By Richard Beardon

It's the middle of Nov and as we walk back to the Luminy the temperature is dropping, fast. Its so cold and crisp you can almost touch the air. Well it's been another awesome day in the Calanques, yet again I'm wondering why I left it so long before I started climbing here. For anyone who likes to climb on limestone the Calanques has everything 'caves, steep walls slabs, sea cliff's or even long multi pitch routes in a mountainous location'. And yes the weathers good, with a stunning view of the Med and on the warmer days a swim is all too tempting.

Some of you may have been put off by stories of car theft. Well don't, with a little care and a bit of common sense I've managed to climb here every November over the last 4 years with no problems and now with cheap fares to Nimes & Marseille everyone should consider a week over the winter months.

For those of you who have not yet visited the Calanques, then it's situated right on the south coast of France between Marseille and the picturesque town of Cassis, with much of the climbing looking directly out over the Med.