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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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| Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Farigoule | ||||||
| 5a+ |
★ Jeu d'ombres
| 14m | ★ Good | |||
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Hard at the grade.
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| Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Chiquita | ||||||
| 5b+ |
★ Libellé
| ★ Good | ||||
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Surprisingly awkward finish.
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| 5a |
★ Dandy
| 24m | ★ Good | |||
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A grunty move or two.
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| Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Flamby | ||||||
| 5b |
L.A. pologie
| 24m | Average | |||
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Tricky finish.
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| Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Chiquita | ||||||
| 4a |
Dernière heure
| 20m | Average | |||
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No problems.
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| Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Farigoule | ||||||
| 4b |
Oignon de cœur
| 15m | Average | |||
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Jugs were wet.
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| 3b |
L'épervier
| Average | ||||
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Ordinary.
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| 3c |
Nigawika
| 14m | Average | |||
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Not special.
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| Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Chiquita | ||||||
| 4c |
La locomotive et le petit oiseau
| 20m | Average | |||
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No problems.
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| 4a |
Samacasana
| Average | ||||
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Somewhat public for soloing.
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| Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Château Virant Flamby | ||||||
| 5a |
★ Magma
| 25m | ★ Good | |||
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Nice continuous climb.
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| 5b |
La flèche rouge
| 25m | Average | |||
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Worthwhile.
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| 4b |
Flamby
| 25m | Crap | |||
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Area of brittle rock near the top.
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| 3c |
Harrap's
| 14m | Average | |||
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Fun enough.
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| 3c |
Hélios
| 14m | Average | |||
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A little care required.
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| Fri 15th Sep 2023 - Les Calanques | ||||||
| Sormiou La Pinède | ||||||
| 5b |
Le raccourci du Toulousain
| Average | ||||
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Discontinuous.
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| 5c |
★ Corto Maltese
| ★ Good | ||||
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The crag classic?
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| 5a |
★ Le gendarme
| ★ Good | ||||
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Nice.
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| 5b |
★ La petite maitresse
| ★ Good | ||||
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Strong moves up high.
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| 5a |
Silence
| Average | ||||
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One foot slip.
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| 4a |
Clin d'oeil
| Average | ||||
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Esay.
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| 3c |
La chouette
| Don't Bother | ||||
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Access.
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| Thu 14th Sep 2023 - Chaîne de l'Estaque | ||||||
| Gignac-la-Nerthe La Chapelle Secteur 1 | ||||||
| 5b |
J
| 11m | Average | |||
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Reachable jugs.
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| 5a |
I
| 11m | Average | |||
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Reachable jugs.
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| 4c |
★ H
| 11m | ★ Good | |||
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Challenging slab, tough warm-up.
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| 4b |
G
| 11m | Don't Bother | |||
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Really easy.
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| Mon 11th Sep 2023 - Vailhan | ||||||
| 4c |
Quelle direction
| Average | ||||
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The route with cemented holds but no bolts?
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| 5a |
★ Tout seul ensemble
| ★ Good | ||||
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A little slabby at the crux.
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| 4b |
Contrefaçon
| Average | ||||
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Easy going.
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| 5b |
Savoir attendre
| Average | ||||
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Noe memorable.
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| 5c |
★ Sait on jamais
| ★ Good | ||||
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Steep jugging.
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| 6a |
★★ Triviale poursuite
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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Very fun face climbing.
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| Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Vailhan | ||||||
| 4b |
★ Pose tes pieds
| ★ Good | ||||
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Precise slabbing at the grade.
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| 4a |
Naïs
| Average | ||||
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Easy.
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| 4b |
Les fourmis
| Average | ||||
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Handy cemented-on jugs!
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| 4c |
★★ La dalle
| Average | ||||
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Easy.
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| Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Vailhan | ||||||
| 5c+ |
★★ Serpentine
| ★ Good | ||||
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Nice throws.
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| 5b |
★★ Fanny
| Average | ||||
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Easy.
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| 4b |
La tordue
| Average | ||||
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First route on the Soloist for a while.
