Porto Corallo, light bouldering right on the beach.

Bouldering at the Sardinian port of Port Corallo is easy and especially right on the beach. Boulders are ubiquitous here, but their quality varies greatly. You can find small climbable stones up to three-meter blocks that are slightly under water at high tide.

Boulder Uncle UGO Porto Corallo

The Boudlers are located 400m south of Porto Corallo. After crossing the bridge over the stream leading from Lake Stagno Sa Praia, go to the beach and continue along the rocky coast. At first you will encounter a relatively low (1.5 m) boulder III. with the Cleo route. Boulder II is located approximately 100 m further, climbing can be found immediately to the left of the distinctive cave in the rocky coast. Boulder I, with the most beautiful route in the area, you will see on the very tip of this beach. However, watch out for the tide, the landing site is flooded during high water. Climbing here is only possible in 8-hour intervals.

Arriving by Linea 105 bus, you will arrive at the local camp Bellavista Camper Service. In this case, you need to go southeast along the gravel road directly to the rocky outcrop, from where Boulder I will be beautifully visible.

Boulder I Porto Corallo Villaputzu

Boulder I

              A dominant boulder standing on the very edge of the sea. The boulder juts out from the surrounding flat stone land and presents a beautiful bouldering view overlooking the surrounding beach and ever-present rocky coastline. Climbing is possible only at low tide, when the bottom of the boulder is without a large amount of water. Even during periods when the sea level is low, remnants of salt water remain in the surrounding depressions.

              The stone is slightly brittle, but most of the holds are cleaned of debris and larger pieces by strong sea storms.

Only one line has been climbed on the boulder for now, the left side of the boulder still presents the possibility of a first ascent. This side seems less compact and somewhat crumbly, but the slight overhang and large pockets seem to be an ideal opponent for climbers.

Uncle UGO (1)

V0

Uncle UGO starts almost in the middle of the boulder in a two finger pocket. The route continues through a crimp and another pocket to the right edge, where it turns back more towards the center.

Author: Patrik Smet, 2021
GPS: 39.4365308N, 9.6364297E

Boulder II Porto Corallo Villaputzu

Bowdler II

A type of boulder, it is easily recognizable by the beautiful cave that is located on its northern side. The landing site here is mainly a sandy beach with occasional larger pebbles. The boulder itself is made of brown, more brittle quartz (similar material from which they are in ours Prague's Košířské Rocks). Boudelr is located approximately in the middle between boulder I and III.

Florence (1)

V0

Sit start, the first couple of harder steps on the inclined slab wall.

Author: Patrik Smet, 2021
GPS: 39.4368119N, 9.6365100E

Varda (2)

V0

Sit strat, straight up the sideline.

Author: Patrik Smet, 2021
GPS: 39.4368119N, 9.6365100E

Plumitif (3)

V0

Sit start at the same spot as at the Varda boulder. The climber continues to the right and climbs the edge of the cave.

Author: Patrik Smet, 2021
GPS: 39.4368119N, 9.6365100E

Boulder III Porto Corallo Villaputzu

Bowdler III

The third boulder is the lowest on our list. It provides climbers with only one logical line, starting with a sit start, heading slightly to the right to the climb. The rock is approximately 1.5 meters long and the landing is in soft sand, but we still recommend a bouldering mat.

Cleo (1)

V1

Sit start, cross the crack slightly to the right for an easy climb.

Author: Patrik Smet, 2021
GPS: 39.4372761N, 9.6366389E