gorges du Tarn

  1. Abus de confiance7c60 m–
  2. Big Boss8a+/b60 m–
  3. En Piste Les Ninis (L1 + L2)6c60 m–
  4. Keep on movin'7c+60 m–
  5. Les Culottes De Ma Grand-Mère (L1 + L2 +L3)7b+60 m–

Rope by wall

The shortest rope that lowers off 90% of a wall's pitches (80 m where none does), and the share it covers.

WallRopeLongest
Cirque des baumes127 pitches80 mcovers 90%55 m
Baumes basses111 pitches80 mcovers 61%60 m
Baumes hautes106 pitches80 mcovers 85%50 m
L'entre deux70 pitches70 mcovers 91%35 m
Le Gymnaze55 pitches80 mcovers 96%60 m
Vallée du Tarn48 pitches70 mcovers 100%30 m
Baumes chaudes45 pitches70 mcovers 98%50 m
Pas de Soucy43 pitches70 mcovers 100%30 m

Route data from theCrag contributors (CC BY-NC-SA), collected 2026-09. Single-pitch sport routes only. theCrag

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