Having finally dialed in the travel arrangements, we arrived relatively early to our gite, without too much jet lag. Our first afternoon consisted primarily of catching up with Willem, Rie and Oscar and relaxing in the gite where our gite-mates had generously provided dinner.
Ingar, regarding the perfect conditions, at Cuisiniere
Our second day the weather forecast looked good in the morning, but rainy from the afternoon on. And as if to prove the worth of the saying, "don't get stuck at Bas Cuvier", where did everyone want to go first?...Bas Cuvier, of course. Luckily, the weather held and we managed to climb all day, with a brief break for rain. Cuvier-Rempart was thick with Americans, but that meant lots of pads and enthusiasm. Kevin and Gregoire dropped by their neighborhood crag to say hello, show us new problems, and share beta with the boys on the frightening T-Rex.
Today, we expected rain, but were treated to sun all day. We delayed our start to let things dry out, but enjoyed some stellar conditions this afternoon--sunny, breezy and 7 degrees C.
Cuisiniere was dry and deserted. I identified all of the necessary beta for the quintessential Fontainebleau classic Excalibur, and Randy used all his fingernails had to give working on Duel. We'll be back for these two.
Randy (note the taped fingertip, soon to have blood seeping from a detached nail)
The shoe wars continue...I love my 5x's here(thanks again, 5.10, for discontinuing all shoes I love)...but Ingar is breaking in his Solutions...
Hopefully we'll have many more posts to come...and not just climbing photos (Dad, I heard your constructive criticism). We're looking forward to another great month in France.
Fine photos. Glad you've settled in. Mazzy has been healthy, happy, and fun to have around. No criticism intended. Pictures of great French dishes and, of course, skiing, will be a treat.
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