As I had finally found "L'Introuvable" about a month or two ago, we were able to walk straight to it. We had a long dry period, and the boulder was perfectly dry.
"L'Introuvable" turns out to be quite morpho, and when I first tried some moves, I was worried that I would be too small to be able to do it. However, Jan was able to give me some good beta for a slightly different method, and even though it felt harder than the other method at first, I did manage to do all the moves separately after some time. I had even done the whole problem in two overlapping parts, so it was only a matter of time. That time took too long, with too many atempts, and after having lost quite a lot of skin on "Furia" the day before, I had to let it go. My hands and fingers were burning too much. I knew though that I would be able to do it next time, being fresh.
I had planned for that next being this Saturday, but as there is a slight chance of rain starting that day, lasting until next week, I decided to go back for it today after work.
The method I use for "L'Introuvable" involves three small crimps, and to not lose any time, I warmed up my fingers on the road, crimping my car's steering wheel like crazy. It must have helped somehow, because when I held the crimps when I arrived back at the boulder, I felt that I could it give it some good attempts right away.
My skin felt perfect and I felt strong. I only needed three attempts to top it out, warmup attempt included.
"L'Introuvable" might not look like the most attractive boulder, but the moves make it a beautiful line. I really enjoyed trying and climbing it.
Fontainebleau - Cuvier Ouest - L'Introuvable 7B+
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