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An impressive pillar forming a long outside wall with some good multi-pitch routes and a steep cave with many desperate steep offerings. Guidebook page 58.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	Carte postale 1) 6a, 2) 6a+, 3) 6b. Trends left following exposed ramps above the steeper rock before finishing direct.	3 Stars	6b
2	La Fred 1) 6b, 2) 6b, 3) 6a. The left-hand side of the pillar direct.	3 Stars Technical Crimpy	6b
3	Eperon gauche de la Victor Martin 1) 6a, 2) 6a, 3) 5.	2 Stars	6a
4	Arête Victor Martin 1) 3+, 2) 5, 3) 4+, 4) 5+. An old classic following exposed groove up the right-hand edge of the pillar. Not bad for 1937!	3 Stars	5+
5	Fisure Victor Martin	2 Stars Pumpy	6b
6	Helios	2 Stars Pumpy	6c
7	Les Quillards 1) 6a+, 2) 6c, 3) 7a+. Start inside the cave and climb the side-wall to reach the hanging cracks above, a worthwhile pitch at a...	2 Stars Technical	7a+
8	L'Amour Socier High on the left wall of the cave. A 30m pitch.	2 Stars Pumpy	7b+
9	Let them try Another long one high on the left wall.	2 Stars Pumpy	7b+
10	Le sens de la vie	3 Stars Pumpy	8b+
11	La baume	3 Stars Pumpy	8b
12	Boby in the sky The extension is up with the hardest.	3 Stars Technical Pumpy	9a
13	Les étoiles meurent aussi Continuing to the high lower-off is 8b.	2 Stars	7b
14	Chandelle A short left trend pitch to the previous route.	2 Stars Pumpy	7c+
15	Le denti	3 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	8a
16	Liasons dangereuses	3 Stars Pumpy	8b
17	Sicadance	2 Stars Crimpy	7c+
18	Direct de l'ermite 1) 7c+, 2) 7b+. An old aid line, now done in two tough pitches.	3 Stars Pumpy	7c+
19	Adieu à la femme blanche	3 Stars Technical Pumpy	8a
20	La course des nuages	3 Stars Pumpy	8a+
21	Bout de femme	2 Stars	7b+
22	La grotte		3
23	Attention la marche		4
24	Renatosacado		5+
25	Goutte jaune		5

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