Ascents in Orage d'Etoiles

2nd go 😅 diesmal auch die Abseilpiste gefunden.

Very nice, even if it's not quite in the league of some more classic multis (eg La Demande in the Verdon or Hotel Cali in the Bluies). Friendly bolting and routesetting that attentively takes in the best possible moves on this part of the cliff make the climb well worthwhile. The knobby holds on pitches 8 and 9 are especially good, as is pitch 13.

Rapping down was unfortunately a long and protracted pain, as our ropes got twisted many times and the anchor points were rarely as indicated on the topo.

Well, this was not a good day.

Two of our group climbed L'arête à Francis, while the other three of us started with Pilier du levant. Onfortunately our designated leader for the easier pitches fell in P4 and hurt her knee. So the other two of my rope team abseiled while I joined the others in L'arête à Francis.

Wunderbar, aber aus Zeitgründen nach der 9. SL abgebrochen - langwieriges Abseilen in Kletterrrichtung links, nicht empfehlenswert.

Lead 8 of the 14 pitches. We got off route on the rappel line but managed to find our way down.

Lead 6 of the 14 pitches. Excellent climbing, especially the 2nd half.

We had trouble finding the right rappel line, though.

Were aiming for Riviere Kwai -- but climbers starting up a newly bolted route to the right said they were on Pilier du Levant... and we went up the wrong route. Oops.

Lead pitches 2, 4, 6. I fell on P6, not on any of the crux moves, but in a slab section when I went up then left instead of left then up. Oops.

Thought we were climbing "Riviere Kwai" but followed the wrong line. There is a new bolt line to the right of "Pilier du levant" which confused us.