We had some boulders in mind that we definitely wanted to see or try, but we didn't expect to be in for quite some in hike through a jungle of ferns, going up and down small valleys with an occasional chaos of boulders here and there.
We had to use several maps and mini topos online and combine them to be able to locate ourselves amidst the many paths that some maps showed and some not. Good thing we had 3G reception everywhere, because we needed it.
Despite the many times we had to reorientate ourselves, we managed to find as good as all boulders, all spread out over a very long stretch of several small hills.
It was nice to wander around in an part of the forest where I had never been before. Not knowing what to expect after a bend in the path or behind a boulder brought back the magic feeling that I sometimes miss since living here.
From all the boulders we found and tried, we only managed to top it out one though, but a beautiful one, "Insula", well hidden in the middle of another small chaos of boulders.
Visually, when suddenly seeing the boulder when coming around another boulder, this just begs to be climbed.
Fontainebleau - Recloses Chemin des Crêtes - Insula 7A(7A+)
Maybe we were tired from the day before and the hike through a jungle of ferns, but all the other problems we tried felt really, really hard.
A good area for a hot Summer day though. Lots of shade in that very dense part of the forest!
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