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thanks to Bernard Théret

From the parking lot of La Vallée de la Mée (Le Vaudoué), follow Le chemin de la Mée for 600m and turn right at Le Chemin des Béorlots just after the crossing towards Le Rocher du Potala. The start of the orange circuits can be found in plot 148 by going to the North 300m further, next to the Sentier des 25 bosses.

1	Passage à Tabac 6c	traverse frtl / sitstart	Bernard Théret
sitstart with the jug underneath orange n°5, traverse to the left, pass the angle and exit just after.
2	Le Véli-Pongiste 6c	traverse fltr / slopers / sitstart	Bernard Théret
sitstart at a jug in the face of orange n°5, traverse to the right and exit in the belly.
3	Le Porte-Clés 6c	wall / mantle	-
direct mantle at the start of orange n°7.
4	Help Me 7b (7b+)	traverse fltr / slopers / sitstart	Bernard Théret
sitstart in the corridor to the right of orange n°7, traverse to the right, pass the angle and exit in the right face. NB : it is also possible to continue to the right with the ledge in order to exit in Hurrican.
5	Formi-Cas 6a+ (6b)	wall / mantle	-
start to the left of Hurrican above a small boulder and exit either directly of in Hurrican.
6	Hurrican 7a	arete / sitstart	Bernard Théret
on the backside of the boulder of Elle et Vire. Sitstart with the two hands in the big jug, take the left arete and exit via a mantle on slopers.
7	Drôle de Drame 7c+ (8a)	traverse / slopers	Bernard Théret
start at the arrival of Fouette Cocher, traverse to the right in the whole face and exit in Elle-et-Vire. NB : il is also possible to sittart as for Hurrican, and to traverse in an often wet conch with a cumbersome tree up to the start of the classical version.
8	Fouette Cocher 7a	traverse frtl	Bernard Théret
on the boulder of orange n°9. Sitstart with the low ledge between two stones as for Elle et Vire but traverse to the left and exit completely at the end of the boulder (20-25 moves).
9	Elle-et-Vire 7b	arete / slopers / sitstart	Bernard Théret
on the boulder of orange n°9. Sitstart with the low ledge between two stones, traverse to the right on the ledge and exit via the arete.
9	Élodivire 6c (7a)	mantle / sitstart / crimps	-
on the boulder of orange n°9. Sitstart with crimps between two stones, dyno to the ledge as for A HREF="http://bleau.info/grandemontagne/11451.html">Elle-et-Vire, but exit directly by a mantle in the crimpsy upper slab.
10	Whitesnake 6c	slightly overhanging / sitstart	Bernard Théret
sitstart in orange n°9 and exit to the left in the overhang.
11	Poison d'Orgueil 7a	wall	-
eliminate to the left of orange n°11. NB : the convention of this problem is not very clear.
12	Perte de Mémoire 6c+ (7a)	traverse fltr / slopers / sitstart	Bernard Théret
on the right face of the boulder of orange n°11. Sitstart under the dead tree with a pocket and traverse to the right with the ledge.
13	Névralgie 6b (6b+)	wall / crimps	Bernard Théret
on the right face of the boulder of orange n°13.
13b	Névralgie Sourde 6a (6b)	wall / traverse fltr	Bernard Théret
on the right face of the boulder of orange n°13. Start as for Névralgie, traverse to the right with the ledge to the downclimbing jug of orange n°14 and exit above.
14	Le Coulissant 6a	arete / sitstart	-
sitastart of the angle to the left of orange n°8.
15	Alerte au Malibu 6b (6b+)	slightly overhanging / sitstart	Bernard Théret
on the boulder of orange n°15, along the red path. Start in the crimpsy face and exit with the ledge.
16	Le Fil 4+ (5-)	wall / arete	-
vertical problem at the angle to the left of orange n°8.
17	Funambulus 7b+ (7c)	traverse frtl / slopers	Bernard Théret
traverse on two faces on the boulder of orange n°16. Sitstart at the orange bis number, traverse to the left with top holds, pass the round angle, continue on slopers and exit at the end of the face, after the tree, at an orange arrow. NB : to be rebrushed (April 2009).
18	Charbons Ardents 7b	traverse fltr / slightly overhanging	Bernard Théret
on the right face of the boulder of orange n°23. Start completely left with a vertical hold, traverse to the right and exit at the end of the face. NB : to be rebrushed (April 2009).
19	Pro-Fusion 7b (7a+)	wall / arete / sitstart	Bernard Théret
sitstart on the right face at the start of Tokamak.
20	Tokamak 7a	traverse frtl / pockets	Bernard Théret
to the opposite of orange n°22. Sitstart on the right side of the arete, with a crimp right hand, traverse to the left and exit in the overhang with slopers. NB : the non conventional start with with both hands on the large pocket on the right doesn't change the grade in a significant way.
20	Trans-Fusion 7b (7b+)	wall / arete / traverse fltr	Gérald Coste / Jean-Hervé Baudot
