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Le Groseau - France

Cresciano

Interesting bouldering area for problems up to 5c, from 6a to 6c, from 7a to 7c and starting from 8a (Fontainebleau grades).
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Aspect(s) : All     Altitude : 600 m
Approach .    Kids friendly ? area around the boulders reasonable for young kids.

Informations :

More than 100 problems, from 3a to 8c.   Bolting : sport climbing
Max Height : 8 m.
Rock : gneiss.    Characteristic(s) : slab Dalle, vertical Vertical, steep wall Dévers.    Type(s) of holds : crimps, slopers.
Landing quality : flat ground (1 crash pad needed).
Legendary problem(s) :
  • Kirk Windstein 8a/8a+ sent by Karoline Sinnhuber on 12 feb 2019. Others outstandings sends : Melissa Le Nevé (2019).
  • Frank's Wild Years 8a+ sent by Mélanie Sandoz on 26 dec 2015.
  • Dreamtime stand 8a+ sent by Irina Kuzmenko on 10 jan 2020. Others outstandings sends : Marine Thévenet (2023).
  • Pai Mei 8a+ sent by Marine Thévenet on feb 2020.
  • I Portici 8a+ sent by Marine Thévenet on 11 jan 2021.
  • Podemos 8b sent by Marine Thévenet on 18 feb 2021.
  • La Proue 8b sent by Brooke Raboutou on 15 jan 2022.
  • La Soucoupe 8b/8b+ 3rd 8b/8b+'s boulder by Fred Nicole on 1999.
  • Lur 8b+ sent by Brooke Raboutou on 29 jan 2022.
  • Dreamtime 8c 2nd 8c's boulder by Fred Nicole on 28 oct 2000. 3rd 8c's boulder sent by Bernd Zangerl on 1 april 2001. 3rd 8c's boulder sent by Dave Graham on 30 jan 2002. Firsts repeats : James Litz (2004), Fabian Bühl (2013), Jan Hojer (2014), Giuliano Cameroni (2015), James Webb (2018), David Firnenburg (2018), Jernej Kruder (2019), Stefano Carnati (2019), Ryuichi Murai (2019), Vadim Timonov (2019), Clément Lechaptois (2020), Matt Fultz (2020), Carlo Traversi (2020), Niccolò Ceria (2020), Yannick Flohé (2020), Nils Favre (2022), Austin Purdy (2022), William Bosi (2022), Florian Wientjes (2023), Elias Arriagada Krüger (2023).
  • The Story of 2 Worlds 8c first ascent by Dave Graham on 9 jan 2005. Firsts repeats : Daï Koyamada (2010), Paul Robinson (2011), Jernej Kruder (2013), Giuliano Cameroni (2014), Gabriele Moroni (2014), Toru Nakajima (2014), Jan Hojer (2014), Samuel Ometz (2014), Martin Stráník (2015), Alex Khazanov (2018), Paweł Jelonek (2018), Luis Gerhardt (2019), Leon Fraunholz (2019), Clement Giani (2019), Keenan Takahashi (2019), Ryuichi Murai (2019), Stefano Carnati (2019), Vadim Timonov (2019), Austin Purdy (2020), Austin Purdy (2020), Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen (2020), Niccolò Ceria (2020), Solomon Kemball (2022), Nils Favre (2023), Stefan Hochbaum (2023).
  • REM 8c first ascent by Giuliano Cameroni on 9 march 2019. First repeat : Paul Robinson (2020).
  • Crystal Ship 8c first ascent by Giuliano Cameroni on 2 march 2021. Firsts repeats : Clément Lechaptois (2021), Florian Wientjes (2022), Kim Marschner (2022).
  • The Story of 2 Worlds (départ bas) 8c/8c+ first ascent by Daï Koyamada on 22 march 2012. Firsts repeats : Carlo Traversi (2013), James Webb (2014), Christof Rauch (2018), Sebastian Cotting (2018).
  • The Story of 3 Worlds V16 first ascent by Shawn Raboutou on feb 2022.
  • Return of the Dreamtime 8c+ first ascent by Yannick Flohé on 2 feb 2023

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    Area : Switzerland, Ticino, Distretto di Riviera, Lugano, Claro.
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