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First Climbed in 1995

By Fred Nicole
Fontainebleau's most iconic boulder problem.
The classic photo of local legend Jacky Godoffe spotting Fred Nicole - sans pads and heel hooking in the slip on five ten moccasym - is etched in many a boulderers mind. A year later the line featured in the classic 'The Real Thing' film with Ben Moon making an early repeat.
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The footholds may now be slicker and the crimp smaller - having been chipped by a local climber in 2001 - but the problem's allure remains.
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PHOTOS TAKEN DURING GUS' SECOND SESSION OF THE TRIP. HE HIGHPOINTED THREE TIMES AND


CAME BACK THE NEXT MORNING FOR SOME FINAL ATTEMPTS...
... IT WASN'T TO BE THIS TIME


ONE FOR NEXT YEAR










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