This was the first of the grade for Melissa in Fontainebleau, and only the second female ascent of an ~8B in the area after Catherine Miquel's ascent of Trafic.
Regarding the question of wether it's a traverse or not, she told Fanatic Climbing:
Hard to say. The first time I went there with Caroline Sinno I found the line very nice. It's starting from the ground to the top, so for me it's less a traverse than "Misti" for example, but there are 10-15 moves to link to the top...
The problem is very crimpy with a crux on small edges and hard body tension. It took me 4/5 sessions with sometimes poor conditions.
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