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Lullaby (direct) 7a+
Apremont Ouest

Popular problem just off the path at the start of the area, it may be easier for the short to do this method than the 7a variant with the right hand arete. Stand start with hands lower than seems obv

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Powerslave 7a
Apremont Ouest

If you ever get tired of dicey moves way up in the sky over dicey landings, where a tiny foot slip will land you in the hospital, come check this line out. It's a nice low lip traverse on slopers,

Updated 1 day ago:
La Fissure en Chantier 7a
Gorge aux Châts Sud

Fun little rising crack line in a quick-drying area of Gorge aux Chats, although the start holds may seem a little. Start low down in the crack, where it forms a side-pull, and follow the good holds

Updated 1 day ago:
Le Pare Dessus 7a+
Gorge aux Châts

Easy moves to start with, up to the bigger move to the crimp. I found a small pocket/undercling on the left side of the jug that you normally use for the big move to the crimp (not the one you use lat

Lena T, 4 days ago, reported an ascent of House-Ordnung 6a+ at Bois Rond Auberge
anna beam, 4 days ago, reported an ascent of El Poussah 7a at Franchard Isatis
anna beam, 4 days ago, reported an ascent of Bizarre, Bizarre 7a at Cuisinière
Lena T, 5 days ago, reported an ascent of Le Carré de 9 6a at Restant du Long Rocher Sud
Lena T, 5 days ago, reported an ascent of Powerballs 6a at Restant du Long Rocher Sud
Lena T, 5 days ago, reported an ascent of T.J. Hooker 6b at Restant du Long Rocher Sud
Lena T, 5 days ago, reported an ascent of House-Verbot 6a at Bois Rond Auberge
anna beam, 5 days ago, reported an ascent of Patience Yago 7a at Rocher Gréau
Lisa Vogl, 6 days ago, reported an ascent of Franck 7b at Marion des Roches
Victoria Hamann, 6 days ago, reported an ascent of Concept 7a at Apremont Ouest
Updated October 1:
Minas Tirith 7a
Mont Pivot

Céline Terrier, October 1, reported an ascent of Minas Tirith 7a at Mont Pivot
Mona Bjerken, September 29, reported an ascent of Cannonball (gauche) 6a+ at Franchard Isatis
Mona Bjerken, September 29, reported an ascent of Le Toit Triangulaire 6a at Franchard Isatis
Claire B, September 27, reported an ascent of Le Vol du Bourdon 6a at Rocher de la Reine
Updated September 25:
Le Barbot (assis) 6a+
Cul de Chien

Sit start of blue 34. Quite powerful in the lower part, followed by a cool dynamic move. It's fun! There‘s also an option of topping out further to the left.

Elisabeth, September 21, reported an ascent of L'Auvent Tripotant (raccourci) 7a at Rocher Fin
Elisabeth, September 21, reported an ascent of L'Angle de Marbre 5- at Rocher Fin
Updated September 20:
Le Bousier 7a
Bois Rond

Morpho! Dropknee is the key to reach the highest Sloper.

Céline Terrier, September 19, reported an ascent of Nouveaux Horizons 7a at Rocher du Télégraphe
Petya Metya, September 18 on Le Mouton à 5 Pattes

Update bleau.info (April 2024): The starting hold is about to break off, please do not try this boulder.

Petya Metya, September 18 on Le Mouton à 6 Pattes

Update bleau.info (April 2024): The starting hold is about to break off, please do not try this boulder.

Elisabeth, September 17, reported an ascent of La Grande Marche 7a+ at Canche aux Merciers
Esther Schneider, September 15, reported an ascent of Powerslave 7a at Apremont Ouest
Elo, September 15, reported an ascent of La Marie-Rose 6a at Bas Cuvier
Elo, September 15, reported an ascent of Le Réta Authenac 6b at Bas Cuvier
Updated September 14:
Le Toit Ouvrant 6a
Franchard Isatis

Pockets and jugs, interspersed with still more pockets and jugs. Why can't it always be this much fun?

