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La Marie Rose (Red 22)*** f6A

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[Font Classics, 3 kb]Super-classique and the first 6a in the forest. Delicacy and precision are required to tick this problem, done in 1946 and named after the first ascentionist's girlfriend.
René Ferlet 1946

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 345 logbooks, and on 15 wishlists.

ChrisCSC89 - Sent x - 07/May/13 with Ollie, Euan

After working this for ages last sept it was great to send it after a few tries this time! Lovely delicate moves up to the slopers and a classic top out.
MrRiley - Sent x - 04/May/13 with Mark Reid

Lloyders - Sent β - May/13

TradRat - Sent rpt - 24/Apr/13

Couldn't get a grip on the sloper. Next time
Siobhann - Sent dnf - 20/Apr/13 with Jason, Ian Paterson

desperate feet
TradRat - Sent x - 15/Apr/13

skittles - Sent x - 05/Apr/13

Great classic, easier for the tall.
Tibbett - 05/Apr/13

Alex Winter - Sent - 04/Apr/13

IanMulvany - Sent dnf - 03/Apr/13

chriskourpas - Sent x - 01/Apr/13 with Matthew Lamb, Ryan Sparks, Sopie Ber

Mattlamb90 - Sent - 01/Apr/13 with chris, Tibbett

gordy767 - 31/Mar/13 with Andy Haley, PJs Tom, Reece

climbed 4th attempt scary top
vaseyman - Sent x - 31/Mar/13

andy south devon - Sent β - 31/Mar/13

AshWH - Sent β - 30/Mar/13

freddy25 - Sent - 30/Mar/13

Hidden - 25/Mar/13

Jack Whiteley - Sent dnf - 23/Mar/13

Stingraypoindex - Sent - 21/Mar/13

aljezurusrf08 - Sent dnf - 19/Mar/13 with Danny Harris, Sean Ross Jones, Iwan Williams, Willow

Matt JM Stevens - 17/Mar/13

In before the masses!
Hamfunk - Sent rpt - 14/Mar/13 with Colin McK, Joe

cover09 - Sent - Mar/13 with Jess Leeds, Tom James, Toodoo.M

chrisscutt - Sent x - Mar/13

Hidden - Sent - 2013

Toodoo.M - 2013

Caspian Johnson - Sent x - 2013

pie_eater_pete - 2013

Jason Bullen - Sent x - 24/Dec/12 with Neil Glover, Ross Black

Thought I'd do it again :)
Kelly D - Sent x - 30/Oct/12

dante03 - Sent - 29/Oct/12 with Luke Clarke, spillers, Steve Burwood, Mill, scylla750

scylla750 - Sent - 28/Oct/12

Ellis Butler-Barker - Sent x - 26/Oct/12 with Tom Wright

Pyjamas Tom - 26/Oct/12

Hidden - Sent x - 23/Oct/12

tombeasley - Sent x - 23/Oct/12

peaches69 - Sent O/S - 10/Oct/12

2nd go
con321 - Sent x - 10/Oct/12

Luuuuuke - Sent x - 10/Oct/12 with conner, Si

Tombauer - 23/Sep/12 with James Gomez

Sent first time on this trip after having to work it years ago. Fantastic problem, rightly famous.
James Gomez - Sent rpt - 23/Sep/12 with Tom Bauer

Hidden - Sent x - 12/Sep/12

Lovely route!
Lukedavidalden - Sent x - 12/Sep/12

ducko - 10/Sep/12

fall-line - Sent - 08/Sep/12

stuart.a.adams - Sent - 04/Sep/12 with JB, Joe, Keith, Harry, Andy, Hamish

Hamfunk - Sent rpt - 04/Sep/12 with Keith, Jordan, Joe, Stuart A, Ritz, Andy

Jordan4D - Sent x - Sep/12 with ash WH

mynyddresident - Sep/12

pete42mail - Sent - 31/Aug/12

Far too hot, should have tried this in the morning before it warmed up.
RFWilkie - Sent dnf - 25/Aug/12

