Thanks for all the videos, especially of the more moderate routes that I can do...
As said several times up thread, I think many Americans don't realize how truly vast Bleau is. Most of the media attention is on just a few of the areas, and there are probably more than a hundred, each with 100's of problems. This is of course due to the geological bounty as well as the long history and the proximity to Paris, as well as the absence of other options close by. It is hard to think of such a good climbing area so close to a major metropolitan area. It's just 50km from the center of Paris...
I once had a friend tell me the only thing expensive about climbing was the tickets to get there. The fascination to go to new places and experience new things has somehow been lost on johnny come lately climbers.The nostalgia for new people, experiences, fresh ideas and challenges are what I've always loved and will always want from climbing. I want to go to there...............
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