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places to visit => abroad => Topic started by: Duma on March 15, 2005, 06:48:25 pm

Title: Annot
Post by: Duma on March 15, 2005, 06:48:25 pm: found this website:
http://www.annotabloc.org/
pics look amazing, very font-esque, but my non-existent french didn't help with getting much more info from the site (though I suppose the topo's pretty obvious). Anyone been, got info re where to stay, is it worth the trip on its own etc etc.

Also seems to boast a comedy route name of highest quality:
http://www.annotabloc.org/voir_media.php?auteur=FranÃ§oise%20SallÃ©&media=photo&dia=31&idb=&no=
Title: Annot
Post by: Duma on March 15, 2005, 07:07:49 pm: Just realized they seem to use peak B grades... WTF!?!
Title: Re: Annot
Post by: Dave Flanagan on March 16, 2005, 02:42:09 pm: Quote from: "Duma"
found this website:
http://www.annotabloc.org/
pics look amazing, very font-esque, but my non-existent french didn't help with getting much more info from the site (though I suppose the topo's pretty obvious). Anyone been, got info re where to stay, is it worth the trip on its own etc etc.

Also seems to boast a comedy route name of highest quality:
http://www.annotabloc.org/voir_media.php?auteur=FranÃ§oise%20SallÃ©&media=photo&dia=31&idb=&no=

do a search here, there is more info around...
Title: Annot
Post by: JohnM on April 06, 2005, 01:09:57 pm: Just got back from a trip to Font and the south of France. Went to Annot for a couple of days. It's a really amazing place to boulder. The rock is similar to Font but much less compact and the surface tends to be much more sandy but the scenery and location makes up for this. We stayed on a cheap campsite near a farm near the top of the hill. As you drive through Annot take a right across the railway lines and drive up the gravel road/track for what seems like forever until you reach the farm and camp here. The track isn't too bad I managed to get my 306 up it. On your way up you will see large sandstone boulders on the corner of nearly every hair pin which arre some of the main areas. I would say it is definitely worth a visit but probably best as part of a trip round the sounth of france.
Title: Annot
Post by: JR on April 06, 2005, 02:04:24 pm: ive got a video from annot, no idea where i got it from. About 5 mins long. Its not bad. 12Meg

Youll have to hunt for it if you want it, or use exosee and ill transfer it to you
Title: Annot
Post by: JR on April 06, 2005, 02:13:12 pm: its on freakclimbing.com

U have to register to get it though
Title: Annot
Post by: Mr.Burns on April 06, 2005, 03:03:38 pm: The B grades they use are slightly differant to the peak ones in that a B11 in annot is equivilent to a V9, there system adds two onto the V grade system.
Title: Annot
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on April 06, 2005, 05:00:15 pm: http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.annotabloc.org/impressionmaj.php%3Fjour%3D1%26mois%3D1%26annee%3D2001%26submit%3DAfficher%2Bla%2Bmise%2B%25E0%2Bjour

For the English version for some reason you'll have to copy and paste this link into a new browser, clicking it will give you the original French version. Serves me right for trying to be clever. :roll: