In the village of Larchant, take a road to the North for 2km (follow the arrows "Dame Jouanne"), turn right and park at the inn of Le Chalet Jobert. Take the path for 300m, turn left and then right after the boulder of black n°W. The boulders can be found a little further, in the southside of the sector.
| 1 | Instinct 7c+ | dyno / roof | Sébastien Frigault |
    sitstart and climb the overhang just left of red n°16.
NB : the red problem n°23 corresponds to a former numbering of the red circuit. |
| 2 | Saucisse Frites 6a (5+) | wall / crack / expo | Philippe Berger |
| gully above a small boulder (and former red n°22), to the right of red n°14. |
| 3 | Full Monty assis 7c | overhang / sitstart | Vincent Cantrelle |
    sitstart of red n°19. |
| 4 | L'Œil de Boîte dans l'Épaule 6c+ (7a) | sitstart / crack / bidoigt | Jan Gorrebeeck |
    three meters to the right of blue n°11 bis. Sitstart with a large undercling in the hole with two hands, and stay subsequently to the right of the small tree. It is also possible to exit further to the right at a jug (7b). |
| 5 | Movement Activated 7b | dyno | Kees Mak |
    just right of Envergure (red n°11). A static move (7a?) is also possible by using a hold on the right. |
| 6 | Crash Crack 5+ | crack / expo | Pepito / Philippe Berger |
former red n°19, on the right face of blue n°12. |
| 7 | Retrouvaille au Paradis 6c | arete / expo / sitstart | Guillaume Tournus / Tony Fouchereau |
on the left face of the traverse of blue n°13. Sitstart with the two hands in a big pocket and exit on the left arete. |
| 7b | Pour l'Éternité 6a | wall / mantle / sitstart | Guillaume Tournus / Tony Fouchereau |
on the left face of the traverse of blue n°13. Sitstart with the two hands in a big pocket and exit by a mantle on the right. |
| 8 | Dalle de l'Aumône 4 | expo | - |
| former red n°17, to the left of blue n°15. |
| 9 | Rituel 7a+ | overhang / slopers / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
    on a bowl near blue n°16 at the bottom of the slope. Sitstart with two underclings and exit on slopers (ultra low start is 7c+/8a). |
| 10 | Soupçon 7a | sitstart / arete / overhang | Francis Hélias |
    sitstart of red n°5, underneath the blue path, 15m past Les Tétines. NB : the opening method used a 2m traverse at the end of the overhang, but the exit via a mantle has become classical. |
| 11 | Cuicuishovsky 7a (6c+) | slopers / sitstart | Marc Lehner |
    on the left face of the boulder of Soupçon (red n°5). Sitstart with the evident jug as for Cuicuishkaniev, but exit via the slopers on the right. |
| 11b | Cuicuishkaniev 7a+ (7a) | slopers / mantle / sitstart | Marc Lehner |
    on the left face of the boulder of Soupçon (red n°5). Sitstart with the big jug as for Cuicuishovsky, but exit directly by a mantle. |
| 12 | K2 4 | pillar / expo | - |
| former red n°4. Lichenous and expo... |
| 13 | Insomnie 6c | slightly overhanging / slopers | Pepito |
    to the left of red n°7. |
| 14 | Insomnie assis 7b | slightly overhanging / slopers / sitstart | Sébastien Frigault |
    sitstart of Insomnie to the left of red n°7. |
| 14b | Insolence 7c | overhang / traverse fltr | Sébastien Frigault |
    sitstart to the left and exit in red n°7. |
| 15 | Les Tétines 7b (7b+) | overhang / sitstart | Vincent Cantrelle |
    sitstart just right of blue n°19, on the boulder to the right of red n°8.