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| Wed 30th Oct 2019 - Chateauvert | ||||||
| Tropiques et alentours Un jour de Fievre | ||||||
| 5a+ |
★ Are you radin?
| 22m, 10 | Average | |||
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Energetic enough.
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| 4c+ |
★ Les Frontieres du Neon
| 25m, 9 | Average | |||
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Thrutching works.
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| Wed 30th Oct 2019 - Chateauvert | ||||||
| Golot Fou Golot Fou | ||||||
| 5a |
★★ Pipo Solo
| 40m | ★ Good | |||
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Interesting start and finish.
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| Tue 29th Oct 2019 - Les Calanques | ||||||
| La Gardiole Port Miou Secteur du Vallon | ||||||
| 5b |
En Catimini
| 25m | Average | |||
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Also technical, small footers.
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| 5b |
★ La Tamponnette
| 25m | ★ Good | |||
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Tough crux section of jams, laybacks.
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| Fri 25th Oct 2019 - Cap Dramont | ||||||
| Sous le sémaphore Pilier de soleil | ||||||
| 4b |
★★ Les rossignols du caroubier
| 17m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
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Sequency corner.
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| 5b 4c |
★★ Bento
| 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Simply excellent.
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| 5a |
★★ Va Comprendre Charles
| 18m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Terrific red rock here, reminded me of Moonarie!
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| 4a |
★★ L'avidité du concierge
| 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Very nice, easy climbing.
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| Tue 8th Oct 2019 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
| Forestiers | ||||||
| 4b |
La Facile
| 10m | Average | |||
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Moments of awkwardness.
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| 4c |
★ La Daille à Dédé (La Daille a Dede)
| 25m | ★ Good | |||
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Cruisy and good.
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| 5c |
★ Route 11 in guide
| 50m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
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Sweet.
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| Tue 8th Oct 2019 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
| Picsou | ||||||
| 4a |
Loulou
| Average | ||||
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Tricky when wet.
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| 4c |
Donald
| Average | ||||
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Easier than Loulou.
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| Thu 23rd Aug 2018 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
| Cabasse Gauche | ||||||
| 5a |
D (Falaise de Gauche route D)
| 10m | Average | |||
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Again, hard work at the grade.
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| 4b |
F (Falaise de Gauche route F)
| 10m | Average | |||
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I expected some no-stress free solos but these climbs are tricky.
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| 4b |
G (Falaise de Gauche route G)
| 10m | Average | |||
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A hot and sweaty session.
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| 5b |
C (Falaise de Gauche route C)
| 10m | Average | |||
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Not much harder than the 4b`s to the R.
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| Mon 20th Aug 2018 - Pic de Vissou | ||||||
| Chaînon Manquant | ||||||
| 5b |
★ Iron man
| 7m | ★ Good | |||
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The best climb on this little wall.
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| 6a |
Wonder woman
| 8m | Average | |||
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Escapable.
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| 3b |
Obélix
| 9m | Don't Bother | |||
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Very easy.
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| 5a |
★ Poussez Madame
| 17m | ★ Good | |||
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Awkward cavelet at half-height.
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| 4b |
Spiderman
| 7m | Don't Bother | |||
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Short, easy.
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| 6a |
Xmen
| 7m | Average | |||
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Blinkers required.
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| Sun 19th Aug 2018 - Pic de Vissou | ||||||
| Kakous | ||||||
| 5b |
★ Tielles
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Also did the LHS.
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| 5a |
★ Macaronade
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Very nice rock.
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| 6c |
★★ La voie du Chris
| 18m | ★ Good | |||
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Just pitch 1 with my broken collarbone.
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| Wed 23rd Aug 2017 - Massif du Garlaban | ||||||
| La Bretagne Le miroir du fou Droite | ||||||
| 4b |
★ B
| ★ Good | ||||
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Again, the feet need to be trusted.
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| 4c |
D
| Average | ||||
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The 4b bit was harder than the 4c bit.
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| 2a |
E
| Average | ||||
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Escape route.
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| 5a |
F
| Average | ||||
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A top-out pitch.
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| 4a |
G
| Don't Bother | ||||
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Eclectic climbing.
