Fontainebleau

Jeeka was kind enough to let us stop in Font on the 'way home'. I lost my psyche for it when I saw the weather forecast in Geneva. Thunderstorms in Paris. Seems the closer I get to home the worse the weather gets! We parked at Apremont. I wanted to try Hyperplomb and Medalle au Chocolat, both 7a. the heavens opened s soon as I put my mat down. Rather than wait it out and get soaked we went back to the car and drove to Bas Cuvier. It dried out here after an hour but it then became very hot and humid. I met a 7b sender from Wales who couldn't do La Marie Rose due to the weather. I just got stuck into the red circuit. Its great! Wall and aretes, crimps and slopers. Pure Font. 

In the evening we went to Roche Aux Sabot, probably my favorite Font venue. Full of Pizza from the amazing shop next to the station, I was psyched to get on a nemesis, Le Angle Jean-Luc 6c. I failed again but came much closer than least year. The heat rendered the left sloper fairly useless but its hardly an excuse. I would love someone to come and show me the beta. Some cool Swedish guys gave me some psyche and when their strongman couldn't get to my high point (poor footwork) I didn't feel to bad. 

It was dark before I gave up on the red circuit. Jeeka had found a boulder with a flat sand top which we were going to sleep on. The rain started slightly so we found a roof instead. When the rain got heavier it drained off the boulder, under the roof and straight onto us. Springing to action, I jumped out of my bag, and pitched the tent, the lightning throwing the silhouette of my naked body onto the canvas as I struggled with no torch to erect the damn thing.....

A great end to a fantastic holiday. Jeeks indulged me no end but I did manage to cook Thai curry and get champagne for our 3rd anniversary. From a bouldering point of view I only climbed two 6b+, three 6b, and lots of 6a/+. Not amazing but the three venues were superb and worth it just to be there...