November 24, 2024 - Insta inspiration.

If you hadn't taken the time to clear the snow off of some boulders on Friday, then the chances were very big that they would be wet on Saturday. I didn't have that chance, so the boulders that I had hoped to try were of course wet. Instead of climbing, I decided to go for a short hike around J.A. Martin with Olaf (Deppe). We did find some dry boulders on our way though and were able to climb a little at least.
It looked lie Tony (Fouchereau) was able to climb and even find good conditions in Drei Zinnen, where he cleaned and opened another boulder behind blue n°6. According to his Instagram post, he thought "L'Arnaque Climatique" could possibly be 7C.
This morning, with the sudden much higher temperature, I really expected all boulders to be soaking wet due to condensation, but I took the chance and went to Drei Zinnen anyway. To my pleasant surprise, it was all dry and there was no sign of condensation, at least not yet.
Before trying "L'Arnaque Climatique", I wanted to try the original deep start of "Close Contact". The deep start adds quite some difficulty, but after some time, I did find a way to make it through and just past the more popular start on the right. It definitely had potential, but after a while, the roof started to become wet from condensation after all. Feeling around some other boulders, it felt similar.
The conditions were starting to become less good, so I hurried to try "L'Arnaque Climatique". Lifting up from the ground and doing the first move seemed to be the crux, but it only took a handful of attempt to get going. A few slip offs due to bad conditions later, I did manage to stick and climb on to the top. In my humble, it felt more like soft 7B+ at most, but nevertheless, a fun problem.

Fontainebleau - Drei Zinnen - L'Arnaque Climatique 7B+(7C)