D'oh!
Southern Man - Sent dnf - 16/Aug/12 with Matt Pigden & sons, Billy

peter.clarkson1 - Sent x - 05/Jul/12

Ed Feldman - Sent x - Jul/12

Hidden - Sent x - 11/Jun/12

elbeanio - Sent - 05/Jun/12

BedRock - Sent - Jun/12

sam.sam.sam.ferguson - Sent O/S - 26/May/12

hobblingfool - 22/May/12

david.pearmain - Sent - 12/May/12

lukeh - Sent - May/12

chiverstom - Sent O/S - 30/Apr/12 with Alice

easier start, still crap top out
GuyVG - Sent rpt - 27/Apr/12 with Hull and Nathan

retro
nathanlee - Sent rpt - 27/Apr/12 with Hull Crew, Guy vg, Steve Ramsden

Belier - Sent β - 27/Apr/12 with hull stag

Hidden - Sent - 27/Apr/12

Lasma - Sent x - 27/Apr/12 with Scott

Hidden - Sent O/S - 13/Apr/12

Jim Brownlow - Sent dnf - 13/Apr/12 with Steve Harby, Iain Mount, Ben Burns

Hidden - Sent - 13/Apr/12

Got this one in 4. Did a lot of problems but have no idea what most of them were. Amazing place!
bnewman - Sent - 11/Apr/12 with Amelia

lots of Beta from jp and jack. 1st trip to font 1st attempt at 6a, got it 1st go. a bit scary at the top, there was no way i was going to let go!!!
Curly Rich - Sent β - 09/Apr/12 with GMC JohnP

fell off going for the onsight with both hands at the slopers at the top oh well :) repeated the next day barefoot
Haydn Jones - Sent x - 05/Apr/12 with duncan

youarearobot - Sent x - 04/Apr/12

adam cooper*super* - Sent O/S - 04/Apr/12

robmack - Apr/12

Tophe - Sent β - Apr/12

:)
funsized - Sent O/S - Apr/12

birdie1989 - Apr/12

jonskippy - Sent rpt - 30/Mar/12 with Jordan, Chainsaw, robmack

Hidden - Sent x - 26/Mar/12

Retro flash in smoking hot temps!
John 'B' Hutchinson - Sent β - 22/Mar/12 with Houst, Jabs, STB

Santas Little Helper - Sent x - 16/Mar/12 with lloyd, Ryan

Hidden - Sent - 13/Mar/12

jason reeve - Sent x - Mar/12

jonny north - Mar/12

Hidden - Sent x - 28/Feb/12

danwaters - Sent x - 20/Feb/12 with Rowanne

Hidden - Sent x - 20/Feb/12

Am I better than ondra? yes ;)
nathanlee - Sent O/S - 31/Jan/12 with Adam Jennings

Retro Flash!
JLS - Sent rpt - 14/Nov/11 with Mike L., Arran C., Mike B.

Hidden - Sent x - 13/Nov/11

Hidden - Sent rpt - 06/Nov/11

petegunn - Sent - 04/Nov/11 with Owain, Davina Bob Nick

Hidden - Sent - Nov/11

Hidden - Nov/11

Somerset swede basher - Sent O/S - 27/Oct/11

Mark Riley - Sent - 12/Oct/11 with Donna Carless, Simon Witcher

Polish not so bad
GuyVG - Sent - 08/Oct/11

Hidden - Sent rpt - 07/Oct/11

Kelly D - Sent x - 18/Sep/11 with lorraine pope

Burning heat, prostitutes, used jonnies, soiled toilet paper, big queue and several mats. Perfect conditions! Great problem
boulderholder - Sent x - 05/Sep/11

Hidden - Sent x - 05/Sep/11

Hidden - Sent x - Sep/11

clukins - Sent x - 27/Aug/11

phildavies84 - Sent x - 27/Aug/11

Hidden - Sent x - 27/Aug/11

Felt hard in the sun, especially the top out which was super greasy. Thought it was an easy 6a, dont know if its a classic but three star route.
kieran_lowe - Sent x - 17/Aug/11

Will_Maxwell - Sent - 17/Aug/11 with Rob Richardson

PeterDawson - Sent x - 13/Aug/11

Arcarn - Sent x - 11/Aug/11

Luke Dawson - Sent x - 07/Aug/11

Hidden - Sent - 17/Jun/11

tyler836 - Sent x - 05/Jun/11 with James 'The Econolist' Connoly

Drove 10 hours from sur la Palud, ran from the van to this and sketched up almost hyperventilating with excitement... Calm down.
ianjfsutcliffe - Sent rpt - 03/Jun/11 with Courty

