Fontainebleau France Rock Climbing

Weekend away trip three days location.

Fontainebleau france rock climbing. French alpine climbers practiced bouldering there since the 19th century. Situated 68km southeast of paris the town grew up around its magnificent château one of the most beautifully decorated and furnished in france. F ontainebleau often referred to as font by english speaking climbers and bleau pronounced blow not bluh by french speakers is a hilly forest full of sandstone boulders about 50km south of paris and close to the town of fontainebleau with its famous chateau.

Sitting just south of paris the fontainebleau forest is one of the world s top spots for bouldering and rock climbing alike. Classic climbing routes at fontainebleau. Try out thousands of different routes ranging from easy to extremely difficult.

This site is a little guide. Bouldering in fontainebleau france if costly gear or dizzying heights put you off rock climbing bouldering could be for you. In the last few decades fontainebleau has become one of if not the world s most popular bouldering destinations.

Mountain project s determination of the classic most popular highest rated climbing routes in this area. It s enveloped by the 280 sq km forêt de fontainebleau which is as big a playground today as it was in the 16th century with superb walking and rock climbing opportunities. The landscape of the sand and trees means you are constantly in and out of the shade as you complete a circuit and the sand provides the best and.

Enjoy the stunning forest scenery while learning new bouldering skills and honing existing ones. This is easily the largest rock climbing area of the fontainebleau area hundreds of square metres of forest white sandy beaches and perfect sandstone boulders and over 60 different circuits. It is the biggest and most developed bouldering area in the world.

A sort of low level rock climbing done without ropes. Find rock climbing routes photos and guides for every state along with experiences and advice from fellow climbers. 410 dates 2019 look out for dates for 2019 after september 2018.