sitstart on the left under the exit of Tokamak, traverse on jugs and exit by the angle of Pro-Fusion.
21	Zone d'Ombre 5+	slightly overhanging / sitstart	-
sitstart underneath orange n°24 with the two hands in the horizontal crack and exit by the pillar.
22	La Puce à l'Oreille 6b	arete / slightly overhanging / sitstart	Bernard Théret
sitstart of a small boulder 30m from orange n°6, by following a small path.
23	Le Dendrobate 7a	roof / pockets / sitstart	Bernard Théret
on a small overhanging boulder 60m from orange n°6, by following a small path. Sitstart to the right of the roof, low traverse to the left, come back to the right in the overhang and exit to the right of the arete.
24	Picotements 6a+ (6b)	traverse frtl / crimps	Bernard Théret
to the opposite of Le Dendrobate, on a boulder 60m from orange n°6, by following a small path. Start completely right at a tree, to the left of Le Poisson Lune, traverse on crimps and exit at the end of the face.
25	Le Poisson-Lune 6a+ (6b)	roof / sitstart	Bernard Théret
to the opposite of Le Dendrobate, on a boulder 60m from orange n°6, by following a small path. Sitstart under the angle, make an ascending traverse to the right and exit just after.
27	Ronds dans l'Eau 5+	wall / sitstart	-
sitstart to the right of the 25 Bosses path, before orange n°28.
28	Rue Piétonne 6c (7a)	traverse frtl / slightly overhanging / sitstart	Bernard Théret
along the 25 Bosses path, to the opposite of orange n°32. Sitstart to the right of the angle, climb this one, continue on the left and exit at the end of the ledge. 6c with the big jug at the middle of the traverse and 7a otherwise.
29	La Biaiseraie 6a	wall	-
on the boulder to the opposite of orange n°33. Low start to the right with a pocket.
30	La Déchirure 7a	slightly overhanging / pockets / sitstart	Bernard Théret
left problem on the boulder of orange n°32. Sitstart in the middle of the face with an horizontal crimp, traverse to the left with pockets and exit at the top of the overhang.
31	Jeu de Paumes 6a	wall / sitstart	-
central problem on the boulder of orange n°32. Sitstart to the left with a pocket.
32	Club GR1 5+ (6a)	wall / sitstart	-
sitstart to the right, on the boulder of orange n°32.
33	Vague à Lames 7a+ (7b)	traverse fltr / slopers	Bernard Théret
on the boulder just right of orange n°35. Start at the small face on the left, traverse to the right, pass the angle and exit by a mantle at the end of the face.
34	Le Pilier de la Grande Montagne 6b+ (6b)	pillar / high	J. Arrivepas
on an isolated boulder in the middle of the slope, 100m from the first part of the orange circuit. 6a+/6b with the jug in the right face and 6b/6b+ directly.
35	Rêve de Printemps 8a (7c)	traverse fltr / slopers	Jean-Christophe Guibout
12m long traverse (30 moves) on the boulder of orange n°70, 10m underneath orange n°45 by following the 25 Bosses path after the bifurcation with the GR1. Start to the right of orange n°70, traverse on slopers, pass a crack and exit at a tree after the angle.
36	Roncevaux 6c	arete	Pepito
to the left of orange n°44.
37	Le Lotus Rouge 7a	traverse fltr / underclings	Bernard Théret
take the paved part of Le Chemin des Béorlots passing underneath Le Surplomb de la Mée and turn left at Le Chemin de la Grande Montagne; the boulder is 50m to far, along the path, with a red and white painted mark. There and back is 7b.
38	Collet Monté 6c	slightly overhanging / pockets	-
in the slope, to the left of Le Chemin des Béorlots. Start between two boulders and exit to the left.
		Outside the topo
Infinitif 7a		traverse fltr	Pepito
on the boulder of orange n°9 and Elle-et-Vire. Sitstart as for Hurrican, traverse in an often wet conch with a cumbersome tree, pass an angle, continue in the second face (back traverse of Fouette Cocher) and exit just after the tree above the start of that one.
n°32 orange assis 7a+ (7b)		slightly overhanging / dyno / sitstart	Tony Fouchereau
on the boulder of La Déchirure. Sitstart with good holds, make a dynamic move and exit in orange n°32; morpho.
La Machine à Vapeur 6b		arete / high	Blokeur / Jean-Pierre Briand
climb the arete right hand on the left face of Pilier de la Grande Montagne, on an isolated boulder in the middle of the slope, 100m from the first part of the orange circuit.
Mèche Courte 6c		traverse frtl / slopers / sitstart	Pepito
sitstart 1m to the left of orange n°46, traverse to the left on slopers and exit after the second step.
Lost in Space 7a+		dyno	Neil Hart / Mike Mullins
just left of orange n°38. Direct dyno from the ledge to the top without using the arete of the orange problem by convention.

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