Canche aux Merciers : traverses 7a and harder

Other overviews 7a and harder: 57 straight-ups + traverses, 18 straight-ups
Topos: Canche aux Merciers, Hors-circuit / Outside the circuits (Bernard Théret)

Mon Nom est Personne 6c (7a)	traverse fltr	Bernard Théret
n°71a of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, over two sides of the boulder. Start on the small boulder completely left and exit in blue n°28. See also:  Égomoije 6c,  Mon Nom est Personne en aller-retour 7a+ (7b)
Triste Rat en aller-retour 6c+ (7a)	traverse / crimps	-
n°54b of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, on the boulder of orange n°22. There and back of Triste Rat.
Le Bouclage 7a (6c+)	traverse / overhang	-
n°42b of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Start in red n°14, low traverse to the left, climb Toit des Braves and come back to the starting point by downclimbing red n°14.
Double Face 7a	traverse fltr	Pascal Etienne
n°86 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, on the boulder of red n°25. High traverse and exit in blue n°44 bis. See also:  La Super-Conti 7b+
Jolie Bouse 7a	traverse fltr	-
n°95 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, to the opposite of yellow n°10. Start at the left arete and exit at a yellow mark.
Parafine 7a	sitstart / traverse fltr / crimps	Bernard Théret
n°77 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, 20m to the left of red n°17. Sitstart underneath the jug, traverse to the right with crimps, and exit at the arete.
Crise de l'Énergie 7a	traverse frtl / pockets	Pascal Etienne
n°102 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Variant of Crépuscule Lunaire (ex n°32 bis red, 6c+) : climb red n°32, but by staying low at the start, and exit via the second angle, above a small boulder. See also:  Crépuscule Lunaire 6c+,   Retour de Manivelle 7a+
Pression à Chaud 7a	traverse fltr	Bernard Théret
n°88a of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Start in red n°28, traverse to the the right without the good holds on the top (blue n°42 fltr) and exit 1m50 further to the right via a bidoigt and edges.
Balade Nocturne 7a	traverse fltr	Régis Allayaud / Eric Allayaud
n°92 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Start 2m to the left of the arete and exit in red n°29 or in Kaki Dehors (former red n°29 bis). See also:   Mouvement de Panique 7b
- 7a	traverse	-
on the big flat boulder facing blue n°38 (before red n°15). Start with hands on both sides of the crack exit 3m to the right of Le Grand Nez (7b+ start extremely left); see the topo de la Canche aux Merciers.
Jeu de Piste 7a	traverse fltr	Jean-Jacques Naëls
sitstart at the angle to the left of red n°23, traverse the four faces and exit in red n°24.
La Petite Marche 7a	traverse frtl / slopers	-
n°38 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Start at the end of the crack, traverse to the left and exit in red n°12.
Coup Bas 7a (7a+)	traverse frtl / overhang	-
red nº15bis; n°50a of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, on the boulder of red n°15. Start completely to the right, follow the round arete, go down on slopers, traverse to the left and exit in the overhang.
Perte de Contrôle 7a+ (7a)	traverse fltr	Bernard Théret
n°104 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, on the backside of blue n°16. Start at the left angle with an oblique hold, low traverse and exit via a vertical crack. See also:  Dérapage 7b (7b+), Trace de Pneus 7b (7b+)
Exploreur 7a+	traverse frtl	Bernard Théret
n°25 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Prolongation of red n°10 : low traverse and exit in crack.
Orange Mécanique 7a+	traverse fltr	Bernard Théret
n°75 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, over three sides; exit in orange n°29.
Racine Carrée 7a+	traverse fltr / slopers / sitstart	Bernard Théret
n°47 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Sitstart to the left with a big flake, traverse after blue n°33 and exit before yellow n°15.
La Baleine 7a+	traverse frtl / overhang / slopers	Bernard Théret
n°72b of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Start as for Chouchou Chéri (former red n°16) but exit 50cm to the left of the yellow stripe.
Retour de Manivelle 7a+	traverse fltr / pockets	Pascal Etienne
n°101 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Back traverse of La Crise de l'Energie : sitstart at the left angle, traverse to the right, pass the angle of the exit of Glycolyse (red n°32), downclimb after blue n°14 and exit in blue n°14 bis. See also:  Crépuscule Lunaire 6c+,  Crise de l'Énergie 7a
Poulaga Run 7a+	traverse frtl / wall	Philippe Leduby / Gilles Cottray
n°81 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Sitstart at the angle, low traverse to the left and exit in red n°22 (opened in 1995 and rediscovered later). NB : the traverse with the upper holds is called Mardi Gras.
Face de Rat 7a+ (7b)	traverse frtl / slopers	Bernard Théret
n°53 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Traverse to the left as for Triste Rat, downclimb on slopers at the arete and exit in orange n°22.
La Grande Marche prolongée 7a+ (7b)	crack / overhang / traverse frtl	-
n°40 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Sitstart in the crack as for La Grande Marche, traverse to the left and exit in the round angle. See also:   La Grande Marche 7a+,  La Longue Marche 7b+ (7c)
Mon Nom est Personne en aller-retour 7a+ (7b)	traverse	-
n°71b of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers. At the end of Mon Nom est Personne, traverse to the left on the ledge, downclimb the angle, do the end of the back traverse and exit via a reta above the starting point. See also:  Égomoije 6c,  Mon Nom est Personne 6c (7a)
Séance Friction 7b	traverse frtl / slopers	Bernard Théret
n°70 of the topo de la Canche aux Merciers, on the boulder to the opposite and slightly right of blue n°28 (and of the exit of Mon Nom est Personne). Start the two hands in a crack, low traverse on slopers and exit completely left via the slab.
Mouvement de Panique 7b	traverse frtl / crimps	Bernard Théret
n°89 du topo de la Canche aux Merciers. Start at the arete to the right of red n°29; exit in Kaki Dehors (former red n°29 bis). NB : it is also possible to exit via Mangou (with an equivalent difficulty). See also: Balade Nocturne 7a

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