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Gorge aux Châts : 7a and harder

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Other overviews 7a and harder: 37 straight-ups35 traverses
Topos: Gorge aux Châts (Bernard Théret)

Un Morceau de Bio 7a (7a+)mantle / crimps / sitstartTony Fouchereau
***** sur un bloc situé 15m au dessus et à droite de Plan de Vol, au tout début du massif. Sitstart before the middle of the traverse of Biodiversité, make a foot hook on the left and exit by a mantle on crimps.
See also: Biodiversité 7c, Biodiversité retour 7c (7c+), Biodiversité en retour-aller 8a+

With Love 7a (7a+)slightly overhanging / slopersArtūras Volkovas
***** on the backside of red n°20, on the boulder of Plats de Saison. Start with a good hold right hand and a sloper left hand, make a foot hook and exit above in dans From Paris with Love.
See also: From Paris with Love 7c+ (7c)

La Ritournelle 7a+ (7a)traverse frtl / underclings / mantleManuel Marquès
*****  [ 1 realvideo ]  [ 8 photos ] topo nº28c; small logical line situated just next to Maudite Arête. Sitstart in blue n°27, traverse horizontally with underclings and exit via the slab to the left (without using the arete to the right).
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  Humérus Clausus 7b

L'Étoile de Mer gauche 7a+ (7a)slightly overhanging / sitstartChristian Roumégoux / Jean-Hervé Baudot
***** on the backside of the boulder of sur l'envers du bloc du red n°24 (boulder to the right of Rubis sur l'Ongle). Sitstart with two small underclings as for L'Étoile de Mer but after having taken the arete right hand, go left and exit at a blue arrow.
See also: L'Étoile de Mer 7a+ (7b)

Le Bal des Grimpeurs 7a+ (7a)traverse frtl / slopersChristian Roumégoux / Jean-Hervé Baudot
***** on a boulder just right of Le Chemin de la Gorge aux Châts, along the blue path. Start with the two hands on the right arete, traverse to the left and exit after the left angle.
NB : there and back is 7b.

See also: Le Bal des Pompiers 6c+ (7a), Le Bal des Pompiers en aller-retour 7b

Le Pare Dessus 7a+overhang / traverse frtl / mantle-
*****  [ 2 videos ]  [ 2 realvideos ]  [ 6 photos ] topo nº10; on the boulder of L'Ami Sanglier (red n°3), at the beginning of the sector. Sitstart to the right in the overhang, traverse to the left and exit via the angle or (slightly easier) by the slab.
See also: Le Petit Pare-Dessus 5+,  [ 4 photos ]  Pare Dessus dessous deux Suées 7b+ (7b)

Présomption d'Innocence 7a+sitstart / roof / slabDidier Gérardin
*****  [ 2 realvideos ]  [ 23 photos ] topo nº8; in the lower part of the area. Sitstart in a roof and exit in a slab without the right arete.
See also:  [ 4 photos ]  - 4+,  [ 1 photo ]  Les Mains Pleines 6c+

Katagena / Le Basculeur 7a+sitstart / slightly overhangingAlexis Allayaud / Eric Allayaud
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº55; from the centre of the area follow the sentier blue through a small valley, climb up for about 50m to find the boulder 10m to the right of the path. Sitstart on a rock and exit in the middle.

Opéra Tchétchène 7a+sitstart / arete / slopersAlexis Allayaud / Eric Allayaud
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 1 photo ] topo nº39; sitstart under red n°18 and traverse all the left arete to exit at the top (morpho and expo).
See also:  [ 11 photos ]  Opéra Tchétchène raccourci 7a

- 7a+sitstart / slightly overhanging / underclings-
*****  [ 1 realvideo ]  [ 5 photos ] topo nº45; sitstart with the underclings on the flat stone to the left of red n°13 and exit directly.
See also: Spanish Caravan 7b+,  [ 1 realvideo ]   [ 7 photos ]  - 7c

Wo Ping Shaolin 7a+roofThierry Guéguen
*****  [ 1 realvideo ] roof with a direct start from its base at the north-east of the area, in the North face under the ridge past Katagena (5/10 minutes walk). Start in Shaolin and exit to the left.
See also: Shaolin 7b (7b+)

Chien Errant 7a+traverse fltr / slopersBernard Théret
*****  [ 1 realvideo ]  [ 20 photos ] topo nº63; traverse on two faces on a boulder exposed to the South, 30m above Le Chemin de la Gorge aux Châts. Start on a stone, traverse to the right, pass the angle, continue on slopers and exit at the top of the arete on the right.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  Chien Errant prolongé 7b,  [ 1 photo ]  Chien Méchant 7b+

Drosophile 7a+traverse fltrBernard Théret
*****  [ 1 realvideo ]  [ 7 photos ] topo nº62; traverse to the right on three faces on the boulder to the left of Chien Errant.
NB : it is also possible to continue in the fourth face to the starting point (same difficulty) or to do a there and back traverse (7b+).