Petya Metya, September 14, reported an ascent of Vent Couvert (raccourci) 6a+ at J.A. Martin
Updated September 10:
Cochon de Terre 6a
Restant du Long Rocher Sud

start with left hand on undercling and right hand on slopper. Left foot goes right next to your left hand, then reach for the excellent hold straight ahead of you (enough space for both hands, see vid

Lena T, September 10, reported an ascent of Cochon de Terre 6a at Restant du Long Rocher Sud
Lena T, September 10, reported an ascent of Le Cauchemar d'Hélène 6a at Restant du Long Rocher Sud
Lena T, September 10, reported an ascent of L'Arpenteur du Restant 6b at Restant du Long Rocher Sud
Elo, September 10, reported an ascent of La Nescafé 6a at Bas Cuvier
Lena T, September 8, reported an ascent of La Dalle à Sylvain 4 at Mont Aigu
Lena T, September 8, reported an ascent of L'Abri à Bras 5 at Dame Jouanne
Updated September 7:
Basic 7a
Rocher des Demoiselles Est

Right Toehook for the start is key to reach out for the best sloper for the right Hand. The right foothold for the move to the next to Sloper is much better than it seems!

Updated September 7:
L'Esprit Aveugle 7a
Buthiers Canard

If you like kneebars and footjams, this is your line! This funky boulder has a sit start followed by a kneebar to help your hands up the crack. After that you jam your feet above your had to get out o

Updated September 7:
Tintin 6b+
Justice de Noisy

Kim De Bie, September 4, reported an ascent of Le P'tit Toit / Le Tourniquet 6b+ at 95.2
Kim De Bie, September 4, reported an ascent of Vodka Martini 6c at 95.2
Céline Terrier, September 3, reported an ascent of Professeur Raoult (retour) 7a at Le Calvaire
Updated September 2:
La Narine (assis) 6a
Roche aux Sabots

A cute little overhanging prow next to the slap Licifer. A sitstart with the pocket and a good hold followed by some nice compression moves and a mantle on top.

Updated September 2:
Luna 6a
Franchard Isatis

A classic boulder in the upper part of Isatis , starting with a sit start , there is great long on hold for your hands and your heelhook . Going on the left side you can find two sloper-like holds and

Updated September 2:
Bouddha (assis) 6b
Franchard Isatis

What is it about this problem that makes it such a girl magnet? It has just the right combination of smallish holds, compact positions and nice moves to suit our frames perfectly. And it doesn't

Céline Terrier, August 29, reported an ascent of Le Bousier 7a at Bois Rond
Lena T, August 28, reported an ascent of Milou (en traversée retour) 6a+ at Justice de Noisy
Updated August 27:
Saut de Biquet 6a
Justice de Noisy

Fun little roof with good holds and a tricky mantle to finish.

Lena T, August 27, reported an ascent of Tintin (gauche) 5+ at Justice de Noisy
Updated August 26:
Le Gruyère 4
Petit Bois

Blue number 49

Lena T, August 26, reported an ascent of Le Gruyère 4 at Petit Bois
Arwen Nuyts , August 24, reported an ascent of Lullaby 7a at Apremont Ouest
Arwen Nuyts , August 23, reported an ascent of Dévers et des Pas Durs 7a at Apremont Désert
Updated August 15:
Faux Pas 7b
Boissy Vallée de l'Église

Intuitive line on a low boulder that entails more short-friendly problems like Micromégas and Blind Spot. A comfortable heel hook to move precisely between slopey one-finger pockets paves the way up t

Updated August 15:
Isatix (droite) 7a
Cuvier Bellevue

Lock off first move to small crimps, positive holds to the top.

Melissa Barstow, August 13, reported an ascent of Close Contact (droite) 7b at Drei Zinnen
Updated August 12:
Liakyssan 7b+
Cuvier Bellevue

This line starts where goriak starts, although it is advised not to use the lowest flake as it is unstable and threatens to break. Traverse left through crimps, keeping body tension, until a p

Melissa Barstow, August 10, reported an ascent of Liakyssan 7b+ at Cuvier Bellevue
Celia Boothman, August 10, reported an ascent of Creeping (gauche) 6a at Apremont Désert
Sarah Kuster, August 7, reported an ascent of L'Esprit Aveugle 7a at Buthiers Canard
Sarah Kuster, August 7, reported an ascent of - 1 at Buthiers Canard
Celia Boothman, August 7, reported an ascent of Hypocondriaque 6b at Apremont Désert
Sarah Kuster, August 6, reported an ascent of Basic 7a at Rocher des Demoiselles Est
Sarah Kuster, August 6, reported an ascent of Solitude 6b at Rocher des Demoiselles Est
Updated August 4:
Good Vibrations 6a
Maunoury

