My autumn
holiday was spent in Fontainebleau. We arrived Monday morning but after
pitching the tent it started to rain. So, nothing else to do but hiking and
checking out boulders.
Inspired by
Bart I spent the first climbing day trying Kendo, a 7c in Mont Pivot. I need to
work on my jumping power though, came 5 cm short to sticking the grip. Maybe
next time.
On
Wednesday we visited Cuvier Rempart. The big 4 are really BIG, too big for me. I
tried a number of 7th grade boulders but nothing worked out the way
I wanted.
I did do the ultra-classic l’angle Allain. Unbelievable that they were
able to do this slippery 6a arête already in 1934!
On Thursday
we visited Roche aux Sabots. It turned out to be happy Thursday for me. I did 4
7a’s: Graviton, Jet Set, l’ Oblique, le Jeu du Toit.
I don’t
like Graviton, it has been a long standing project for me. I tried it several
times when I was eleven and twelve years old but could not reach the a-plat at
the top. Now being 25 cm taller that worked out okay but the top out is such a
struggle. Never again.
Jet Set and
l’ Oblique are small jumps with an easy mantle which I like better.
I was very
happy to be able to do Jeu du Toit. It is a quite powerful boulder. I am not that strong, so was surprised that it worked after only a couple of tries.
Friday was
a nice day with lots of sun but a lot of boulders were still moist. We went to
95.2 were I managed to do Pince-Toi, 7a+. I tried Rude Boy but the last move is
too hard. The easier but also very nice 6c, Duel dans la Lune, were you can use
the hole on the left was easier to do.
Saturday,
our last day started out with rain in Grez sur Loing. We drove around and found
Isatis to be fairly dry. I flashed le Surplomb Static and also did Surplomb Gauche,
7a. I tried some other 7th grade boulders but after 5 days of
bouldering nothing worked anymore.
I am happy with 7 7th grade boulders. Can’t wait to go back.
More pictures can be found HERE