Update (October 2007) : broken hold; seems still possible but no longer 7a+... |
| 16 | Aventure 7a | traverse frtl | Francis Hélias |
on a boulder above Les Tétines (there and back is 7b). |
| 17 | Shore Break 6c (7a) | traverse frtl / pockets / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
    traverse on two faces of a boulder near blue n°24. Sitstart, traverse along a boulder on the ground at the angle and exit at the top of the big face near the tree. There and back is 7b. |
| 18 | Armoire et Merki 7a | slightly overhanging / sitstart | Bruno Lazzerini |
    on the backside of blue n°14, on a small boulder above blue n°15. Sitstart with a big undercling left hand and exit on slopers. |
| 19 | Innocence 7c+ | roof / arete / sitstart | Vincent Cantrelle |
fingery problem in the roof to the left of n°21 rouge. Sitstart just left of Éveil and exit by the round arete. |
| 20 | Éveil 7a+ | wall / crimps / sitstart | Vincent Cantrelle |
    right problem in the roof to the left of red n°21; sitstart to the right of Innocence and exit in the wall using crimps. NB : 7b with a sitstart to the right of the overhang and 7b+ with a sitstart from the ground as for Innocence. |
| 21 | Balthus 4+ | - | - |
| former red n°26, on a boulder to the left of the actual red n°21. |
| 22 | Rababoum 7a | arete / slopers | Rémi Perinet / Gérald Coste |
    evident arete 20m underneath Oasis and blue n°30. |
| 22b | Rababoum assis 7a+ | arete / slopers / sitstart | Gérald Coste |
    20m underneath Oasis and blue n°30. Sitstart in the right face with the two hands in a big hold, pass on the left face and exit by the arete of Rababoum. |
| 22c | St Mathurin 5- | arete / crack / expo | - |
| former red n°15, on the right side of the arete of Rababoum. |
| 23 | L'Œil du Manouche 4+ | - | - |
| former red n°27, on the left side of Oasis, 10m to the left of blue n°30. |
| 24 | Oasis 7b+ (7b) | slightly overhanging / slopers | Frank Scherrer / Stéphan Denys |
    10m to the left of blue n°30, to the right of L'Œil du Manouche (former red n°27). Standing start, take a sloper right hand and exit by a dynamic move. |
| 24b | Oasis assis 7b+ | slightly overhanging / high / sitstart | - |
    10m to the left of blue n°30, to the right of L'Œil du Manouche (former red n°27). Sitstart slightly left with a crack and exit in Oasis. |
| 25 | L'As de Cœur 4 | arete | - |
| former red n°14, above red n°9. |
| 26 | Morphomaniacs 7b+ | dyno / slopers | Kees Mak |
    in front of blue n°34. Jumpstart to a sloper, and finish without the left arete. |
| 27 | Maniacs 7c | roof / slopers | Yano Salaün |
    in front of blue n°34. Crouching start to the right of the roof with an undercling left hand and a jug right hand, and exit as for Morphomaniacs, or with the left arete as for Italian Chicka's. It is also possible to make a sitstart under the prow with a pinch right hand and a humid bowl left hand (same difficulty).
NB : this was the project n°8 in the first edition of the topo "7+8". |
| 27b | Italian Chicka's 7a | dyno / slopers | Ruud Bruin |
    in front of blue n°34. Jumpstart to the left arete and finish with the sloper of Morphomaniacs. |
| 29 | Vache à Lait 4+ | - | - |
| former red n°12, to the right of blue n°35. |
| 30 | L'Arrache-Prise 6c | roof / mantle / sitstart | Loïc de Saint Etienne / Guillaume Joubert |
40m underneath and to the right of Morphomaniacs. Sitstart and exit in the roof via a mantle, without using the boulder on the left. |
| 31 | Oxbow 7c+ (7c) | roof | Francis Hélias |
    roof with big holds above the blue path just after Cornemuse. |
| 33 | Quiksilver 7a | traverse frtl / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
low traverse underneath the blue path on a boulder with sandy holds 10m underneath Cornemuse and the blue path, 40m after the start of the red circuit. |
| 34 | Chant de Bataille 5- | - | - |
| former red n°9, on the right face of the boulder of Quiksilver, underneath the blue path, 40m past the start of the red circuit. |
| 35 | Le Razoir 7a (6c) | traverse fltr / crimps / mantle | Tony Fouchereau |
    on the boulder just left of Cornemuse, along the blue path, 60m after the start of the red circuit, towards the plateau. Sitstart, low traverse in a large horizontal crack and exit by a mantle just before the angle. |
| 36 | Cornemuse 7a | traverse fltr | Francis Hélias |
    to the left of the blue path 60m past the start of the red circuit. Start in the corridor, to the left of the red arrow of
L'Âge des Cavernes (former red n°8), low traverse to the right and exit after the angle. |
| 36b | L'Âge des Cavernes 5+ | traverse fltr / crack | - |
| former red n°8, above the blue path, in the cave just left of the start of Cornemuse. Start at the back of the cave, traverse to the right and exit in a crack. |
| 37 | L'Abandonnée 5+ | wall / high | Pepito / Philippe Berger |
| on the boulder just left of blue n°40. |
| 38 | Go Climb Hard Rock 4 | - | - |
| former red n°10, on the backside of the boulder of Easy Roof, above the blue path, underneath blue n°40. |
| 39 | Easy Roof 6c | roof / sitstart | - |
    on the backside of the boulder, above the blue path, underneath blue n°40. |
| 40 | Le Toucher du Grès 7b | arete | Tony Fouchereau |
