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Quarry Prospèr

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Quarry Prospèr

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Quarry Prospèr

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Location: Viroinval, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Willem VS

December 22, 2024

Hiking

“Carrière Prosper” is the name of the place that now houses around twenty climbing routes ranging from level 4C to 7A (more for experienced climbers). Adapting the quarry took around …

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Géry VdB.

March 24, 2021

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In the Viroinval region there are many silent witnesses from days long gone, including tombs from the Bronze Age, the remains of a Roman villa and the cemeteries of Merovingians and Carolingians. People lived here since the old stone age, but the real development of the area only started in the Middle Ages. At that time the wood industry was flourishing; afterwards the iron industry flourished until the mid-nineteenth century. After that, quarrying was the main industrial activity until 1954. Today tourism is an important source of income.

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Luc Gabriël

July 14, 2022

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He is talking about "Carrière Prospèr", also known as the Olloy climbing massif, located in the nature reserve "Natura 2000".
Mount Coach and the Belgian Rebolting Team realized 20 hooked longitudinal routes and about 10 boulders here under the umbrella of KBF.
For the sake of completeness: The climbing levels are mainly in the 5th and 6th degrees.

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Fondry des Chiens Gorge – View of the Viroin Valley loop from Dourbes

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View of the Viroin Valley – Trail above the Viroin loop from Dourbes

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Elevation 190 m

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Location: Viroinval, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Fondry des Chiens Gorge – View of the Viroin Valley loop from Parc naturel Viroin Hermeton

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