Banquise 7a+traverse fltr / slopers / mantleBernard Théret
*****  [ 3 photos ] topo nº57; near the top of the hill. Start left, traverse on the ledge and exit via a mantle on the round angle.

Les Paires Dodues 7a+traverse fltr / slopersThierry Guéguen / Marco Dunand
*****  [ 3 photos ] short physical traverse in a slightly overhanging boulder 20m to the right of Ascendência, on the South side of the plateau. Start at an angle and exit via slopers.

Rorqual 7a+ (7b)traverse fltr / overhangAlexis Allayaud / Eric Allayaud
topo nº35b; start at the arete of blue n°28, traverse to the right (morpho?) and exit in Ric-Rac.
See also:  [ 2 photos ]  Ric-Rac 7a (6c+)

L'Étoile de Mer 7a+ (7b)crimps / slightly overhanging / sitstartElric Besnier / Pascal Gagneux
***** on the backside of the boulder of sur l'envers du bloc du red n°24 (boulder to the right of Rubis sur l'Ongle). Sitstart with two small underclings and climb the prow directly (without touching the boulder on the back).
See also: L'Étoile de Mer gauche 7a+ (7a)

Ron-Ron 7b (7a+)traverse fltr / slopersBernard Théret
*****  [ 2 photos ] topo nº14; start with the two hands on slopers, traverse to the right, pass the angle and exit in the slab via a mantle.

Chat Percé (version basse) 7b (7a+)traverse fltr / slopers / crimps-
 [ 2 photos ] topo nº60b; on the boulder to the right of Chien Errant. Start at the small angle of the left face, traverse on slopers, pass the round angle as for Chat Percé but stay low and exit at the end of the crimpsy wall.
See also:  [ 5 photos ]  Chat Percé 7a

Châts Man assis 7b (7a+)arete / pinches / sitstartTony Fouchereau
on the backside of the boulder of Plats de Saison (boulder with red n°20). Sitstart with the right arete right hand, take a pinch left hand and exit above in dans Châts Man.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  Châts Man 6b (6b+)

Un Chat dans la Gorge 7btraverse frtlAlexis Allayaud / Eric Allayaud
***** topo nº26b; start in blue n°24 and exit to the left of Crabe Volant (red n°22).
See also: Entrave 6c (6c+),  [ 20 photos ]  Le Complet 7a (7a+)

Humérus Clausus 7btraverseAlexis Allayaud / Eric Allayaud
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº28d; small traverse to the opposite of Maudite Arête. Sitstart to the left of the overhang of blue n°27, traverse low and exit via Lait Caillé (the sitstart of that blue one).
See also:  [ 1 realvideo ]   [ 8 photos ]  La Ritournelle 7a+ (7a)

Machine Head 7bwall / crimpsBernard Théret
*****  [ 8 photos ] topo nº2; at the top of the hill, in the South part of the area (plot 102). Start 1m50 to the left of the vertical crack, traverse to the right and exit via the crack and slopers.
Access : from the parking lot, follow the Chemin de Gorge aux Châts and take the blue path on the right for 150m up to Le Ressort Titan. The boulder is 30m to the right of the path.


Le Ressort Titan 7boverhang / slopers / sitstartBernard Théret
*****  [ 3 photos ] topo nº1; at the top of the hill, in the South part of the area (plot 102). Sitstart with a jug, take the good hold on the right, traverse to the left via slopers and exit completely left.
Access : from the parking lot, follow the Chemin de Gorge aux Châts and take the blue path on the right for 150m. The boulder is along the path, just left of that one.


Chien Errant prolongé 7btraverse fltr / slopers / crimpsBernard Théret
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº63b; start completely left as for Chien Errant but, at the end of the traverse, downclimb with crimps at the angle and exit on the right face.
See also:  [ 1 realvideo ]   [ 20 photos ]  Chien Errant 7a+,  [ 1 photo ]  Chien Méchant 7b+

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