above the blue path, 100m after the start of the red circuit, towards the plateau. Start to the right of vegetation, take a tridoigt right hand (morpho) and exit by dynamic moves. |
| 41 | Le Parfum du Grès 7a (7b) | wall / underclings / mantle | Gérald Coste / Tony Fouchereau |
    above the blue path, 100m after the start of the red circuit, towards the plateau. Start to the right of Le Toucher du Grès with a small undercling, take a tridoigt left hand and exit by a mantle. 7b for short climbers. |
| 42 | King Louie 6b+ | arete / mantle | Gérald Coste / Tony Fouchereau |
above the blue path, 100m after the start of the red circuit, towards the plateau. Climb the right of the wall and exit by a mantle without boulder on the right. |
| 43 | Shere Khan 7b (7b+) | prow / wall | Gérald Coste / Tony Fouchereau |
    above the blue path, 100m after the start of the red circuit, towards the plateau. Start as for Kaa, but climb the prow on the right and exit by a mantle at its top. |
| 43b | Kaa 6a+ | wall | Gérald Coste / Tony Fouchereau |
above the blue path, 100m after the start of the red circuit, towards the plateau. Start as for Shere Khan but climb the wall directly and exit by a mantle. |
| 44 | L'Hymne à Laya 7a (6c) | traverse frtl / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
    short 4m traverse along the blue path, towards the plateau. There and back is 7a. |
| 45 | Jet Set 7b+ | slightly overhanging / sitstart / dyno | Francis Hélias |
    underneath the blue path. Sitstart and exit without the jug on the right by convention. |
| 45b | Jet Set biscuit 7a | slightly overhanging / sitstart / dyno | - |
    non-eliminating version of Jet Set, underneath the blue path. Sitstart and exit with the right jug. |
| 46 | Happy to be Alive 6c+ (7a) | traverse frtl / crimps / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
    on the boulder to the right of Jet Set, the blue path, towards the plateau. Sitstart, low traverse and exit on the left of the wall (there and back is 7b). |
| 47 | Horizon Perdu 7a | traverse frtl / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
    traverse on two faces on a boulder located on the plateau, underneath the GR, completely to the East of the sector. |
| 48 | Trou Noir 6b | overhang | Hélias Millerioux / François Louvel |
| on the plateau, to the North-East of the summit of the hill, slightly left to the GR and to the opposite of Odyssée. |
| 49 | Odyssée 7c | slightly overhanging / crimps / sitstart | Francis Hélias |
fingery problem with a low sitstart on a boulder with a characteristic jug, along the GR, 100m past the crossing with the blue path. Sitstart, climb the overhang and exit in the wall on crimps. |
| 50 | Asics 7b | roof | Francis Hélias |
    low roof near the summit of the plateau, 50m to the right of the blue path after a characteristic corridor between two boulders. Sitstart completely at the back of the roof and exit slightly right on pockets. NB : the evident painful bidoigt can be avoided and a 8a there and back has been realized. |
| 51 | Irréversible 7c | prow / high | Julien Nadiras |
    evident prow along the GR, just after red n°24. |
| 52 | Petit Sablé 7a | slightly overhanging / mantle / sitstart | Loïc de Saint Etienne |
    20m to the left of Irréversible, in a corridor along the blue path, near the character "K". Sitstart, climb the overhang and exit via a mantle. |
| 53 | La Rancune 5- | - | - |
    on the boulder to the North of the end of the red circuit n°3. |
| 54 | Merci Qui? 6c | arete / expo | Pascal Etienne |
    to the left of red n°34. |
| 55 | Ange 6b | slab / high | Pascal Etienne / Pepito |
    to the left of red n°33. |
| 56 | Distinction 5 | crack | François Louvel / Hélias Millerioux |
| to the right of Dimension Sociale, on the backside of the boulder with Ange. |
| 57 | Dimension Sociale 6b+ | pillar | François Louvel / Hélias Millerioux |
right pillar on the backside of the boulder with Ange. |
| 57b | Illusion 6b+ | pillar | - |
| right variant of Dimension Sociale, on the backside of the boulder with Ange. |
| 58 | Le Roi de la Forêt 6a | pillar | - |
left pillar on the backside of the boulder with Ange. |
| 59 | Démon 6c | pillar / toprope | Pascal Etienne |
high pillar on the face to the right of Les Infortunes du Cœur (red n°32). |
| 60 | - 6a | high | François Louvel |
in the center of the face to the right of Les Infortunes du Cœur (red n°34). |
| 61 | Décision 7a+ (7a) | sitstart / arete / overhang | Francis Hélias |
    in the North part of the area, underneath the end of the red circuit. |
| 62 | Pigeon Vole 7a | dyno | Jean Delbecq / Maxime Prodhomme |
    on the boulder to the opposite of Baloo . Start with vertical holds, dyno to the right and exit via a mantle. |
| 62b | Pigeon Vole en Traversée 7a | traverse fltr / wall / dyno | Tony Fouchereau |
    on the boulder to the opposite of Baloo . Sitstart on the left of the boulder, traverse to the right and exit in Pigeon Vole. |
| 63 | Baloo 7b | overhang / sitstart | Sébastien Frigault |
    right problem in a 30% overhang underneath Irréversible, in the middle of the slope of the North part of the sector. Sitstart, take a pinch left hand and dyno to the top. |
| 63b | Hathi 6b+ | dyno / sitstart | Viktor Magnusson |
| 2m to the right of Baloo. Dyno from a good pocket and a side pull; morpho.
