The initiative Oh my bloc!

Oh My Bloc is a bouldering festival aiming to inform and educate climbers who are as passionate as we are about climbing in an environmentally-friendly way. We’re delighted that the passion for bouldering is contagious, and in a magical forest, we have to adapt our gym routines to a shared and fragile natural environment.

festival

There will be climbing in a natural environment, of course, with adult and children’s competitions and introductory courses. There will also be a magnificent final on our new bouldering wall. And there will be several round tables (environment and climbing, training versus well-being, training in the bouldering industry), documentary resources, a photo exhibition, a video competition, an exhibitors’ village, hold carving… and plenty to eat, drink and party about.

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Grimper

You can climb on the Haute Pierre site and its 150 marked boulders (shuttles), on the new bouldering wall at Milly-la-forêt (overhanging, an overhanging wall and a slab), on the ‘children's’ slab wall, as well as on the FFME rope wall and the MoonBoard at The Island.

Agir

The more visitors there are to natural sites, the more impact there is, such as abandoned rubbish, uncleaned chalk and soil erosion caused by trampling. Workshops will enable you to rebuild steps, pick up rubbish or clean boulders and give back to the forest.

Découvrir

If you're not familiar with the sport, there will be introductory courses in the forest on Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon. You can also discover the climbing and hiking areas near Milly-la-Forêt. If you're a more experienced climber, you'll be able to learn more about climbing, with workshops on how to make holds, or about the environment, with workshops on the habitats, plants and fauna of the Haute Pierre.

Cité escalade

Milly-la-forêt offers a climbing territory that extends from east to west with magnificent rocky chaos. This world-famous site is full of resources for your climbing. Take the opportunity to discover the region's natural, craft and cultural treasures: the Maison du Parc Régional du Gâtinais, the Conservatoire des Plantes Médicines Aromatiques et à Parfums, Cyclop, the Maison Coteau, the Chapelle des Simples and many more.

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Support our initiative ?

If you’d like to join the adventure, you can volunteer for the festival, set up a stand in the village, contribute to the prizes for the competitors, and also sponsor the festival and the Oh My Bloc initiative and become part of a sustainable approach to nature sports.

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bénévole

we talk about it!

24 May 2024

Why we don’t climb on wet sandstone in Font!

The flyer can be downloaded here. Wet rock is fragile, please wait until it is completely dry before you climb. The climbing holds in Fontainebleau are “weakened” (in geological terms) pieces of sandstone. In the case of handholds, the...

The initiative Oh my bloc!