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[Gravityhurts]

Does any one want me to round up guide books?

I have a copy of Pietra di Luna (£30 ish) Covers the whole island but the topos look pretty wooly for some places.
We ought to have a couple of these and a couple of:

Arrampicare a Cala Gonone (£19) and published Jan 2009 so it ought to be up to date.

I also have a copy of RF's Cala Luna mini guide.

there are others - have a fiddle around www.climb-eurpoe.com/rockclimbingshop/guidebooks_for_Sardinia.html

UK shops like Needlesports only stock a couple of each title and sometimes charge a premium for postage too, so we might find it easier to order lots from one place, give them time to get them from their supplier and we might just save a quid on the post. or a few from lots of places to be sure we get them in time.  Not long to go.

Unless anyone has a better idea?

[Simon C]

The Pietra di Luna guide is about £30, or about 30 Euros if we buy when we arrive.  Which a few months ago was about £20, but by the time we get there may be more like £40    though the exchange rate is going in the right direction for now. They're supposedly easy to find in local shops, but there's always the risk of ending up without any. Maybe I'll ask the landlord, he's been very helpful so far?

I've got 2 or 3 other guides, I'll look out details later.

[lithos]

I've got (well when cef returns it!) a copy of the yellow one that covers the area we are staying

[Simon C]

I have:

"Arrampicare ad Alghero" - an area on the opposite side of the island so we're unlikely to go there more than once, if at all. But it was cheap so I had to buy it

"Arrampicare a Cala Gonone" (2007 edition - also on special offer, now I know why! but seems to have loads of stuff at all grades)

"Gennargentu Last Paradise" (2001) - Cala Gonone area and also a couple of others nearby - limited stuff in the lower grades.

[pebbles]

dave S is going to lend me his Pietra di Luna guide from last year. he says "get more up to date topos off the net"

[lithos]

Arrampicare a Cala Gonone (£19) and published Jan 2009 so it ought to be up to date.

there are others - have a fiddle around www.climb-eurpoe.com/rockclimbingshop/guidebooks_for_Sardinia.html

has the new one (2009) got a good selection at the multipitch place  (where 'sound of slience' is) the old guide was very slective and it looked like there were many more to go at.

[leventhorpe2]

2009 guide has sound of silence Surtana Falesia Sud Pg 156

[lithos]

2009 guide has sound of silence Surtana Falesia Sud Pg 156

does it have many around the same area - its a long elevated gorge, must be lot of routes on it

[Gravityhurts]

The 'old' guide (I've got a borrowed 2002 edition) has lots (abt 50) of routes from grade 3 (many in the 4s and 5s, lots in the 6s) to 7s from 50 metres to 180 metres. (one is 280 but it's probably a typo)