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| 64 | Mowgli 7b+ (7c) | sitstart / overhang / slopers | Francis Hélias |
    central problem in a 30% overhang underneath Irréversible, in the middle of the slope of the North part of the sector. |
| 65 | Bagheera 7c | sitstart / wall / slopers | Francis Hélias |
    left problem in a 30% overhang underneath Irréversible, in the middle of the slope of the North part of the sector. Climb the overhang to the right and exit with slopers. |
| 66 | Apophis 7a+ | roof / pockets / prow | François Louvel / Hélias Millerioux |
    to the left of a small valley between La Dame Jouanne and Maunoury. Start with a ledge, traverse under the roof with jugs and exit to the right of the prow. Access : from La Grenouillère, go ahead in the valley above the steps, let Baloo on your right and turn left in the middle of the slope. |
| 66b | Apocryphe 7b+ | roof / pockets / prow | François Louvel |
left exit of Apophis, to the left of a small valley between La Dame Jouanne and Maunoury. Start with a ledge, traverse under the roof with jugs and exit to the left Access : from La Grenouillère, go ahead in the valley above the steps, let Baloo on your right and turn left in the middle of the slope. |
| 67 | Apostrophe 5+ | crack | François Louvel / Hélias Millerioux |
| dihedral to the left of Apophis, the left of a small valley between La Dame Jouanne and Maunoury. Access : from La Grenouillère, go ahead in the valley above the steps, let Baloo on your right and turn left in the middle of the slope. |
| 68 | Apologue 6a+ | slightly overhanging | François Louvel |
| to the left of of the dihedral of Apostrophe, to the left of a small valley between La Dame Jouanne and Maunoury. Access : from La Grenouillère, go ahead in the valley above the steps, let Baloo on your right and turn left in the middle of the slope. |
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| La Traversée de Baloo 7b+ (7c) | traverse frtl / slightly overhanging | Tony Fouchereau |
    in a 30% overhang underneath Irréversible, in the middle of the slope of the North part of the sector. Sitstart to the right of the boulder, traverse for 4m up to the start of Baloo and exit in that one. |
| Typhon 8a | roof | Francis Hélias |
| no more possible since a hold broke off (no more information about this problem). |
| Le Surplomb du Cuveton direct 6b | dyno / crimps | - |
| start to the left with small crimps (both feet on the boulder), dyno to the good left hold of blue n°9 and finish in that one. |
| Kut de Crêpe 7a | pillar / sitstart | - |
    on the boulder of Le Vase de Sèvres (end of the red circuit), at the North of the sector. Sitstart to the left, climb the pillar without using the big gully and exit in red n°36. NB : first known realization by Stefan Warsink. |
| Funny Boy 6b (6c) | wall / sitstart | David Evrard |
| on the right side of a big boulder 20m past Horizon Perdu, on the plateau, underneath the GR, completely to the East of the sector. Sitstart with the right arete, take a large horizontal crack and exit above. |
| Zygos 7a | slightly overhanging / mantle | Theodoros Konstantakopoulos |
    on the boulder to the opposite of blue n°9. Start with a sidepull right hand and finish left by a mantle using the arete and a good hold in the slab above. |
| Théomiel 8a+ | roof / sitstart | Antoine Vandeputte |
| in the roof to the right of red n°7 and red n°8. Sitstart with a pinch right hand on the arete and a diagonal crimp in the roof and exit in that one. |