The cliffs of Cesi are a true paradise for climbing enthusiasts, with numerous routes of various difficulty and length that wind up vertical and overhanging walls
The cliffs of Cesi are all located on Mount Eolo, or the mountain "of Cesi”.
“St.Andrew South” and “St.Andrew North”, are located along the “Andrea Sabatini” trail that crosses the homonyous valley from Cesi leading to St.Erasmo. The others can be reached by following the trail that goes from the St.Erasmo plateau to the mediaeval towers (High Tower and Low Tower) and from here descends southwards to “Mezzogiorno (South)” and eastwards until the balcony of “Devils and Saints”. With the exception of the “Andrea Sabatini” trail, indicated with conventional Cai white-red markers, the other trails have no markers.
St.Andrew Cliff
ST.ANDREW SOUTH SECTION
First spur on the left, 5 routes of medium difficulty
Main wall, 16 routes of medium-low difficulty
Above the Sole Vie ledge with equipped stages, 4 routes of medium-low difficulty
The cliffs listed below can be reached from the trail that starts close to the walls of St.Erasmo (east side)
HIGH TOWER SECTOR
8 routes of medium-low difficulty
LOW TOWER SECTOR
12 routes of medium-low difficulty
SASSO NUOVO (NEW STONE) SECTOR
5 routes of medium-low difficulty
MEZZOGIORNO (SOUTH) SECTOR
5 routes of medium difficulty
DEVIL AND SAINTS SECTOR
30 routes of all difficulties
PILASTRO PERICLE
This sector, which is located just below the above-mentioned routes can be reached in 5 minutes via a small trail that starts at the base of the main wall (from route 8 to route 20). These are non-repeated climbs.
5 routes of medium-low difficulty
Zannuto Hill Cliff
It can be reached by taking CAI no. 3 route
15 routes of medium-high difficulty
Dragon’s Cave Cliff
This cliff, which is located exactly above the Cesi quarry, has been abandoned for several years since the quarry managers have forbidden access to the entire area. It would be very interesting to be able to re-equip the whole face as it presents numerous climbing possibilities on beautiful rock.
Our Lady of the Olive Cliff
Beautiful sunny balcony located right next to the church of St.John of Piedimonte (known also as Our Lady of the Olive). This is the rocky outcrop upon which the mediaeval watch tower stands (Penna della Rocca)
14 routes of medium difficulty
A non-equipped climb of A1 and A2 degrees of difficulty (West Ridge), indicated with red markers.
Historical Austeri Cliff
The routes of this sector develop on the evident triangular elevation, clearly visible from the Terni basin, which rises between Penna della Rocca and Val di Noce and the elevations of the Mountain of the Cross. This rocky face has represented the climbing wall for Terni mountaineers since the second post-war period, even if it was bolted methodically only in the seventies by the climbers of the Terni Alpine Club. These are mainly multi-pitch mountaineering routes.
In the last ten, fifteen years, routes of a sporting nature have also been bolted (fixes, bolts, chains at belays), however, given the characteristics of the environment and rock (in some places very bad), the indication is even more valid here which was highlighted in the introduction: it is a wall that must be faced with mountaineering equipment and, above all, with full awareness of all the dangers of an objective nature present in the mountain environment.