Updated July 28:
Alafolix 7a
Apremont Marie-Thérèse

Petit bloc à l’ombre. 1 crash suffit. Pour les petits:il a la méthode avec une spatule pied droit (video sur bleau info). Pour les grands: c’est compliqué de mettre cette spatule. Je vous propose do

Updated July 25:
Knees 7a
Apremont Est

Updated July 20:
Hasta 6a
Rocher d'Avon

Mantle problem

Updated July 20:
Au Fond du Couloir à Droite 3
Petit Bois

Yellow number 50 Such a cool Boulder, when you top out you have to go to the boulder on the other side

Updated July 20:
Blocage 4
Petit Bois

Blue number 21 Go straight up

Updated July 17:
La Débloquée 6a+
Dame Jouanne

Start at the tree with a big hold, traverse to the left and exit in La Bloquée (blue n°18).

Updated July 17:
L'Arrachée 5
Dame Jouanne

Blue 19

Updated July 9:
8-6 Bavaria 7a+
Apremont Butte aux Dames

Interesting traverse that gets you making some cool shapes! Sit start on the right under the bulge, and hug your way over it. Traverse left along the break and save some energy for moving around the

Updated July 8:
Jouant les Pins (direct) 6b
Justice de Noisy

Fun mantle move that is definitely easier for shorter people!

Sarah Kuster, June 5 on Lepraria

It feels impossible to get your butt off the ground, but when you push your hips into the wall, you get tension on both legs and stand very securely in the position to reach further.

Stefanie Fella, May 29 on Semeur de Vie (droite)

Not sure if I (Stef) climbed it too much to the right, but that way does not involve the big move all the boys do in bleau.info ;)

Stefanie Fella, May 29 on Surf Betty

Cool line! I could use a right kneebar to stretch out to the dish - it's definitely harder if you are too short to do so..

Stefanie Fella, May 29 on Yoga

It would be good to avoid using the sandy hold just after the start to prevent the broken hold from further eroding

Rachel goldman, April 13 on Alta

Merci pour “las betas” Aurelie!

Hanna Wegbrant, March 17, 2024 on Da Moskitov

I tried La mouche this evening, but my fingers where to sore.. and maybe a bit weak for that problem. But this one was a really nice consolation prize. The start is really nice!

Jacquelyn Moore, February 27, 2024 on Le Flipper

Brilliant feature - make sure to use a right heel to take weight off for the middle moves.

Jacquelyn Moore, February 27, 2024 on La Pierre et le Sabre / La Belle Arête

Super fun climb - the holds are positive at the top - just have to be precise with your movement to get there.

Jacquelyn Moore, February 27, 2024 on L'Angle du Sérac

Brilliant line - great introduction to technical slab climbing in Fontainebleau - a must do!

Jacquelyn Moore, February 27, 2024 on Les Grimpeurs se Cachent pour Médire

For the stand start (7a) I used a left heel to make the transition in the opening moves easier - it felt like it fit me quite well to do this, I'm 167 cm in height and ape. Then reasonably good holds

Ida Selin, February 3, 2024 on L'Auvent Tripotant (raccourci)

I had many desperate attempts on the mantle, before figuring out I could place my left toe on the edge. I uploaded a video of it, maybe someone will find it useful :)

Ay Lin, January 28, 2024 on Bleautiful

hello there,
could you please let me know where to find Bleautiful? last time I was looking for it in Cuvier Merveille, unfortunately without any success :(
looking forward to receiving some clues

Rob B., November 19, 2023 on This is Our Playground ….