Hidden - Sent β - 16/May/11

petegunn - Sent - 05/May/11 with Davina

MikeLeeds - Sent x - 02/May/11 with Alastair, Jason, Rob, Dave Clark

simontwinley - Sent x - 01/May/11

tommo1664 - Sent - 01/May/11

Hidden - Sent rpt - 30/Apr/11

PowerPigtails - Sent β - 28/Apr/11 with Andy Freeman, Lorraine Pope

dmaldonado - Sent dnf - 26/Apr/11 with Oli Hatt

Tony Little - Sent x - 25/Apr/11

CosmicHobo - Sent x - 16/Apr/11

gingerwolf - Sent dnf - 08/Apr/11

Hidden - Sent β - 05/Apr/11

dohart - Sent dnf - Apr/11

mr_nsglover - Sent x - Apr/11

Stoked to get this on day 1.
ianjfsutcliffe - Sent β - 28/Mar/11

Nibs - Sent dnf - 22/Mar/11 with JLS

Hidden - Sent x - 12/Mar/11

Hidden - Sent x - 12/Mar/11

Hidden - Sent rpt - 08/Mar/11

Yong_Welsh - Sent - Mar/11

gg4419 - Sent x - Mar/11

Compo - Sent O/S - 23/Feb/11

Jack00 - Sent O/S - 21/Feb/11

Ed carrigan - Sent - 15/Feb/11

peewee2008 - Sent O/S - 28/Jan/11

Cassidy - Sent x - 03/Jan/11 with Scottish Raiding Party

Hidden - 2011

mantle87 - Sent x - 2011

kingholmesy - Sent x - 2011

PHATSAM - 2011

Jay Mowat - Sent rpt - 03/Nov/10

KKilroy - Sent O/S - Nov/10

Daniel_Boocock - Sent x - Nov/10

rick cawthra - Nov/10

stephenhartley - Sent - 26/Oct/10

Hidden - Sent - 16/Oct/10

Hidden - Sent O/S - 07/Oct/10

Hidden - 07/Oct/10

Simon_Letman - Sent - 05/Oct/10

TerryLines - Sent O/S - 03/Oct/10

done in the rain!
ziggytang - Sent x - 01/Oct/10

lukehodson - Sent rpt - 22/Sep/10 with Steve, Mel, Charlotte

Fantastic climb
Sam Marland - Sent x - 14/Sep/10 with Ieuan Peace, Thomas Salu

Katkat - Sent x - 10/Sep/10

Hamfunk - Sent rpt - 06/Sep/10 with Sept Font Team 2010

Jay-Ast - Sent x - 24/Aug/10

sam820 - Sent O/S - 17/Aug/10 with Dan Boocock, Pete Edwards

Simon Davis - Sent - 02/Aug/10

freakeystyley34 - Sent x - 09/Jul/10

Roberto - Sent x - Jun/10

JonnyCrimper - Sent x - 04/May/10 with Ali

TGreen - Sent x - 20/Apr/10

stewart100 - Sent x - 13/Apr/10

Hidden - Sent x - 10/Apr/10

r fizzle - Sent x - 07/Apr/10 with Jack Rotheram

artua - Sent rpt - 06/Apr/10 with Dave Terris

le t - Sent x - 05/Apr/10 with Andy Matthews

Classic.
GPN - Sent O/S - 03/Apr/10 with Annette

nic42 - Sent β - 02/Apr/10 with maria, mike

m.thomas15 - Sent x - Apr/10 with Jamie

Hidden - Sent x - Apr/10

geddicakes - Sent - Apr/10

paulr90 - Sent x - Apr/10 with stewart100

Very delicate footwork required.
AndyM-LVB - Sent x - Apr/10 with Nicolas Tardy

DKaye - Apr/10

Chazz - Sent β - 31/Mar/10 with Dave Naylor, Tom Butterworth

biffyat8 - Sent x - 31/Mar/10

belay bunny turned bad - Sent - 29/Mar/10

jimmyrua - Sent x - 26/Mar/10

Callum T - Sent - 26/Mar/10

dj_brigham05 - Sent x - 26/Mar/10

Hidden - Sent x - 24/Mar/10

SeanB - Sent - 24/Mar/10

alaan - Sent O/S - Mar/10

Hidden - Sent x - 27/Feb/10

madmats - Sent - 31/Jan/10

Hidden - Sent - 2010

greasy conditions, great problem and not as polished as i thought it would be
grey wolf - Sent O/S - 2010

frenchpeter - Sent - 2010

RossG - 2010

First problem I tried at Font. Went second go, classic!
John 'B' Hutchinson - Sent x - Nov/09 with Team medium-strong

Hidden - Nov/09

Definitely should've been flashed with Sully's beta!!
peterp - Sent x - 29/Oct/09 with Hebsonic Boom, Sully

nic42 - Sent x - 04/Oct/09 with School

have tried on previous trips. went 2nd try. lovely problem
lukehodson - Sent x - 21/Sep/09 with Charlotte

