Renown UK rock climber, photographer and writer David Pickford visited Corsican mountains and as a result of his journey published the article Corsica: The Ultimate Climber’s Island?. And what’s his answer to the question in the title?
There are only a few places in the world where the drama of an alpine landscape lies within less than a half-hour drive from beaches where the sea is warm enough to swim. Indeed, Corsica may be the only place in the world where it would be quite feasible to climb an ice-fall, then a multi-pitch rock route on a big mountain crag, then go sport climbing, before finishing off the day with a bit of deep water soloing and bouldering on the coast.
The article, that is accompanied with beautiful climbing photos, further mentions Corsica’s most popular climbing areas — Restonica Valley (Gorges de la Restonica), Col de Bavella and Caporalinu north of Corte.