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Rocher du Potala : straight-ups 7a and harder

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Other overviews 7a and harder: 46 straight-ups + traverses28 traverses
Topos: Rocher du Potala (Bernard Théret)

n°29 en départ assis 6c (7a)slightly overhanging / crimps / sitstart-
topo nº57; sitstart to the right under the roof and exit in red n°29.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  - 5+

Printemps d'Automne 6c+ (7a)arete / sitstartFrédéric Buc / Gilles Cottray
*****  [ 2 photos ] topo nº46; sitstart under the arete to the right of blue n°11 as for L'Été Indien assis and exit slightly right of this one.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  L'Été Indien 6b,  [ 1 realvideo ]   [ 1 photo ]  L'Été Indien assis 6c+

Razoirbaque 7asitstart / roof / crimpsBernard Théret
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº59; sitstart of red n°31.
See also:  [ 7 photos ]  - 5+

Le Palais Rouge 7awall / sitstartBernard Théret
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº100b; to the left of the thalweg, following Le Chemin de l'Avenir du Vaudoué. Sitstart under the bowl as for Le Palais Blanc, but traverse on 1m50 and exit in the wall by a mantle with marbled crimps.
See also: Le Palais Blanc 6c (6c+)

Les Doigts dans le Nez 7a (7a+)wall / dyno-
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 3 photos ] topo nº65; to the left of red n°35. Start left hand with a small crack and dyno to a pocket.

Samarkand 7a+ (7a)sitstart / roofBernard Théret
*****  [ 2 photos ] topo nº35; sitstart to the right of red n°17 under the roof, exit in a slightly overhanging wall via a sloper (or with a crimp left hand for an eliminate 7b+ version).
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  Samarkand rallongé 7b+

Icare 7a+wall / crimps / mantleBernard Théret
*****  [ 6 photos ] topo nº4; in between red n°6 and red n°7.

La Porte du Temps 7a+wall / crimps / areteBernard Théret
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 7 photos ] topo nº3; on the left of the boulder of red n°6. Sitstart with two crimps (lower than those of the first image) and exit via the arete without using the undercling on its left.

Étrange Étrave 7b+sitstart / roofDidier Gérardin
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 1 realvideo ]  [ 6 photos ] topo nº57c; sitstart under red n°30 and exit beween the crack and the arete.

Samarkand rallongé 7b+overhang / slopers / sitstart-
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº35b; sitstart to the right of red n°17, climb the roof up to the slopers as for Samarkand, traverse with the bidoigts of red n°17 (but without its top holds) and exit to the left of that one.
See also:  [ 2 photos ]  Samarkand 7a+ (7a)

Pierre Ponce 7cprow / slightly overhanging / expoElric Besnier
*****  [ 7 photos ] topo nº51; on the backside of the bouder of Le Mur Jaune (red n°25). Start to the left of the traverse of n°6 orange with the two hands on an undercling, climb the ledge on slopers and exit in the roof.

La Putain du Diable 7c (7c+)overhangManuel Marquès
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº96b; start in blue n°38, exit to the left in La directe du Surplomb de la Mée.
Mise à jour (avril 2010) : la voie est devenue un peu plus difficile depuis que la barrette caractéristique de La traversée de la Mée a cassé, mais la cotation d'origine (7c+) semble être conservée.

See also: La Traversée de la Mée 8a+

n°30 rouge assis 7c (7c+)sitstart / roof / crackFred Nicole
***** topo nº58; sitstart of the crack of red n°30.
See also:  [ 3 photos ]  La Jalousie 6b

L'Étrange Arête 7c+wall / slopers / sitstart-
topo nº57b; sitstart to the right under the roof at the arete between red n°30 and red n°29 and climb that one directly without using the crack of red n°30.

La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée 8a (8a+)overhang-
*****  [ 1 photo ] topo nº95c; to the left of blue n°38; direct exit of Le Surplomb de la Mée.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  Le Surplomb de la Mée assis 8a+ (8b), La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée assis 8b, Le Surplomb de la Mée 8b

Le Surplomb de la Mée assis 8a+ (8b)sitstart / overhangJulien Nadiras
 [ 1 photo ] topo nº95b; to the left of blue n°38. Sitstart of Le Surplomb de la Mée.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée 8a (8a+), La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée assis 8b, Le Surplomb de la Mée 8b

Le Surplomb de la Mée 8boverhangAntoine Vandeputte
topo nº95b; start to the left of blue n°28 and exit far left.
NB : the original method is no longer realizable since the large characteristic crimp of La Traversée de la Mée has broken off in April 2010.

See also:  [ 1 photo ]  La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée 8a (8a+),  [ 1 photo ]  Le Surplomb de la Mée assis 8a+ (8b), La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée assis 8b

La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée assis 8boverhang / sitstartOlivier Lebreton
topo nº95c; to the left of blue n°38. Sitstart to the left and exit in La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée.
See also:  [ 1 photo ]  La Directe du Surplomb de la Mée 8a (8a+),  [ 1 photo ]  Le Surplomb de la Mée assis 8a+ (8b), Le Surplomb de la Mée 8b

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