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 | |||
Hard at the grade.
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Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
Château Virant Chiquita | ||||||
5b+ |
★ Libellé
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
Surprisingly awkward finish.
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5a |
★ Dandy
![]() | 24m | ★ Good | |||
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 | |||
Tricky finish.
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Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
Château Virant Chiquita | ||||||
4a |
Dernière heure
![]() | 20m | Average | |||
No problems.
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Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
Château Virant Farigoule | ||||||
4b |
Oignon de cœur
![]() | 15m | Average | |||
Jugs were wet.
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3b |
L'épervier
![]() | Average | ||||
Ordinary.
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3c |
Nigawika
![]() | 14m | Average | |||
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 | |||
No problems.
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4a |
Samacasana
![]() | Average | ||||
Somewhat public for soloing.
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Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Etang de Berre | ||||||
Château Virant Flamby | ||||||
5a |
★ Magma
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Nice continuous climb.
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5b |
La flèche rouge
![]() | 25m | Average | |||
Worthwhile.
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4b |
Flamby
![]() | 25m | Crap | |||
Area of brittle rock near the top.
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3c |
Harrap's
![]() | 14m | Average | |||
Fun enough.
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3c |
Hélios
![]() | 14m | Average | |||
A little care required.
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Fri 15th Sep 2023 - Les Calanques | ||||||
Sormiou La Pinède | ||||||
5b |
Le raccourci du Toulousain
![]() | Average | ||||
Discontinuous.
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5c |
★ Corto Maltese
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
The crag classic?
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5a |
★ Le gendarme
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
Nice.
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5b |
★ La petite maitresse
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
Strong moves up high.
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5a |
Silence
![]() | Average | ||||
One foot slip.
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4a |
Clin d'oeil
![]() | Average | ||||
Esay.
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3c |
La chouette
![]() | Don't Bother | ||||
Access.
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Thu 14th Sep 2023 - Chaîne de l'Estaque | ||||||
Gignac-la-Nerthe La Chapelle Secteur 1 | ||||||
5b |
J
![]() | 11m | Average | |||
Reachable jugs.
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5a |
I
![]() | 11m | Average | |||
Reachable jugs.
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4c |
★ H
![]() | 11m | ★ Good | |||
Challenging slab, tough warm-up.
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4b |
G
![]() | 11m | Don't Bother | |||
Really easy.
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Mon 11th Sep 2023 - Vailhan | ||||||
4c |
Quelle direction
![]() | Average | ||||
The route with cemented holds but no bolts?
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5a |
★ Tout seul ensemble
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
A little slabby at the crux.
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4b |
Contrefaçon
![]() | Average | ||||
Easy going.
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5b |
Savoir attendre
![]() | Average | ||||
Noe memorable.
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5c |
★ Sait on jamais
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
Steep jugging.
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6a |
★★ Triviale poursuite
![]() | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Very fun face climbing.
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Vailhan | ||||||
4b |
★ Pose tes pieds
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
Precise slabbing at the grade.
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4a |
Naïs
![]() | Average | ||||
Easy.
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4b |
Les fourmis
![]() | Average | ||||
Handy cemented-on jugs!
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4c |
★★ La dalle
![]() | Average | ||||
Easy.
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Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Vailhan | ||||||
5c+ |
★★ Serpentine
![]() | ★ Good | ||||
Nice throws.
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5b |
★★ Fanny
![]() | Average | ||||
Easy.
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4b |
La tordue
![]() | Average | ||||
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 | |||
Energetic enough.
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4c+ |
★ Les Frontieres du Neon
![]() | 25m, 9 | Average | |||
Thrutching works.
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Wed 30th Oct 2019 - Chateauvert | ||||||
Golot Fou Golot Fou | ||||||
5a |
★★ Pipo Solo
![]() | 40m | ★ Good | |||
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 | |||
Also technical, small footers.
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5b |
★ La Tamponnette
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
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 | |||
Sequency corner.
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5b 4c |
★★ Bento
![]() | 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Simply excellent.
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5a |
★★ Va Comprendre Charles
![]() | 18m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Terrific red rock here, reminded me of Moonarie!
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4a |
★★ L'avidité du concierge
![]() | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Very nice, easy climbing.
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Tue 8th Oct 2019 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
Forestiers | ||||||
4b |
La Facile
![]() | 10m | Average | |||
Moments of awkwardness.
