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What would spring in Fontainebleau be without a bit of rain? Yesterday the temperatures rapidly dropped and the wind picked up; today we woke up to 30-40 mph winds out of the west with driving light rain.


Speaking of yesterday -- we saw a new aspect of Éléphant in Matador, an amazing Flipper-esque line on the north side of the hill. Then on to Apremont to work on the old classics Clin d'Oeil and Égoïste, followed by more crowd avoidance at a hidden problem in the Coquibus area, Jeu de Paume.

The forecast looks fairly grim for the rest of the week; hopefully there will be long enough breaks in the weather for more climbing. Does anyone know of a good NOAA-like site for Europe, where I could get water-vapor satellite imagery? Maybe I'll explore the ESA site some more.