Excellent problem, though a bit polished.
BeccaSnowden - Sent x - 14/Sep/09

Hannes - Sent x - 12/Sep/09

polished but still classic. lovely moves.
Dan_Carroll - Sent - 10/Sep/09

3rd trip to font and finally sent, no where near it first time, second time it was stolen from me by the sun and stress. third time flashed it first try of the day. couldn't have wished for better. gd font trip except alex bashford broke his leg at isatis...
mynameisjen - Sent β - Sep/09

Did it on 3rd attempt on my second day ever at Font. Was so chuffed!
crossy - Sep/09

thomb - Sent - Sep/09 with Jo, Darren

James Prowse - Sent - Sep/09

jimmyrua - Sent x - Sep/09

Kevan1 - Sent x - Sep/09

Finally topped out after many attempts and encouragement!
James Gomez - Sent x - 11/Aug/09 with Andy Levitt

SenorVivo - Sent - 11/Aug/09 with James Gomez

Hidden - Sent dnf - 06/Aug/09

Hidden - Sent - 22/Jul/09

Hidden - 27/Apr/09

Hidden - Sent - 16/Apr/09

wilchivs - Sent x - 14/Apr/09

tweedcore - Sent x - 14/Apr/09

Hidden - Sent - 14/Apr/09

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Sent rpt - 14/Apr/09

Not the best ultra classic
breed - Sent x - 09/Apr/09

nathanmanc - Sent - Apr/09

rapidrich - Sent x - Apr/09

rockjedi - Sent - Apr/09

fell off the first time but got it the second.
steve2006 - Sent x - Apr/09

Hidden - Sent O/S - 30/Mar/09

Finally...
AndyJBooth - Sent x - 30/Mar/09

Jay Mowat - Sent O/S - 30/Mar/09

DorsetGareth - Sent β - 23/Mar/09

highrepute - Sent - 22/Mar/09

Rob1988 - Sent - Mar/09 with Josh Oneal

Anthony Allsopp - Sent O/S - 26/Feb/09

Ian Broome - Sent - 12/Feb/09 with Spence

3rd go.....very slippery down low but iain's beta was very helpful.
Morgan Woods - Sent x - 04/Jan/09 with Caine and Iain

Alex More - Sent - 2009

sgl0jd - 2009

Moondance - Sent x - 31/Dec/08

Kevin Avery - Sent O/S - 24/Dec/08

Hidden - Sent x - 11/Nov/08

unsure on date
jasonmead21 - Sent x - 04/Nov/08

Highly polished, but still fun
PaulOgden - Sent x - 30/Oct/08

Smooth climbing. Also did 2 7a's this day, a mantle and a slab.
Alex Mason - Sent O/S - 17/Oct/08 with Nick Rabb

Thesmila69 - Sent x - Oct/08 with Johnny

Nibs - Sent dnf - 29/Sep/08 with John and Jackie

Fultonius - Sent - 25/Sep/08

Dangerous Dave - Sent x - 24/Sep/08

Hidden - Sent - Sep/08

nblackbeard - Sent x - 30/Aug/08

Lawrie Brand - Sent x - 27/Aug/08 with Chris L, Andy M

Cat P - Sent O/S - Aug/08

Hidden - Sent rpt - Jun/08

Mike W - Sent O/S - Jun/08

Dan 85 - Sent x - 12/May/08 with Tim

Managed at second crack of the whip...
jibberingwreck - Sent x - 16/Apr/08 with mustgetstronger

mustgetstronger - Sent - 16/Apr/08 with jibberingwreck

Hidden - Sent rpt - 14/Apr/08

Hidden - Sent x - 10/Apr/08

Hidden - Sent x - 05/Apr/08

Hidden - Sent x - Apr/08

7om - Sent x - Apr/08

jonskippy - Sent - 24/Mar/08 with james oswald

misssammyd - Sent x - 23/Mar/08

missed out left hand sloper and lanked my way to victory!
Mattyk - Sent x - 22/Mar/08

Nice climb - saw Dave Graham do it just before me (made it look piss!)
sam8oy - Sent x - 21/Mar/08

mshorter - 20/Mar/08

Hidden - Sent x - 15/Mar/08

RAH - Sent x - Mar/08

polished,tenuous,and very fun.
Duck Egg - Sent x - Mar/08

sparkass - Sent O/S - Mar/08

nige - Sent - Feb/08

Hidden - 2008

willackers - Sent O/S - 2008 with Rob Napier

Climbed this years ago, can't remember exactly when but was definitely not after 2008.
CharlotteGarden1 - Sent x - 2008 with James Garden

