Bleau.info : Montrouget : Topo

thanks to Frédéric Buc

On the road from Courances to Arbonne, leave your car at the first parking to the right when entering the Bois du Coquibus. Take Le Chemin de la Ferme du Montrouget, turn left till the Chemin des Arcades, and continue on a small path to the South between Montrouget and point "97" on the IGN map, with Figure de Style. The main sector is 150m away (with an evident "big nose"), before reaching Le Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne.
Other access : from the next parking, take the Chemin des Côtes de de Courances (parcelle 37), cross the Chemin des Arcades (white markings), turn right on the GR 11 (Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne). The sector is 150m to the right.

1Face et Scie 6bwallFrédéric Buc / Gilles Cottray
 [ 1 photo ] to the right of Dichotomie, without the left crack.
2Dichotomie 6cwall / crimpsFrédéric Buc / Gilles Cottray
 [ 2 photos ] to the left of Face et Scie.
3Pas de Baggy Baggy 6csitstart / areteFrédéric Buc
 [ 1 photo ] sitstart of the arete to the left of Jet de Lame.
4Jet de Lame 6a+sitstart / wallFrédéric Buc / Gilles Cottray
 [ 1 photo ] to the right of Pas de Baggy Baggy; sitstart and exit with the big hold at the top of the face.
5Au Pied Levé 6c+sitstart / traverse fltr / bellyFrédéric Buc / Gilles Cottray
 [ 2 photos ] sitstart with the lip, traverse to the right and exit in a belly.
6Lèvre de Feu 6b+sitstart / crack / wallFrédéric Buc
 [ 1 photo ] on the backside of the boulder of Au Pied Levé. Sitstart with the left hand in a crack and exit in the face of the corridor.
7- 5slabFrédéric Buc
 [ 2 photos ] slab to the right of the arete of L'Angluée.
8L'Angluée 7aarete / slightly overhangingFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 2 videos ]  [ 1 photo ] slightly overhanging arete to the left of a 5th grade slab.
9Final Fantasy 6c+sitstartFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 2 photos ] sitstart with right foot on the boulder to the right; exit without the crack.
10Fécondité 6c (6b)wallAlexis Etienne / Pascal Etienne
 [ 2 photos ] to the left of the arete of Bonne Mine.
11- 4+wall-
on the left face of the boulder of Bonne Mine. Start as for Fécondité but exit on the left using a flake.
12Bonne Mine 6a+areteFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 3 photos ] to the left of a 5a slab.
13- 3+crack-
 [ 1 photo ] artificial quarry crack on the right face of the boulder of Bonne Mine.
14- 5-slab-
 [ 1 photo ] without the crack.
15Cham'Adore 7acrack / arete / sitstartFrançois Louvel
 [ 1 photo ] 1m50 to the left of La Raie Formée, to the opposite of the cave of Grottesque. Sitstart at the left arete, climb the crack and exit above a characteristic mushroom.
15Cham'Adore debout 6acrackFrançois Louvel
1m50 to the left of La Raie Formée, to the opposite of the cave of Grottesque.
16La Raie Formée 7acrackFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 1 realvideo ]  [ 1 photo ] fingery crack on a boulder facing the cave of Grottesque.
17- 6aslopers / mantleFrédéric Buc
***** to the right of the crack of La Raie Formée, on a boulder to the opposite of the cave of Grottesque.
18- 5 (5+)wall / crack-
 [ 1 photo ] to the left of L'Arête du Bouleau, on the boulder just left of the cave of Grottesque.
19L'Arête du Bouleau 6a+arete / underclings / mantleFrédéric Buc
***** on a boulder just left of the cave of Grottesque. Start at the angle with the undercling and exit by a mantle above the arete.
19L'Arête du Bouleau assis 6carete / sitstartFrédéric Buc
 [ 1 photo ] on a boulder just left of the cave of Grottesque. Sitstart at the angle, take the undercling and exit by a mantle above the arete.
20Le Sale Bouleau 6c+ (7a)wall / crimps / slopersPascal Etienne
 [ 2 photos ] right problem on the boulder to the left of the cave of Grottesque, between the two trees. Start with vertical crimps and exit on slopers.
20Le Sale Bouleau assis 7a (7a+)wall / crimps / sitstart-
***** on the boulder just left of Grottesque. Sitstart between the two trees with a low horizontal crack, climb the wall with crimps and exit on slopers.
21- 4+wall / slabFrédéric Buc
 [ 2 photos ] on a boulder to the left of the cave of Grottesque.
22Gibbon de Paris 7broof / traverse fltr / crackFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 2 photos ] low start to the left of the cave and exit in the crack of Grottesque. NB : please respect the engravings in the cave!
22Pas Vu Pas Pris 7b+roof / traverse fltrFrançois Louvel
 [ 1 photo ] low start to the left of the roof and traverse on the ledge as for Gibbon de Paris, but exit directly, without the crack.. NB : please respect the engravings in the cave!
23Grottesque 7a+roof / crackFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 3 photos ] same exit as Gibbon de Paris. NB : please respect the engravings in the cave!
24L'Angle Grottesque 6aareteFrédéric Buc
***** right arete in the cave of Grottesque. Sitstart is 6a+.
25- 4-wall / slab-
 [ 1 photo ] on the backside of the boulder with the cave of Grottesque.
27Remontée Gastrique 6b+sitstart / slightly overhangingFrédéric Buc
sitstart of the belly to the left of Le Nez Faste, on the boulder to the right and behind Grottesque. Standing start is 6b.
28Le Nez Faste 6b+ (6c)wallFrédéric Buc
 [ 1 photo ] on the boulder to the right and behind the cave of Grottesque.
29- 5-wallFrédéric Buc
to the right of Faut Pas Poucer, on the North face of the boulder to the right of Grottesque.
30Faut Pas Poucer 6bwallFrédéric Buc
*****  [ 2 photos ] on the North face of the boulder to the right of Grottesque.
31L'Arête des Pavés 6aaretePascal Etienne / Pepito
***** arete to the left of Faut Pas Poucer, on the North face of the boulder to the right of Grottesque.
33Zone Interdite 7csitstart / roof / crackJérôme Ceccaldi
*****  [ 5 photos ] on the hill, 150m from the main sector, on the same boulder and to the left of Figure de Style. Sitstart in the roof, climb the overhanging crack and exit at its top. (GPS: N48.422640 E2.513850)
34Figure de Style 7bsitstart / roofJérôme Ceccaldi
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 2 photos ] on the hill, 150m from the main sector, to the right of Zone Interdite.
36High Liner 7b+ (7c)sitstart / overhangGilles Cottray
*****  [ 1 photo ] sitstart completely low, exit to the right towards a small crack. NB : it is the realization of the project n°3 in the first edition of the topo "7+8", p.168.

