Keyword: France

The Swiss professional climber Cédric Lachat succeeds in the first ascent of his mega project At Home Cornus (9a +) in Vercors, France. For the 38-year-old, it is the ninth 9a+ route in his climbing career.

He already has two 9A boulders on his account. Will the third one follow soon? After his promising attempts in Burden of Dreams, Shawn Raboutou has turned his attention to the next 9A: Soudain Seul at Fontainebleau.

The French mountain guides Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier de Luze are opening a new route through the previously untouched "La Gorge" on the south face of the Barre des Écrins, the southernmost 4000m peak in the Alps: De l'Or en Barre (1000m, M7 , A1, 5+, ED+).

The Swiss ice climbers made a strong showing at the UIAA World Cup and the European Championships taking place at the same time in Champagny-en-Vanoise: Vivien Labarile won two gold medals in the speed discipline, Petra Klingler won gold and silver and Benjamin Bosshard secured a silver medal. and a bronze medal.

The Swiss mountain guide and climber Jonas Schild starts the new year by repeating the difficult trad route Le Voyage (E10, 7a). His personal journey did not go as planned. But as the saying goes: the unexpected often happens.

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has had a perfect start to the new year. In St. Léger she manages the 8c+ route La ligne claire. A strong start and another step towards their goal of breaking grade 9a.

After Adam Ondra and Alex Megos, the Swiss climber Alex Rohr secures the third ascent of the 9a + route La Castagne in St. Léger, France. The rock ledge below Mont Ventoux is known for its variety of difficult climbing routes.

The Swiss mountain guide and climber Yannick Glatthard repeats this in the French Annot Le Voyage (E10, 7a). The line, first climbed by James Pearson in 2017, is considered one of the most difficult pure trad routes in France.