Côtes de Courances : 7a and harder

Other overviews 7a and harder: 10 straight-ups, 2 traverses
Topos: Blocs perdus du Coquibus

Bornéo 6c (7a)	overhang	Pepito
right problem in the roof exposed to the West located 100m to the West of the boulder of Djoumba, towards the Montrouget area. Sitstart, take a pinch right hand and exit without the right boulder. See also:  Ras les Pâquerettes 7a+
Le Premier Dé 7a (7b)	roof	Thierry Guéguen
low start in the center of the roof (morpho) on an boulder located 60m to the South-East of Focus by following the plateau. Access : from the parking lot, follow Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances. At a bend to the left (asphalted road), take a path to the plateau, where the boulder can be found. A dry period is recommended. See also: Mentor 6c
Ras les Pâquerettes 7a+	roof / sitstart	Thierry Guéguen
left problem in the roof exposed to the West located 100m to the West of the boulder of Djoumba, towards the Montrouget area. Sitstart with a jug right hand and a crimp left hand and exit without the small boulder on the right. Sitstart with the two hands in the jug is 7b. See also: Bornéo 6c (7a)
Spécimen 7a+ (7b)	roof / slightly overhanging / wall	Thierry Guéguen
left problem in a big overhanging boulder on the plateau. Sitstart in the roof as for Focus (the holds may remain humid) and exit directly to the left of the overhang. Access : from the parking lot, follow Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances. At a bend to the left (asphalted road), take a path to the plateau, where the boulder can be found.
Focus 7b (7b+)	roof / slightly overhanging / arete	Thierry Guéguen / Thierry Plaud
right problem in a big overhanging boulder on the plateau. Sitstart in the roof as for Spécimen (the holds may remain humid) but exit 3m to the right. Access : from the parking lot, follow Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances. At a bend to the left (asphalted road), take a path to the plateau, where the boulder can be found.
Titanesque 7b (7b+)	overhang / dyno	Thierry Vasseur
100m to the West of Le Plein des Sens, between Le Chemin des Arcades and Le Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne. Start in the pit (without any convention) and exit to the left as for Djoumba by a dyno without touching the small boulder on the left. Access : from the parking lot on the road from Courances to Arbonne, take Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances between the plots 36 and 37 up to Le Chemin des Arcades. Follow that one to the right for 150m and take a path for 60m in direction of the South (plot 34); the overhang is then on a small hill. The problem has been brushed by Thierry Vasseur and Sébastien Marchant, and rediscovered later. See also:  Djembé 7c,  Djoumba 8a
Hiatus 7b+	slightly overhanging / dyno	Christian Roumégoux
access : follow the Chemin des côtes de Courances till beyond the intersection with Le chemin de la roche qui tourne. The boulder is up high in the valley with other boulders on your left. See also: Hiatus assis 7b+ (7c)
Le Plein des Sens 7b+ (7c)	traverse fltr	Thierry Guéguen
exceptionally long traverse (25m; 75 to 80 moves) on an isolated boulder with an old green arrow at the beginning of plot 34, before Focus. Start at the North-West angle, low traverse to the right and exit at the beginning of the East face. NB : a complete traverse of the boulder is also possible (15m more on an easy slab). Access : from the parking lot, follow Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances, pass the crossing to the right with Le Chemin des Arcades and walk to the West for 60m. See also: Le Plein des Sens en aller-retour 7c
Hiatus assis 7b+ (7c)	slightly overhanging / dyno / sitstart	Olivier Lebreton / David Evrard
sitstart of Hiatus, underneath the plateau. See also:  Hiatus 7b+
Le Plein des Sens en aller-retour 7c	traverse	Jean-Christophe Guibout
there and back of Le Plein des Sens, on an isolated boulder with an old green arrow at the beginning of plot 34, before Focus. See also:  Le Plein des Sens 7b+ (7c)
Djembé 7c	overhang	Arnaud Ceintre
100m to the West of Le Plein des Sens, between Le Chemin des Arcades and Le Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne. Low start with the two hands in characteristic pockets by convention and exit to the right.Access : from the parking lot on the road from Courances to Arbonne, take Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances between the plots 36 and 37 up to Le Chemin des Arcades. Follow that one to the right for 150m and take a path for 60m in direction of the South (plot 34); the overhang is then on a small hill. See also: Titanesque 7b (7b+),  Djoumba 8a
Djoumba 8a	overhang / dyno	Thierry Plaud
100m to the West of Le Plein des Sens, between Le Chemin des Arcades and Le Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne. Low start with the two hands in characteristic pockets by convention and exit by a dyno without touching the small boulder on the left. Access : from the parking lot on the road from Courances to Arbonne, take Le Chemin des Côtes de Courances between the plots 36 and 37 up to Le Chemin des Arcades. Follow that one to the right for 150m and take a path for 60m in direction of the South (plot 34); the overhang is then on a small hill. NB : this problem has first been realized by a non conventional version under the name of Titanesque, and rediscovered later. See also: Titanesque 7b (7b+),  Djembé 7c

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