Rocher de Bouligny : 7a and harder

Other overviews 7a and harder: 21 straight-ups, 8 traverses
Topos: Topo de Bouligny (Pascal Etienne), Schéma du bloc des Beaux Quartiers

Obstiné assis 6c (7a)	sitstart / slopers	Pascal Etienne
sitstart of Obstiné, in the centre of the boulder in between Les Beaux Quartiers and Le Presse-Purée. ~ 2 stars
Élastiques 6c (7a)	traverse fltr / wall	Pascal Etienne
on the boulder with Hypotension, in the the wall with the star, to the left of blue path n°9, just after the fork with blue path n°9.9 (boulder n°28 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Traverse from the star and exit in the right problem of the wall. Caution : the flake in the wall is very fragile and this problem may be dangerous! ~ 3 stars
Sapristi 6c (7a)	sitstart / traverse fltr / bidoigt	Pascal Etienne
on the East side of the boulder of "La Citadelle" (boulder n°30 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Sitstart at the arete and exit via a short traverse to a bidoigt on the right. ~ 2 stars
L'Apesanteur et la Grâce 6c (7a)	sitstart / wall / expo	Pascal Etienne
on the boulder n°37 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny, behind "Hissez Haut". Sitstart to the left, exit on thehighest point.
Maître Corbeau 6c (7a)	slightly overhanging / slopers	-
to the right of Le Presse Purée, on the boulder n°13 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny. Start with an undercling and exit to the left via slopers.  ~ 3 stars
Hypotension assis 6c+ (7a)	sitstart / wall	Didier Gérardin
in the middle of the wall with the star, to the left of blue path n°9, just after the fork with blue path n°9.9 (boulder n°28 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Sitstart to the right of Scalpel and exit directly (standing start is 6b). ~ 3 stars See also: Scalpel 7a
Fou de Toi 7a	roof / sitstart	Thierry Guéguen
small overhang 5m to the left of Vague à l'Ame and Le Plat Pays. ~ 2 stars
Scalpel 7a	wall / dyno	Grégoire Clouzeau
wall with a star, to the left of blue path n°9, just after the fork with blue path n°9.9 (boulder n°28 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Start in the cave to the left of Hypotension; morpho. ~ 1 star See also:   Hypotension assis 6c+ (7a)
Tumeur d'Amour 7a	overhang / sitstart	Pascal Etienne
on the boulder marked "G", on the right of the blue path n°9 (boulder n°34 of th etopo du Rocher de Bouligny), facing south.  ~ 3 stars
Coup Bas d'Enfer 7a	traverse frtl / underclings / overhang	Sébastien Frigault
on the boulder with a star, to the left of blue path n°9.9 (boulder n°27 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Start to the right, traverse to the left with low underclings underneath the overhang and exit in Coup de Pompe (6c/6c+ with top holds). ~ 3 stars See also:  Banana Spleen / Coup d'Enfer 6c+ (6c)
Damoclès 7a	traverse fltr / slopers / overhang	Pascal Etienne
on the boulder with a star, to the left of blue path n°9 (boulder n°27 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Start near the tree, traverse on slopers, go down in Coup de Spleen, take a horizontal crack above the overhang and exit in the right face. ~ 3 stars See also:   Damoclès assis 7a+
Le Presse Purée 7a+	sitstart / prow	Thierry Guéguen
n°13 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny, two boulders behind Les Beaux Quartiers. Sitstart of an overhanging prow. ~ 3 stars
Vague à l'Âme 7a+	traverse fltr / slopers	-
on the right part of the wave-shaped boulder above the Route Pompadour (boulder n°17 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Exit to the right (6c otherwise). ~ 3 stars
Échappée Belle 7a+	sitstart / arete / wall	Tony Fouchereau
on the boulder of Beaux Quartiers. Sistart to the left, take the arete as for Achille Talon, but traverse to the left afterwards.
