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Sport
Lots of sun!
Uphill
12 mins0
A fine lump of granite with as sunny an aspect as the name suggests. With a short approach and a well-bolted selection of climbs across a spread of grades, this is the most popular crag in the area. It is occasionally invaded by local school groups and can get busy. Guidebook page 288.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
The roux pètent chaud The short wall leads to a strugglesome crack. Quite intimidating, but well bolted and low in the grade. | 2 Stars Graunchy | 6a |
2 |
L'an 01 The left-hand side of the pillar gives a good fingery pitch. | 2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 6c |
3 |
Trois zobs sur un coup fin A bit of an eliminate. | 1 Stars Pumpy | 6a+ |
4 |
Pilier de Soleil The classic of the crag and top-end of the grade, with sustained pumpy climbing, and the fingery crux right at the top. | 3 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 5+ |
5 |
Le plan qui vient de la Guinée | 3+ | |
6 |
L'avidité du concierge | 1 Stars | 4 |
7 |
Les rossignols du caroubier The groove on the right is quite awkward and often wet. | 1 Stars | 4+ |
8 |
Jet set clafouti A worthwhile lower pitch (5) leads to thin and steep moves to access the slab and a high lower-off. | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 6a |
9 |
Le factum du recteur Sustained and pleasant - amusing name too! | 2 Stars | 4 |
10 |
Bento A pleasant climb up the lower wall, with maybe a step right to outflank the bulge, reaches a lower-off under steeper rock. The... | 1 Stars Pumpy | 5 |
11 |
Va comprendre Charles Nice sustained work up the groove and steep little wall. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 5 |
12 |
Mirliton productions Another little gem, with good sustained moves and a finale that is steep and pushy for the grade. | 2 Stars Strong | 4 |
13 |
Numero uno A little route to nowhere, with one steep move. | 3 | |
14 |
RER Long and excellent - perhaps the perfect beginners' sport climb, with loads of bolts and lovely sustained climbing. | 3 Stars Pumpy | 3+ |
15 |
Petit Pimouss The teeny slab on the right. | 2+ | |
16 |
Viol au-dessus d'un nid de cocus Start up the previous route or by soloing the scrubby groove on the right. Climb the left-hand side of the cave then swing out... | 2 Stars Strong | 6a |