I really appreciate your effort, time and energy to publish these articles and to raise awareness of topics like a sustainable climbing culture around Fontainebleau. I always liked the pro-active appr

Helen’s hidden , November 10, 2023 on How to tell if a hold is wet

Sympa cet article qui essaie de décrire ce que signifie le grès humide au lieu de juste critiquer les grimpeurs qui cassent des prises . Je rejoins entièrement ton analyse sur le fait que le grès d'ap

Terri Lesher, October 2, 2023 on Airbnb in Arbonne

I booked a trip to Fontainebleau for October and November but had to cancel last minute due to a climbing injury. If you are planning a visit during that time, please consider this sweet Airbnb in Arb

Helen Dudley, September 22, 2023 on Fontainebleau in November

Hiya Heather, there is a Betty meet-up planned for October 14 and November 19, so do join us if you’re around. Are you travelling on your own or do you have a crew?

Heather, September 21, 2023 on Fontainebleau in November

Hi all, I'm planning a trip to Fontainebleau in November for a few weeks. I was wondering if there is a bit of a community there/ anyone also planning a trip in November that I could team up with for

Germaine Pötgen, September 19, 2023 on Mardi Gras

According to bleau.info the 6c boulder is to the left of what's shown in the video. The variant in the video is an easier variant.

Petya Metya, September 14, 2023 on Found Birkenstock

Hahaha, I opened this post thinking it was about a boulder called "Found Birkenstock" and pondered on the "beta" for a second before I realized... :D

Petya Metya, September 14, 2023 on La Voie Passive

There's a video of this by Michelle on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dtH4NwsnGNs

Elo, July 27, 2023 on Les Grattons du Baquet

Beautiful line. Did this boulder following a straight line without using the bucket on the left, makes the line very nice/pretty to climb.
When you have your left hand on the sloper just before the t

Anna Trybis, July 8, 2023 on Boudak

A foot match on the crescent out right allows a high heel and its pretty much over. Not sure about the exit, maybe I should have carried on straight up rather than going slightly right.

Aurélie Blaise , June 29, 2023 on La Moreau (assis)

Hi Maja, agreed with Helen.
One simple pad is enough for this block. Cheers

Helen Dudley, June 29, 2023 on La Moreau (assis)

Hi Maja, in my opinion you don’t get to stack pads for foot holds. It’s definitely a grey area stacking pads anyway, but for me I feel reaching hand holds is legit because it’s impossible without. I

Maja Lecher, June 29, 2023 on La Moreau (assis)

Ethics question/discussion: does going straight into the heel hook via a stacked pad count as a tick? On the one hand only the starting holds are defined on bleau.info and there's public ascents start

giulia, June 25, 2023 on Wolverine

Il a l'air trop bien ce bloc. A-t-on obligatoirement besoin d'un knee pad ou est'ce que c'est faisable sans?

Beatrice Milanesi, June 17, 2023 on Anak

Topo says to start with the lowest two crimps. So I started with my left hand on the smallest crimp and the right one on the good one. I found the move harder in that way.

Helen Dudley, June 11, 2023 on La Raie Publique

It’s awesome!! ????

HR, June 11, 2023 on La Raie Publique

The conversation in the back of this video is hilarious

Elena Marshall, May 19, 2023 on Simply the best!

Hello! I really would like to come to this -- I live in Paris and want to take the RER and a bike to get there, and go back in the evening. Do you have more details about where and when to meet on the

emma bullivant, May 6, 2023 on Out of the way of the May Madness - and opening clinic

I’m at the campsite you suggested :) it’s so beautiful I thought I’ll stay for the night to get some rest and see what’s what in the morning :)
Thanks Helen :)

Helen Dudley, May 6, 2023 on Out of the way of the May Madness - and opening clinic

Hiya, we are still meeting up to talk about opening new boulders. It’s going to be a bit wet, so I’m not sure how many will come, but I’ll be there between 11am and 12.

emma bullivant, May 6, 2023 on Out of the way of the May Madness - and opening clinic

Hi Helen, just seen the site that tomorrow is cancelled and the weathers not looking good for the rest of the week :( probably gonna head to the coast if that’s the case hey. But thank you again for g

Jantje Schelp, May 6, 2023 on Found Birkenstock

Found the right shoe of a pair of brown Birkenstocks in Coquibus Auvergne. I put it under the Crotale Boulder. Hoping it finds its way home!

Helen Dudley, May 2, 2023 on Out of the way of the May Madness - and opening clinic

Hiya Emma,

These are two free bivouacs, where you can park overnight without worries

1. Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XN1YHn74xTHGvvNPA?g_st=ic

2. Parking Bourron (bivouac)
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