Adjacent Areas
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Sport
Lots of sun!
Uphill
5 minsAbseil
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At this point the cliffs are only about 120m high to the Jardin des Suisses, offering the chance of some short multi-pitch routes accessed by the Frimes Abseils, plus a few shorter pitches off the rim. Generally the routes in this sector are very technical challenges best suited to the confident graduate of the Verdon style! Guidebook page 228.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Saga du Verdon 1) 7a, 2) 7a+, 3) 7b, 4) 7b+, 5) 6c. A well bolted route, the 7b pitch is steep and pumpy, and the 7b+ one is a thin and... | 2 Stars Fluttery | 7b+ |
2 |
Tapis volant 1) 6c+, 2) 6c. Start at a hanging 3 bolt belay on the slab. Head straight up through a steepening before an easier diagonal... | 3 Stars Strong Crimpy | 6c+ |
3 |
Voleur de Bagdad | Crimpy | 6b+ |
4 |
La fesse d'or... | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7b |
5 |
Mort a Venise 1) 6b, 2) 6c+. A popular classic up the left-hand wall above the tree-covered ledge. It goes into the shade early, useful for... | 3 Stars | 6c+ |
6 |
Farci par la A Verdon testpiece! Powerful and sequency face climbing with several satisfying cruxes. A top end 7c. | 3 Stars Technical Strong | 7c |
7 |
Frimes et chatiments 1) 6a, 2) 6c+, 3) 6b, 4) 6b. With a short well protected crux this climb gives access to this impressive wall surrounded by... | 3 Stars | 6c+ |
8 |
Take It or Leave It 1) 7c, 2) 7a+, 3) 7c, 4) 8a. A desperate outing up the wall, the crossing Surveiller et Punir at the half-height ledges. All... | 3 Stars Pumpy Fluttery | 8a |
9 |
Surveiller et punir Top 50 1) 6b+, 2) 6c, 3) 7a+, 4) 7a. Four extremely sustained and technical pitches. The rock is so smooth and perfect that viewing... | 3 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7a+ |
10 |
Le freres caramel mou 1) 7a+, 2) 7a. A more direct and harder finish to Frimes. | 2 Stars | 7a+ |
11 |
Mission Impossible The left-hand side of the roof via the cave and steep crack. | 2 Stars Strong | 7b+ |
12 |
Extase | 1 Stars | 5+ |
13 |
Tour de chauffe | 1 Stars | 6a |
14 |
Bon chic, bon genre 1) 7a+, 2) 6b, 3) 6c, 4) 6c+, 5) 6a. Approach by three abseils. Gold-coloured bolts and on superb rock. Just to its left is... | 3 Stars Pumpy | 7a+ |
15 |
Pas de poireau | 5+ | |
16 |
Fait car | 6a | |