 

Outside the topo

Le Smile 7a+slightly overhanging / mantle / sitstartThierry Guéguen
***** to the right of the roof, in the middle of the slope, 80m to the North-West of Plastique Fantastik, in the sector Arcades. Sitstart on the rightt and exit by a mantle on the left. Access : from the parking lot of La ferme du Montrouget, pass the main sector, take Le Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne (GR) for 40m to the East and follow a small path up the slope to the South for 150m. The boulder is on the West side, in the middle of the slope, on the right face of a big roof.
Plastique Fantastik 7b+traverse fltr / slopersThierry Guéguen
*****  [ 1 video ]  [ 7 photos ] 10m long traverse on a ledge in the sector Arcades. Start with a jug and exit completely right. Access : from the parking lot of La ferme du Montrouget, pass the main sector, take Le Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne (GR) for 40m to the East and then a small path up the slope on the South face of "Les Arcades". The traverse is near the top of the hill.
Plastique Fantastik en retour-aller 7c+ (8a)traverse / slopersJean-Christophe Guibout
***** there and back on the boulder of Plastique Fantastik. Start to the right, traverse on slopers up the jug of the start of Plastique Fantastik, come back by the normal sense and exit above the starting point.
Silicon Carne 7btraverse fltr / crimpsAndrej Bolán
8m traverse on the boulder to the left of the cave of Grottesque. Start completely left, low traverse, take vertical holds, pass the angle and exit in the crimpsy wall of Le Sale Bouleau.

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