Damoclès assis 7a+	traverse fltr / slopers / overhang	Pascal Etienne
on the boulder with a star, to the left of blue path n°9 (boulder n°27 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Sitstart near the tree, traverse on slopers, go down in Coup de Spleen, take a horizontal crack above the overhang and exit in the right face. ~ 3 stars See also:   Damoclès 7a
La Pierre à Savon / Cayenne 7b	wall / high	Eric Letot
above Le Plat Pays, with a rock below. Update : lichened (may 2005).
Damoclès en aller-retour 7b+	traverse / overhang	Sébastien Frigault
on the boulder with a star, to the left of blue path n°9.9 (boulder n°27 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Sitstart near the tree, do Damoclès, return by Coup Bas d'Enfer with low underclings and exit in Coup de Spleen. ~ 4 stars
Le Plat Pays 7b+ (7c)	dyno / slopers / mantle	Didier Gérardin
on the left of the wave-shaped boulder above the Route Pompadour (boulder n°17 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). ~ 3 stars
Irrésistible 7c (7c+)	arete / slopers	Teddy Deschamps / Tony Fouchereau
to the left of Gecko, on the boulder of Les Beaux Quartiers. Start in La Faiblesse d'Achille and come back to the face only at the end of the arete (sitstart is 8a). ~ 4 stars
La Faiblesse d'Achille 7c+ (7c)	arete / traverse fltr / slopers	Christian Roumégoux
start on the left arete, traverse to the right and exit with the sloper of Les Beaux Quartiers. The sitstart is called Achille Talon (8a). ~ 4 stars See also: Achille Talon 7c+ (8a)
Achille Talon 7c+ (8a)	sitstart / arete	Tony Fouchereau
to the left of Gecko. Sitstart version of La Faiblesse d'Achille. See also: La Faiblesse d'Achille 7c+ (7c)
Irrésistible assis 7c+ (8a)	sitstart / arete / slopers	Tony Fouchereau
to the left of Gecko, on the boulder of Les Beaux Quartiers; sitstart, take the arete and exit in the face similar as Irrésistible. ~ 4 stars
Amok 8a	slightly overhanging / expo	Julien Nadiras
in a pit, near the underground part of the aquaduct, 50m to the South-West of the boulder of La Citadelle (boulder n°30 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). It is also possible to follow the Route du Chemin de Bouligny for 100m from the parking lot along the N7, just before the aquaduct in direction of Fontainebleau; the boulder is 20m to the right. ~ 5 stars See also: Amok assis 8a+
Les Beaux Quartiers 8a (8a+)	sitstart / overhang	Didier Gérardin / Julien Nadiras
from the N7, follow the Route d'Occident for 150m; the boulder is somewhat higher on the right side (boulder n°10 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). Sitstart, traverse to the right and exit with the arete (standing start is 6c). NB : first opened by Didier Gérardin with a 7c+ version, but a hold broke off and the grade is now 8a/8a+ (first répeated by Julien Nadiras in this form). ~ 5 stars
Le Clown 8a (8a+)	overhang	Sébastien Frigault
from the N7, follow the Route d'Occident for 150m; the boulder is somewhat higher on the right side. Start to the right of Les Beaux Quartiers, exit directly without the arete. ~ 3 stars See also: Le Clown assis 8a+
Le Clown assis 8a+	sitstart / overhang	Christian Roumégoux
sitstart in Les Beaux Quartiers and exit in Le Clown. See also:  Le Clown 8a (8a+)
Amok assis 8a+	slightly overhanging / expo / sitstart	Julien Nadiras
sitstart of Amok, in a pit, near the underground part of the aquaduct, 50m to the South-West of the boulder of La Citadelle (boulder n°30 of the topo du Rocher de Bouligny). See also:  Amok 8a
Gecko 8a+ (8b)	slightly overhanging	Julien Nadiras
direct to the left of Les Beaux Quartiers. ~ 5 stars
Gecko assis 8b+	sitstart / overhang / slopers	Olivier Lebreton
to the left Les Beaux Quartiers; sitstart of Gecko. ~ 5 stars

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