Adjacent Areas
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Sport
Sun to mid-afternoon
Uphill
10 minsSeepage
Dry in the Rain
A good selection of routes in an elevated setting. The crag is usually quiet and has the benefit of afternoon shade. The rock is generally very good. Guidebook page 132.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Oeuf dur tous les jours Pleasant slab work, with holds. | 1 Stars Pumpy | 5+ |
2 |
Vieille diarrhée The evil crux-move is even more diabolical for the short. | Reachy Technical | 6b+ |
3 |
Au pied levé A high first bolt, but thereafter very nice climbing. The crux is the bottom bulge. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6a |
4 |
Vieille correcte Joins Au pied levé for the move around the roof before dividing again straight after. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6a+ |
5 |
Les forges du paradis Top 50 Good and contrasting climbing up the lower groove and upper slab, both on big holds. | 2 Stars | 5+ |
6 |
Pépé | 1 Stars | 5+ |
7 |
Mikado The rock quality isn't as good as on the routes to the left. | Loose | 5 |
8 |
Tao Nice bouldery sections between good rests, though there is some shattered rock. | 1 Stars Technical Loose | 6a |
9 |
Cornamuse The fingery and sequency start divides opinion. | 1 Stars Crimpy | 6b+ |
10 |
Ipomée Top 50 The fine right-facing corner gets harder and fingery with height. | 2 Stars Crimpy | 6b+ |
11 |
Tourmaline Top 50 A great route offering little respite once committed on the first bulge. Technical in places. | 3 Stars Pumpy | 7a |
12 |
Transcookie The steep wall to the right rewards technical competence. Thuggy, interesting moves and not too tough, unless you follow the... | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b |
13 |
Mineral garden Top 50 The holds are all there, but it's not obvious how to use them. | 3 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 7a+ |
14 |
Garden party Top 50 Join Mineral Garden after the crux. | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7a+ |
15 |
Le temps du rêve Big biceps are a definite asset on this one. | 2 Stars | 7c+ |
16 |
Le couloir du temps Fantastic, technical groove climbing. | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7c |
17 |
Volte face Severe moves through the bulge require a determined and, usually, a dynamic approach. | 1 Stars Reachy | 8a |
18 |
La vallée de mai Features some great crimpy moves through the crux bulge. | 2 Stars Crimpy | 7c |
19 |
Out back Start from the rope hand-rail. The route is quality throughout. | 3 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 8a |
20 |
Black out Continuously interesting climbing. | 1 Stars Crimpy | 8a+ |
21 |
L'ombre du guerrier | 1 Stars | 8a+ |
22 |
L'écho du rire Once established in the hole you may never want to come out. | 2 Stars | 7c+ |
23 |
Dies ire Dynamic moves required. | 1 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 8b |