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Sun to mid-afternoon

Uphill

10 mins

Dry in the Rain

Some great steep all-weather jug pulling, and some more fingery offerings at the far left end. Guidebook page 62.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	Génération Écologie	1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	7a+
2	Safe Sex A few hard pulls towards the end.	1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	7b+
3	Scandale	1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	8a
4	Youpala	1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	8a+
5	Bienvenue au Club	1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	7c+
6	Zarbie A good ledge to rest on, but then things get tough.	2 Stars Strong	7b
7	Hot Spot A popular warm-up. When you're done you can move your clips onto...	2 Stars Pumpy	6b+
8	Indulgence A hard pull on the reinforced flake, but plenty of bolts.	2 Stars Strong Pumpy	7a
9	Traquenard An impressive line through some steep ground.	2 Stars Strong Pumpy	7b
10	Conan le Barbare The steep rightwards trending line with a tricky finale. Long quickdraws are worth taking or improvising to reduce drag.	2 Stars Strong Pumpy	7a+
11	Le Clown Entre les Dents	2 Stars Strong Pumpy	7c+
12	L'Inversée Satanique	Strong Pumpy	8a+
13	20 Ans Après		7c+
14	Oxygène		7c
15	Oxygène Directe		7c
16	100% De Matière Grasse	3 Stars Strong Pumpy	7c+
17	Charles de Goal Top 50 A steep, jug-ridden micro route. Worth a go regardless of what grade you climb. Mind the pigeons. 1 user comment	3 Stars Strong Pumpy	7b
18	Zovirax Can be extended into the next route at 8b. 1 user comment	1 Stars	7c+
19	L'Empire des Sens Once a popular 8b.	1 Stars	8a+
20	Vague a Spinoza 1c 7b+	1 Stars	8b
21	Spinoza Direct This short extension looks like an easy tick but certainly packs a punch, especially if you get the sequence wrong. 1 user comment	2 Stars Technical Strong	8a
22	L'Invitation au Voyage 1 user comment	1 Stars	7c+
23	Hueco A Volx classic, the final tufa is the scene of many a fright. 1 user comment	3 Stars Strong Pumpy Fluttery	7b+
24	Shaoshing One of the best routes at Volx. A hard boulder problem with some painful holds leads to easier but more sustained climbing.... 1 user comment	3 Stars Technical Strong Pumpy	8a
25	Théorème Short and hard, a harder, more direct version of Shaoshing.	2 Stars Reachy Technical Strong Pumpy	8b
26	Gradiva A manufactured route. Follow the line of stuck-on crimps up the otherwise blank section of rock. Enjoyment is directly...	2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	8a+
27	L'Arche de Nausée Tough at both ends. A great line, but the polish removes the stars.	Technical	7a+
28	La Nausée de l'Aube	Strong	7b
29	Terminator	2 Stars Strong	8b
30	Le Super Plafond	2 Stars Strong	8c+
31	Le Plafond de la Ligne Maginot	2 Stars Technical Strong Crimpy	8c
32	Zig Zag	2 Stars Pumpy	7c+
33	Zig Zag Extension Continue to the top of the crag.	2 Stars Pumpy	8a
34	0% Matière Grise A short bouldery offering.	2 Stars Strong	7c
35	Zelig	2 Stars Strong Crimpy	8a
36	Zelig Crac Bottin	2 Stars Strong Crimpy	8b
37	Zorro A good little route with a well-placed belay.	2 Stars Strong	6c+
38	Cajolynn A good little warm-up.	1 Stars	6a
39	Siurana A pleasant route that has a few ancient pegs still in place.	2 Stars	6a+
40	La Clara This can also be started from higher.	1 Stars	5+

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