Hamfunk - Sent x - 14/Dec/07 with Ritz, Huck

Really good
Richard Hession - Sent O/S - 24/Oct/07

peterbull - Oct/07

viking - Sent x - Oct/07

TomHaigh - Sent x - Oct/07 with Ben O'Connor

Then did again another day. Felt much easier this trip.
Stewart B - Sent rpt - 04/Sep/07 with Graham Galloway

Hidden - Sent x - 17/Aug/07

jimjimmyjimjim - Sent x - 16/Jun/07

mattjam - Sent - May/07

jimdanson - Sent x - 12/Apr/07

Tricky. Used unorthodox sequence. Tweaked my finger on this.
Stewart B - Sent x - 11/Apr/07 with Graham Brown (Father)

Laramadness - Sent x - Apr/07

deano - Sent - 2007

petegunn - Sent - 2007

Classic.
Andrew Barker - Sent O/S - 2007

Hidden - 2007

Richard Bradley - Sent x - 05/Oct/06

Hidden - Sent x - Oct/06

Hidden - Sent x - Oct/06

fizzy_elephant - Sent x - 24/Aug/06

Hidden - Sent dnf - 02/May/06

Chuffed to get this one first go on the last day of the trip.
Stuart S - Sent O/S - 02/May/06 with Amanda Lyons

Fantastic friction today. Thought it would be too technical for me, but....
220bpm - Sent x - 20/Apr/06

Hidden - Sent x - 17/Apr/06

Tim Broughtonshaw - Sent O/S - 02/Apr/06 with memyselfandi

Hidden - Sent x - Apr/06

Chad123 - Sent - Apr/06

PenJD - Sent x - 02/Mar/06

steve taylor - Sent x - Mar/06

tyler vacher - Sent x - Mar/06

ste_d - Sent rpt - 01/Feb/06

Boy - 2006

jameshk - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - Sent x - 2006

getting a bit polished
jonnyboy - Sent β - Oct/05

catt - Sent x - 20/Sep/05

My first font 6A in font!
Wilbur - Sent x - 20/Sep/05

dave657 - Sep/05

Hidden - Sent - Mar/05

Marti999 - Solo - 2005

Kevster - 2005

Hidden - 2005

Haotianqi - 2005

Gustav - Sent x - Sep/04

Gustav - Sent x - Sep/04 with Rich H

Hidden - Sent - Sep/04

Hidden - Sent x - Apr/04

johnboyrevel - Sent x - Apr/04

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Apr/04

Hidden - Sent - 2004

jonnybull - Sent x - 2004 with rice boy

Laura Hudson - 22/Oct/03

Pedro50 - Sent - Oct/03

KH - Sent x - 22/Apr/03

ewen - Sent - 2003

NickHobbs - Sent O/S - Oct/02 with Murray, Graeme

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Sent x - 19/Aug/02

Colin Edwards - Sent x - May/02

Wangy - Sent x - Apr/02

ayoungblakelock - Sent O/S - Apr/02

Hidden - Sent - Mar/02

Dave Kerr - Sent - 16/Nov/01

Hidden - Sent - Mar/01

Paul Boardman - Sent - 2001 with Pete MacArthur, James Shaw

John Southworth - Sent - Oct/00

Hidden - Sent - Apr/00

whispering nic - Sent - Apr/99

Hidden - Sent - Feb/99

Hidden - Sent - Mar/98

peterbull - Sent - Dec/96

mikedelderfield - Sent x - 01/Mar/95

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
ijsbeer, Mattlamb90, Caspian Johnson, RFWilkie, alexjz, Hidden, G0WEN5Y, shazza65, frenchben, fk2005, dmaldonado, IanMulvany, reima, groovy_nut, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 114
hard f6A+0 of 57
f6A+0 of 57
easy f6A+30 of 57
hard f6A6 of 57
f6A17 of 57
easy f6A4 of 57
hard font 5+0 of 57
font 5+0 of 57
easy font 5+0 of 57
3 Stars47 of 57
2 Stars6 of 57
1 Star3 of 57
0 Stars0 of 57
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Style of ascent

Soloed1 of 345 (0.3%)
Bouldered306 of 345 (88.7%)
Unknown38 of 345 (11.0%)

'Climbed'116 of 345 (33.6%)
clean O/S33 of 345 (9.6%)
clean β16 of 345 (4.6%)
clean rpt22 of 345 (6.4%)
clean RP144 of 345 (41.7%)
dnf14 of 345 (4.1%)