Hi Jessie, I ran into the same contradiction as you. The stand start on the left didn't feel like a 6b either, more like 5+, in my opinion. I interpreted the foto and description of Bleau.info to mean that the 6b goes along the other face, that is the standing start of pulpfriction 7a+. And this version felt more 6b-ish. But not sure about that. That would mean the stand start on the left side doesn't exist on bleau.info yet.
I did the first move in another way than most climbers, thats why I added my video (which is not yet uploaded, you can watch it here in the meantime): https://youtube.com/shorts/9VmQI81Hv_o). I don't have a big span but it felt easier for me to reach out to the ledge instead of taking the crimp near the starting holds... Sorry, I don't have a video of the send, so I had to cut it together and you can't see the topout.
Hi Chloé, I've added a photo of the start, it should be uploaded soon. I remember I've needed the big crashpad to reach the starting holds, and the rest of the boulder was more like a battle, but with lots of fun. We laughed a lot, because it looks so silly when you fall down, normally one leg kicked out ;-) Key to get it done was a high right foot, put in the little "hole" (if I remember well)
I agree 100% - and I think it's a very important topic you talk about!! If we want to conserve this wonderful forest as a climbing area (and that's our interest), we have to respect such guidelines. RESPECT BLEAU! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Hi! They are not especially for this area, but I usually use meteocentrale.ch and kachelmannwetter.com... They give detailed forecasts only for two or three days but everything else is not reliable anyway, they say. Combining them I made very good experiences. In the last six weeks they've only been completely wrong once. :-)
Hi Helen, I'm Dani from Germany, 44 years old and addicted to bouldering in Bleau. That's why I took 2 months off for living here. So if you meet up again let me know, I'm happy to join you. Last year I climbed my first 6a boulders here and motivated to improve myself :-)
Rain sucks, but broken holds suck even more. Remember, never climb on wet rock in Fontainebleau.
The sandstone becomes brittle, and pulling on it will ruin classic problems. Drying it doesn't help, because it's still wet and weak inside.
All you can do is wait for better conditions.