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4c |
★ La Daille à Dédé (La Daille a Dede)
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Cruisy and good.
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5c |
★ Route 11 in guide
![]() | 50m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Sweet.
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Tue 8th Oct 2019 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
Picsou | ||||||
4a |
Loulou
![]() | Average | ||||
Tricky when wet.
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4c |
Donald
![]() | Average | ||||
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 | |||
Again, hard work at the grade.
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4b |
F (Falaise de Gauche route F)
![]() | 10m | Average | |||
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 | |||
A hot and sweaty session.
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5b |
C (Falaise de Gauche route C)
![]() | 10m | Average | |||
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 | |||
The best climb on this little wall.
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6a |
Wonder woman
![]() | 8m | Average | |||
Escapable.
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3b |
Obélix
![]() | 9m | Don't Bother | |||
Very easy.
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5a |
★ Poussez Madame
![]() | 17m | ★ Good | |||
Awkward cavelet at half-height.
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4b |
Spiderman
![]() | 7m | Don't Bother | |||
Short, easy.
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6a |
Xmen
![]() | 7m | Average | |||
Blinkers required.
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Sun 19th Aug 2018 - Pic de Vissou | ||||||
Kakous | ||||||
5b |
★ Tielles
![]() | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Also did the LHS.
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5a |
★ Macaronade
![]() | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Very nice rock.
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6c |
★★ La voie du Chris
![]() | 18m | ★ Good | |||
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 | ||||
Again, the feet need to be trusted.
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4c |
D
![]() | Average | ||||
The 4b bit was harder than the 4c bit.
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2a |
E
![]() | Average | ||||
Escape route.
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5a |
F
![]() | Average | ||||
A top-out pitch.
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4a |
G
![]() | Don't Bother | ||||
Eclectic climbing.
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4a |
M
![]() | Don't Bother | ||||
Easy.
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4a |
N
![]() | Don't Bother | ||||
Easy.
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4b |
A
![]() | Average | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Nice, easy.
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Wed 16th Aug 2017 - Le Fayet | ||||||
Secteur initiation Right hand side | ||||||
5c |
★ No. 7
![]() | 22m | ★ Good | |||
The old heave-ho.
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5b |
★ No 3
![]() | 26m | Average | |||
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 | |||
Baulked at the moss up top.
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5b |
The short left-most 5b
![]() | 10m | Average | |||
The best little slab here.
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5c |
★ The short 5c
![]() | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Short and sweet.
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5b |
The second 5b from the left
![]() | 21m | Don't Bother | |||
Lacks character.
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5c |
★★ Unnamed long route
![]() | 33m | ★ Good | |||
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 | |||
Builds nicely.
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5a |
Borborygme
![]() | 20m | Average | |||
Pretty good upper wall.
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5a |
★ A.D.N.
![]() | 20m | Average | |||
Easier than Equinoxe.
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5a |
Equinoxe
![]() | 20m | Average | |||
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 | |||
Poorly placed arete.
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5c |
★★ Le bout de la piste
![]() | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Early crux then pleasant.
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5b |
Revue de presque
![]() | 15m | Don't Bother | |||
Easy compared with its neighbours.
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Wed 27th Aug 2014 - Chateauvert | ||||||
Tropiques et alentours Lycopodium | ||||||
6a |
★★ Parodie
![]() | 52m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sweet climbing.
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5c+ 6a |
★★ Parodie (Parodie L2)
![]() | 52m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Fun laybacking up the wall.
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3c 6a |
★★ Parodie (Parodie L1)
![]() | 52m, 7 | Average | |||
En route.
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4b+ |
★ Le Singe du Blaireau
![]() | 30m, 8 | Average | |||
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 | |||
Good moves.
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6a |
★ Dalle gauche (The 6a R of L'Eperon Claret)
![]() | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Slabby - got stuck on the onsight.
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6a |
La dalle (Route 13 in the guide)
![]() | 30m | Average | |||
Very soft at the grade.
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5c |
★★ La Vipérine (La Viperine)
![]() | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thoughtful corner.
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Sat 23rd Aug 2014 - Les Gaillands | ||||||
Dièdre Frendo | ||||||
5b |
Un Geranium dans le Dos
![]() | 15m | Average | |||
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 | |||
Another solid climb at a tough-for-the-grade crag.
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