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Baume Rousse

Drome, FRANCE

Climbs 90 – Rocktype Limestone – Altitude 596m a.s.l – Faces S

Crag features
There's something for everyone at Baume Rousse.

Starting on the left there are two buttresses offering clssic sunny "Euro Slab" climbing from F4 to 6b.

Moving round the corner the crag is characterised by a large alcove which often echos to the sound of ravens in a Malham / Goredale kind of way! Things steepen up here with nothing of interest below 6a. The upper tier is accessed by a via feratta style cable - there are some great routes here - Goncchi 6b+, Les Raviolis 7a+ and Les Spaghettis 7b should not be missed. These route go into the shade by late afternoon.

On the right of this big alcove are some of the crag's test pieces - Ecolo Net hard 7a - and some long 7c's and 8a's to the right. This area is a sun trap with hardly any breeze and can be hot!

The smaller shady alcove to the right has some good routes. the classic pumpy corner Bapaat Connection 6a+ is really good and the steep routes on the right are all worthwhile - use the knotted rope to avoid the steep 7b starts. This area is cool and shady in the morning but gets the sun in the afternoon.

The last butrees to the right has some easy angled slab routes mainly in the grade 5 range. This is often a busy area with people above you so a helmet is recommended here.

Guidebooks
France : Haute Provence (2009), Avignon (2006)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
 LEFT HAND SLABS / GAUCHE FACILE  
2Au Bout6a+ **29
3Coin Coin (La Baume Rousse)5+ ***40
4Murmoroa5 ***29
5La Badette Spatiale5 20
6Milky Way6a **12
7Etoile Fuyante6b 2
8Couleur d'Embruns6a+ 21
9A Suivre3+ 19
10L'Emile et Une Nuit4 **24
11Soleil Levant6b **25
12Etoile des Neiges6b **13
13Pleine Lune6a **44
14La Diedre6a ***36
15Le Pillier5 **25
 LEFT HAND SECTOR AND "THE PASTA WALL"  
17Qualif a la Place du Kalife6b ***23
18Les Ailes du Vizir7a ***10
19Les Milles et Unes Buis6a **23
20La Cicine6a+ **16
21Les Belcombaises7a+ **4
22OK7a+ *6
23Les Raviolis de l'enfer7b ***6
24Rahan, fils de Crao7b+ ***11
25Gnocchi on heaven's door6b+ ***16
26Les Macaronis de la Mort7a *2
27L'ecolo net7a **21
28La Racaile7a **7
29Lolotte Glaciaire4 **6
30Les Bandits4 **4
31Pile Poil5 **7
32Les Lezards4 **5
 CENTRAL SECTOR  
34No Slibards Today6a+ *11
35La Caraille6b ***13
36Vielle Chenille5 **8
37Chou Roi pour Lea5+ 7
38Piano6a+ 7
39Le Pilier5 *6
40Le Diedre5 *14
41Sikarate5+ 27
42Tartivore5 ***12
43Handy-Cap Repos5 6
44Thorodin5 19
 Climb nameGradex
45Douce Colere5 19
46Devers et des Pas Murs7a ***3
47Tout court tout dur7b **4
48Rigpa ou la nature de l'esprit7c+ ***6
49Les Secrets de Régine8a ***4
50Unnamed on right side8a **1
51Pasta de l'Éléphant6a+ *4
52Al Dente6a *7
53Les Spaghettis des Tenebres7b **2
54Aband fils de Crapaud7a ***11
55Haschisch B6b **15
 THE ALCOVE  
57Rigni, Rignette et Rignoulou6c ***11
58Bapaat Connection6a **19
59La Sirene en Pyjama6b *6
60Devers et des Pur Murs6c **2
612002 L'Epicier De L'Espace6b *1
62Tyrex5 ***15
63La Cigale et le Formis3 15
64Concombre Masque4 17
65Unnamed4 *9
66J'Aurais voulu etre un artiste8a **2
67Jimmy Petit Fils De Crao, Pere De Rahan7b+ **1
6866627c+ ***2
69Si t'as Rien d'autre a Faire7c **2
 DROITE SECTOR INITIATION  
71La Reine des Bouses4 *12
72Tilt4 ***14
73Fleur Bleue4 ***5
74Julie Quensand5+ 8
75L'Eperon 16c *1
76L'Eperon 26a **8
77L'Eperon 36a **7
78Milky Way (extension) *6b+ ***1
79Dou Dou *5 2
80Go Up *7a+ 1
81Cheloup Plage *6a 2
82Tranquille coucoune *4+ 1
83Unnamed (Gauche Facile) *5+ *4
84La Cigale et la Fourmi *3  
85Itineraire Bis *5 1
86Devers de Mars *4+ 1
87Le Toit d'Ares *8a+ **1

* Climbs listed in red are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate.

Access notes
Crag was devoloped for a climbing competition in 1995. As such there are purpose built steps up to the crag and ample parking. No access restrictions known about.

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La Cigale et la Fourmi and Concombre Masque (63 and 64 here) are actually between A suivre and L'Emile et Une Nuit (9 and 10 here)
Andy Say ? - 27/Oct/12

Anyone there? I also sent you an email.
Enty ? - 01/Oct/12

And which grades are wrong?
Enty ? - 27/Sep/12

Which guidebook?
Enty ? - 27/Sep/12

Just a request (and no offence intended), but can you keep the grades as to what they are in the guidebooks, not the opinion of the moderator.
eugeneth ? - 26/Sep/12

Hi Enty Finished doing the Christmas lights back all over Blighty? Bout time you changed the grades of "Rigpa..." and "Les Secrets..." at Baumme Rousse both to 8a: no-way are they both 7c+! Cheers and all the best to all 3 of you, Mike.
Mike Owen ? - 18/Nov/10