February 08, 2026 - Revisited.

We have had quite bit rain and bad conditions the last few weeks, but last weekend I was with my family in Napels (Italy) for a city trip and we had our first taste of Spring-like weather there.
Throughout this rainy week, the weather didn't look promising again for the weekend, but it turned out to be very different. Yesterday morning started grey and cloudy, but it didn't take long for the sun to break through and make for a beautiful sunny day. I still felt tired from the weekend before and somehow couldn't find enough motivation to try hard. Slightly disappointed, I made plans for today to stick with less hard climbs and revisit the small and not popular area of Bois'd'Hyver, focusing on some lower grade sevens.
It must be about ten years ago that I visited this small area and back then there were only a handful of problems in the seventh grade. Unfortunately, I didn't climb any of them. I would have loved to climb the beautiful "Lame Fatale", but the high roof is very exposed and I didn't even dare to even try it. Now, the area has been developed a bit more and there's a bit more choice and all new climbs for me to try.
I started at a new low roof where I made quick work of the two most logical lines. I flashed "Boulder in Roof" with a bit of ease at first, and then a small struggle for the last move, but made it.

Fontainebleau - Bois d'Hyver - Boulder in Roof 7A

A hold seems to have broken off of "You, You my Roof", but after briefly searching for and working out an alternative sequence, I made it on my first attempt from the start.
The remaining lines on this small roof are all traverses and didn't attract me, so I moved on.

Fontainebleau - Bois d'Hyver - You, You my Roof 7A+

Some boulders on my way either didn't attract me or weren't dry enough and suddenly I found myself standing underneath "Lame Fatale". It's by far the nicest boulder of the whole area, but scary. I gave it one brief attempt, but chickened out again. I would definitely prefer an extra crashpad and a spotter here.
Not far from there, I did "Swan Dive (départ statique)" on my second attempt after falling off due to a stupid footslip on my first.

Fontainebleau - Bois d'Hyver - Swan Dive (départ statique) 7A

The sitstart of "Swan Dive" would have been probable to do it on my first attempt, but the big hold was filled with pine needles and was too sandy and dirty to be able to hold on to it. It took me a few attempts more after cleaning the hold in between.

Fontainebleau - Bois d'Hyver - Swan Dive (assis) 7A(7A+)