Description

This is an old sector, one of those sectors which have been around forever, but you just know the tip of the iceberg.

Yeah, you know that there's Big Four (Fourmis Rouges, Big Boss, Tristesse and Big Golden). You know Fatman, Kheops and Gourmandise. Rempart is the place where big boys go to play.

It's the sector where's the first 8A in the woods is. C'etait demain by Jacky Godoffe.

But it's much more. The sector loads more than 600 problems and we've got covered about 550 of them.

There's a yellow circuit, red circuit and very classic black ED-. It looks intimidating and most probably is. It's lichened here and there, but looks good. The problems tend to big a little high here and there.

So, what's there to climb beside the obvious?

* Matieres Premieres, 7B
* Les Medisances, 7A+
* Giboulee, 7B
* Alamogordo, 6C+
* Le Dernier Rempart, 6B
* L'Angle Allain, 5 (or 6A nowadays)
* Laser, 6C+
* Salathe Wall (7A+ - 7C+, different variations)
* Elephant! -boulder has some nice problems.

And then there a many good slabs, but these pop into my mind at first:

* L'Émeraude, 7C
* Philanthropie, 7A
* Cadeau de Consolation, 6A
* La Dalle Blanche, 4
* Bleau d'Azur, 7A
* Black 39, 5+

These should get you started. Just wonder around the Rempart and you'll find some good stuff.

Cuvier Rempart

The area is access sensitive!

The forest is a sensitive area. So these rules apply everywhere (also outside Font).

* No littering
* No fires
* Brush the holds
* Do NOT climb when the rock is wet! It is very brittle when wet.
* Carry the pads, don't drag them (helps preventing erosion)
* Stay on the paths!
* Absolutely no bivouacing/camping!

Park your car as to Bas Cuvier.

The total approach is between 700 - 1000m, depending where you want to go.

Start walking the Route Mory de Neuflieux. Either go left at 400m, walk to Duroxmanie and follow the blue path until you get to the area.

Or you can walk along the Rte Mory de Neuflieux (for 700m) until you take a left and walk straight up to big four (100m).

After that it's pretty easy. You'll find paths going around the sector. Access to North side of Rempart is from the north west side of L'Angle Allain. On the east you'll find many access points (via Respire and north east from there) until you find the next path going west-east.