There is, however, a small bouldering area in Vidauban, at about 20 minutes driving from here.
The area is about the size of Franchard Isatis and Cuisinière combined and is located on top of a hill next to the A8 highway, right above the Aire de Vidauban, hence the noise on the video.
The short video shows 3 red problems in the sector Face Nord, the sector closest to the parking.
It must have been about 6 years ago when I went climbing there for the first time.
There had been a forest fire the year before, so back then the boulders were easily visible and reachable.
Now that the vegetation has grown back, however, the boulders are barely visible anymore and very hard to reach sometimes.
The first time was years ago in May, so the heat was still bearable and you have to take the strong mistral wind into account too. Especially high up on the hill.
The noise of the A8 highway is something you have to cope with too.
We went for a short climb a couple of days ago, on the second day of the holiday because it was a bit clouded, but heavily hot.
My son was there too and didn't want to climb so I had to limit myself to only a few problems.
The topo is not available anymore on zebloc.com, so no 7's but some red problems.
My guess would be from 6A to 6C.
The video only shows a fraction of the available amount of climbable boulders.
There is so much more to do, but it is not recommended to go there in Summer when temperatures easily reach 35°C in the shade. Even at 21h it's still over 30°C.
I do recommend the visit. The view only is already worth it.
Vidauban - Face Nord - 3 red problems
The view from high up on the hill. (Picture by Anthony)
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