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| 4a |
M
| Don't Bother | ||||
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Easy.
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| 4a |
N
| Don't Bother | ||||
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Easy.
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| 4b |
A
| Average | ||||
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Quite slabby up high.
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| Mon 21st Aug 2017 - La Clape | ||||||
| La Crouzade Secteur Diedre Roux | ||||||
| 5c+ |
★ Le Diedre Roux
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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For French limestone, an excellent line.
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| Mon 21st Aug 2017 - La Clape | ||||||
| La Crouzade Secteur Electro Chic | ||||||
| 5b |
★ Kaxa Flash
| ★ Good | ||||
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Nice, easy.
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| Wed 16th Aug 2017 - Le Fayet | ||||||
| Secteur initiation Right hand side | ||||||
| 5c |
★ No. 7
| 22m | ★ Good | |||
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The old heave-ho.
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| 5b |
★ No 3
| 26m | Average | |||
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Upper roof required a little thought.
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| Wed 16th Aug 2017 - Le Fayet | ||||||
| Secteur initiation Left hand side | ||||||
| 5a |
The left branch of the 5a on the left
| 28m | Don't Bother | |||
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Baulked at the moss up top.
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| 5b |
The short left-most 5b
| 10m | Average | |||
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The best little slab here.
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| 5c |
★ The short 5c
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Short and sweet.
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| 5b |
The second 5b from the left
| 21m | Don't Bother | |||
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Lacks character.
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| 5c |
★★ Unnamed long route
| 33m | ★ Good | |||
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Nice finish, easy at the grade.
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| Fri 29th Aug 2014 - Chaîne de l'Estaque | ||||||
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues Vallon du saut La dalle grise | ||||||
| 5a 4a |
★ Le matin des magiciens (L1) (Le Matin des Magiciens)
| 16m | ★ Good | |||
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Builds nicely.
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| 5a |
Borborygme
| 20m | Average | |||
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Pretty good upper wall.
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| 5a |
★ A.D.N.
| 20m | Average | |||
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Easier than Equinoxe.
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| 5a |
Equinoxe
| 20m | Average | |||
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Took a while at the crux, hard at the grade.
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| Thu 28th Aug 2014 - Chaîne de l'Estaque | ||||||
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues Vallon du saut La dalle du fond | ||||||
| 5b |
Diptère amer (Diptere Amer)
| 15m | Don't Bother | |||
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Poorly placed arete.
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| 5c |
★★ Le bout de la piste
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Early crux then pleasant.
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| 5b |
Revue de presque
| 15m | Don't Bother | |||
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Easy compared with its neighbours.
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| Wed 27th Aug 2014 - Chateauvert | ||||||
| Tropiques et alentours Lycopodium | ||||||
| 6a |
★★ Parodie
| 52m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Sweet climbing.
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| 5c+ 6a |
★★ Parodie (Parodie L2)
| 52m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
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Fun laybacking up the wall.
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| 3c 6a |
★★ Parodie (Parodie L1)
| 52m, 7 | Average | |||
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En route.
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| 4b+ |
★ Le Singe du Blaireau
| 30m, 8 | Average | |||
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Jam!
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| Sat 23rd Aug 2014 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
| Forestiers | ||||||
| 5c |
Dalle droite (The 5c R of the 6a R of L'Eperon Claret)
| 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Good moves.
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| 6a |
★ Dalle gauche (The 6a R of L'Eperon Claret)
| 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Slabby - got stuck on the onsight.
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| 6a |
La dalle (Route 13 in the guide)
| 30m | Average | |||
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Very soft at the grade.
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| 5c |
★★ La Vipérine (La Viperine)
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Thoughtful corner.
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| Sat 23rd Aug 2014 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
| Dièdre Frendo | ||||||
| 5b |
Un Geranium dans le Dos
| 15m | Average | |||
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Continued up the top half of the 6a on the L.
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| Fri 22nd Aug 2014 - La Joux | ||||||
| 5b |
★ Torrent- Ciel
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Another solid climb at a tough-for-the-grade crag.
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