Photos by popol

Sandrine climbing "The Maypole", a very good circular traverse passing through the west cave.

Sean chaining onsight "La veuve noire" (the black widow, L1, 5.12c) and "Le petit Zig" (L2, 5.11c).

Erik is full of concentration in "La bobi", a 5.10 limestone crack.

Sunset over Ile Maïre, as seen from the parking lot of Les Goudes.

Jarek climbing in the rocky wilderness of gorges d'apremont, fontainebleau. LOTS of boulders in this area, and lots of circuits. Sometimes hard to find your way around. This area dries very quickly after rain (and we needed that!).

Extreme pied à main in a indoor bouldering hall. Souplesse, confidence, and how do you get those fingers out of the way?

Picture made with KM 7D at 3200 iso because of the poor indoor lighting

Last minute of the Bleau open bouldering sensation 2005. Sending this route will bring you to the 4th place... Pump up your concentration and go for it ! How important are the spectators?

Thanks to Moniek Steenis for climbing this route.

J. (uasunflower) finishing a route of the blue circuit.

Autumn bouldering in Fontainebleau. Going for the next hold in a nice traverse in the blue circuit.

Shot of the rocks of Omblèze about an hour after sunset, some clouds still glowing in the last light.

Night shot, f2.8 30s, Minolta dynax 7D.

Falaise d'Anse as seen from le Frachet. The climbeable part of the rock is behind the obvious chimney at the left - 800m of excellent quality rock waiting for you ;-) The part seen on this picture is not developed, I guess because of birds protection..?

One of the classics of this crag, named after a guy with first name "Martial".

Kobe climbing "Le Loi Martial" (the Martial Law).

Lucky hands, spotting in fontainebleau... and still you don't want her to fall.

Sandrine (Rine) climbing "la fissure rouge", a nice crack climb in the blue circuit.

Sandrine (Rine) climbing "Popeye", blue route nr 27, a good example of the technical climbs in the rocher fin area in fontainebleau.

Rine climbing "l'opposition" in sector J.A. Martin. When she was at the point to give it up, she suddenly discovered a tiny crimp permitting her to mantle out this problem.

Rine topping out "la dalle cirée", a beautiful line in the blue J.A. Martin circuit.

Sandrine (Rine) making a clip in "geometrie variable", a nice 5.11 in Bomal.

Overview of the section of Balme. Lots of multipitch sport routes in the upper grades (easiest route around French 6b)

In the close neighbourhood of the crag of Chambly you find the Cascades du Hérisson, a beautiful series of waterfalls on the Hérisson river. Though very touristic, still a very nice half-day hike to do on one of your resting days. This picture is taken at closest fall, the cascade de l'Eventail. By the way, the valley along the hike is bordered with beautiful rocks, but no routes on it .. :(

Technical details: Minolta Maxxum/Dynax 7D camera with Minolta 17-35/2.8 D lens at 35mm. Shutter time 1/4, f32, iso 100

This creature, not made by men, stares over the river Doubs...

Maybe the most famous boulder of Fontainebleau...

Sometimes climbers are the details in a beautiful nature...

Sandrine holding the crux on a highball problem