We also happened to arrive during the worst storm to hit France in over a decade, dubbed Xynthia. All of the information billboards on the autoroute said "demain: risque du vent violent," and they weren't kidding.
That tree on the ground there behind Patti is a big sucker, probably over 50 feet tall, and was uprooted by the high winds.
The storm brought some rain, so we headed out to the quick-drying Apremont for a re-introduction to Bleau climbing. Gregoire and Kevin were there to show us some true classics I hadn't seen before, including Les Yeux, and L'Arête du Boucher.
Looks beautiful and dangerous. High winds=incredible conditions, you must be psyched.
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