The Basura (Rocca della Bandia) is right there next to the Colosseo, but, even if it’s in a distance of a few meters, the environment and the rock changes totally: here it is even more bucolic and sunny and the rock is red and even more compact: the crimp is the master, with tufas scattered everywhere. Its routes of 6c / 7a are among the best in the valley in terms of quality; don’t miss Amelia, Melusina and Paracelso 6c, Banshees 7a and Nostradamus 7b.

Approach

From Cisano continue towards Martinetto and turn left entering in Val Pennavaire ; after passing Castelbianco, continue by car for 3.6 km, until you reach the first clear fork on the right: turn then turn right towards "Chiesa- Perati- Casale" and "Cimitero" (road signs), continue until you reach the church and park in the square. Opposite the car park, take a small brick road until you reach an asphalted road, cross it and continue to follow the small brick road that climbs to the right between the houses (Via Diaz); at the end of the uphill you arrive at a small church and wash house, turn left and take a cobbled path, which passes under a vault; after this vault, a path begins between the bands until you reach a pool of water, continue straight ahead and you arrive at a second (larger) pool at this point, after about two hundred metres, when the path flattens out, you find a There is an obvious track on the right (little man) and you descend slightly, continuing on a flat path that leads to the cliff