[unclesomebody]

hmmm, you raise a very good point.  However, I'm looking for some tasty lines in font that are steep/overhanging.  If they were about 50 degrees overhanging with wooden holds it would be ideal, but i'll settle for some steep stuff on rock in font.  I doubt the holds there are designed to kill you like the ones in hueco.

[Jim]

there's some tasty lines from the back of the eclipse cave going out in every direction, unfortunately they not located in an old school and have wooden holds on them. When you going out, Feb? Looking to get back out for long weekend there myself

[dave]

this place looks a bit steep

[unclesomebody]

that place looks amazing... but a 35 min drive to a place with 2 problems I could try it doesn't seem an ideal choice.  However, I'll probably go and check it out.  

ANy other steep venues?  I'm not looking for roof climbing, just steep/overhanging stuff.  There are a few good lookign 7C's at the venue you mentioned dense, which one did you mean?  

Jim; We're heading out sometime in february i think.  Don't know when exactly.  I think we're going to drive and then stay as long as we feel strong.

[rowena]

Yippeeee, am off to Font for a long weekend at the end of April and can't wait!  I've been wanting to go for ages and ages and we finally got our flights booked last night!  It's a bit of a trek from Aberdeen but will get 4 full days there, ooooo, frolictastic fun! :D  :D  :D  :D

[Bonjoy]

Aprement is a good area for steep stuff. Recomendations would be Travial' de Hercules (without the cheating footjam out right of course)7a+, Crazy Horse 7b (7b+ from lower start), Sitting Bull 7c, there is also a good 7a steep sit start thing in the CH/SB area.

[unclesomebody]

i looked at crazy horse once, which looked good.  However, I'm looking for something that's constantly overhanging.  I guess it's stupid to be this fussy, I should just go and climb whatever.  Something that's steep and powerful would be great, but to be honest, font it pretty damned good all round so I'm not going to be dissapointed! I just need to organise going!

[Jim]

I think we're going to drive and then stay as long as we feel strong.

day trip then  

[dave]

i not done em, but iceberg looks roofy (if low), also Deux Faux Plis en Plats Réels looks good, or La Barre Fixe  , or gargantoit assis.

[Jim]

all of them look good. especially La Barre Fixe

[unclesomebody]

Deux Faux Plis en Plats Réels looks really good, and isn't that where huffy did his new problem?  What exactly did he do?  and at what grade?  

Jim:  I've learned the age old techniques of getting stronger and stronger as each day passes when on a road trip (and the key is hot tubs, girls, burgers, and the pimpin lifestyle)

[Percy B]

Iceberg does climb through a roof, but this part is piss, compared to the crux which is the slab over the lip - a nasty piece of 7b+/7c in its own right!
Gargontoit Assis is very good and highly recommended, although it is not really any harder than the stand up version (but it does get a bigger grade!)

[dave]

Deux Faux Plis en Plats Réels looks really good, and isn't that where huffy did his new problem?  What exactly did he do?  and at what grade?  

think hufy's thing must start in the same place but go straight up to some slopers or summert. dunno what it gets. 7c+ or 8a rings a bell though. yeah that block looks ace, we couldn't find it in real life though, shoudln't have left the guide behind.....

[Bonjoy]

I stumbled upon it on a hillock just beyond the main circuit at Isatis.

[cofe]

beware: loads of us had big poos in this area on a wet morning.

[rowena]

Can anybody recommend a good guide book? There seem to be a fair few out there but i'm ideally looking for one that covers the circuits and easy to mid range problems rather than that book 7a (can't remember proper name!)

Thanks!

[Jim]

maybe the pink one? the blue one is shit so don't bother with that.

[rowena]

Thanks Jim, do you know what it's called ?

[cofe]

english version of pink one is 'fontainebleau climbs'

there's a new jingo wobbly one coming out soon for the lower grade probs and circuits.

[dave]

if you get the english version of the pink guide and the 7+8 guide then you've got it covered like a jimmy hat.

[petje]

Thre new guide looks fairly good, but only in french. Al LOT of the 6's in bleau are in there. A LOT of small and not so well known area's are mentioned. Looks good like i said. I saw it in the little shop right of the PMU in barbizon. 20 euro's

[RASTATA]

next week Im off to font and like to know if someone know if the any of the free camps are still open. thanx a lot for answers

[petje]

there is at least one at bourron marlotte and one at the hippodrome.

[unclesomebody]

thinking of heading to font for january, and was wondering if anyone has any inside knowledge on a decent/cheap gite. I figure since we need it for a month, and it's off season it should be pretty cheap. Obviously been through the usual gite de france channels, but just hoped someone had some more info.

thanks.