I went to Gorges du Houx Petit Paradis with the intention to try "Au Petit Paradis", but my skin isn't in the best shape anymore after so many good climbing days, and I didn't feel totally secure with the big boulder in the back. I gave up on it after a short while, but stopped at the quite new "CSCSCS" on my way back to the car.
I thought, and it looked like, that it was only going to be one very hard move, but then came the mantle. It took me quite some time and attempts before I finally stuck the very hard far move to a very bad sloper, but was surprised by how hard the mantle still was and fell off.
I stuck the hard a couple of times again, but again fell off the mantle twice, one time even when I was as good as standing on top of the boulder. My toes were absolutely freezing and I didn't expect to be able to finish it anymore, but then I stuck the dynamic move again, and without any feeling in my toes trusted the small pebble I had to stand up on. I imagined myself falling off again, but somehow made it all the way through to the end. A great start of the new year.
Fontainebleau - Gorges du Houx Petit Paradis - CSCSCS 7C+
