Keyword: France

The Belgian Simon Lorenzi climbs the most famous and one of the most difficult bouldering problems: The seated start version of the boulder The Big Island in Fontainebleau.

The French Lucien Martinez succeeds in ascent of the Fontainebleau classic The Big Island (8c). However, Lucien suggests 8b + as a rating.

In November 2020, Sébastien Bouin and Lucien Martinez climbed what is perhaps the most controversial route in climbing history: Akira in the climbing area Le Périgord, France. Following this article, there is now the video of the repetition of Seb Bouin.

In autumn 2019, the Frenchman Seb Bouin scored the most difficult route in France to date: La Rage d'Adam in the Verdon Gorge. The video now published by Hugo Parmentier shows him planning the route - and how crazy the sequences are.

Cédric Lachat closes the year with the ascent of a difficult route: Super Crackinette (9a +) in Saint-Léger du Ventoux, France.

This video introduces the French Julia Chanourdie and shows her in the Route Eagle-4 (9b) Saint Léger du Ventoux

The IOC confirmed that sport climbing will be part of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris - and that in a separate competitive mode.

Was Fred Rouhling a liar or a misunderstood man? This extremely interesting text was first published in 2005 under the title «The other side of Fred Rouhling»...